MCU: 6 Places Shang-Chi Could Turn Up Next

6. Eternals

Shang-Chi was the 25th instalment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and while it took this long for the titular hero to make his very first franchise appearance, it may only be another two months before he makes his second. Eternals is slated to release in November 2021, and could feature a glimpse of Marvel’s newest hero.

The first post credit scene of Shang-Chi revolved around Wong, Captain Marvel, and Bruce Banner trying to figure out the origin of the Ten Rings. There is no record of them in Kamar-Taj, they aren’t made of vibranium, and Carol doesn’t believe that they are alien, but what if she is wrong? What if they are of a Celestial’s making?

Wenwu found the artefacts around 1000 years prior to the events of the movie, and since the Eternals were sent to Earth by the Celestials 7000 years ago, the timeline would make sense, and Carol wouldn’t necessarily recognise them. It could be that the beacon within the Rings is calling out to the Celestials, which is what brings them to Earth rather than, or at least as well as the energy created by the Hulk’s snap.

If this is the case, the Eternals could certainly cross paths with the man currently in possession of the powerful objects. Back in the early days of the MCU, one movie’s post credit scene would tease the very next entry in the franchise, and Shang-Chi may have gone back to the old ways in this sense.