While Marvel Studios has stayed quiet about the sequel's timeline, director Destin Daniel Cretton has now offered the clearest explanation yet for why the follow-up has taken so long. According to Cretton, the delay has very little to do with Shang-Chi himself. Instead, he points to the massive changes Marvel Studios went through after Avengers: Endgame. “When you really look at what happened to the industry, at least from my perspective, it was just like everything went to shit after that. Marvel Studios still hasn't announced a release date for Shang-Chi 2, but Cretton's comments at least shed some light on why fans have been waiting so long.