Marvel Studios’ ‘Shang-Chi And The Legend Of The Ten Rings’ Gets A Working Title

The working title for Marvel Studios’ Shang-Chi has been revealed.

HN Entertainment has confirmed that the working title for Marvel Studios’ Shang-Chi is “Steamboat,” which appears to be a nod to Asian-American wrestler Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat. Marvel Studios’ Shang-Chi is currently ramping up production in Sydney, Australia, where HN Entertainment was able to find out that the film’s working title is Steamboat. They were also able to confirm that Marvel Studios’ Shang-Chi will shoot scenes in the United States, most likely in Los Angeles.

Working title ssuch as Shang-Chi’s Steamboat are often used to confuse locals so they don’t flock on the set and disturb the crew. It’s likely that the same title will be used in the United States and Thailand as well when the film pivots its production from Australia.

Marvel Studios’ Shang-Chi is expected to begin production next month in Sydney, Australia. but that doesn’t seem quite likely considering casting news has been quiet since Comic-Con. Beyond that, there certainly would have been more leaks regarding casting and production choices. It is certainly promising that the film has already begun prep in Australia, but it’s safe to say that Marvel Studios’ Shang-Chi won’t be rolling cameras immediately.

What are your thoughts on Shang-Chi‘s working title? Are you excited for Marvel Studios’ Phase 4 slate? Let us know in the comments!

Shang-Chi is one of Marvel’s numerous new films/TV series confirmed for the Phase 4 slate. Kevin Feige brought out director Destin Daniel Cretton and the film’s star Simu Liu onstage at Hall H in San Diego Comic-Con back in July to confirm the news.

Introduced in Special Marvel Edition #15 in December 1973, Shang-Chi is a skilled martial artist who was raised in an isolated compound located in China and trained by his father Fu Manchu, a Chinese crimelord and immortal sorcerer who repeatedly attempted to conquer the world. When Shang-Chi was finally allowed to venture into the outside world to do his father’s bidding, he learned about his father’s evil ways and faked his own death before embarking on a mission to take down Fu Manchu’s criminal empire.

Directed by Destin Daniel Cretton from a script written by David Callaham, Shang-Chi and the Legends of the Ten Rings stars Simu Liu, Awkwafina and Tony Leung.

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings will be released in theaters on February 12, 2021.

Source: HN Entertainment