#Headline Creation Challenge#With Shangqi 2 seemingly delayed indefinitely, this continues a nasty new Marvel pattern since Avengers 4: constantly releasing new superhero movies without confirming subsequent events.
According to Liu Simu, the development of "Shangqi 2" is in a state of being stalled. He said there was nothing he could do about it. According to him, for now, it will take Avengers 5 to enter development. This means that the production of "Shangqi 2" will be stalled for a long time.
Since "Avengers 5" was delayed by Marvel until 2026, it means that Shangqi is like a movie forgotten by Marvel. As far as Marvel's current model is concerned, they are not as thoughtful as they were before, planning every step of the superhero development.
"Shang Qi" appears at the beginning of the fourth phase. However, after the release of the first film (the first film was released in 2021), it is confusing to have so long between the second film. Understandably, since the director of "Shang Qi", Desten Criston, is also the director of "Avengers 5", this makes him have to deal with the matter at hand.
For this reason, "Shang Qi" became a frustrating part of Marvel's fourth and fifth phases. Because, for now, he doesn't have much connection with many of Marvel's characters. In many films after "Shang Qi", he is also hardly mentioned.
In the fourth and fifth phases of the Marvel Universe, as viewers, it is not difficult to find that many Marvel characters have ambiguous futures. Because, Marvel launched many characters in the fourth phase, such as Kate Bishop, Moonlight Knight, and the female Hulk. But none of them seem to have any footing in their future. In addition, the story of "Eternals" is also a complete failure.
What is even more regrettable is that the Blade Warrior and the Black Knight were both ridiculed at the end of "The Eternals", but Marvel seems to have forgotten these two characters, especially the Black Knight. The first three stages of Marvel, that is, the Infinite Legends stage, the most attractive thing is that the speed of Marvel's storytelling and stronger continuity, but entering the multiverse stage, Marvel seems to break its own smooth rhythm.
Why are new trends in the Marvel Universe so depressing?
In the first to third stages, almost all the characters and Easter eggs are quickly processed. In particular, the release of several "Captain America" and "Avengers" movies in a row has closely linked characters and characters. Since neither the fourth nor fifth phases seemed particularly large team movies, many new characters and events were put on hold.
Just like the ending Easter egg of "Shang Qi", it seems to be a joke, and there is no more follow-up. Moreover, because the story and the characters are so "unrelated", this makes it difficult for the audience to recall or even be excited even if the foreshadowing planted before really happens in the later stage.