Credit: Marvel StudiosShang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2022) might have had a darker ending sequence with the demonic soul-eating creatures in Ta-Lo.
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Simu Liu made great strides in the MCU by appearing as Marvel’s first Asian super hero in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Just like any other Marvel movie, there were a lot of cool moments cut from the movie.
At one point, the movie almost included Deadpool fighting in the Xialing’s fight club, but Marvel decided to wait a few more years before introducing MCU fans to Ryan Reynolds’ Deadpool. After seeing some new concept art for the movie it seems that Shang-Chi had a darker tone for the final battle sequence.
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One of the concept artists for the movie, Jerad S. Marantz posted some of his artwork for fans to see. He described his design process for the soul-eating demons we see fight Shang-Chi in Ta Lo and it seems they almost were more sinister and terrifying in the earlier stages:
I got to do a lot of #creature exploration for #shangchi demons. I love working this way. I can generate a lot of ideas using this simple technique. I’m really just roughing out the silhouette of a creature and then kicking it over to #procreate to do all the line work. The color work is done with an overlay layer in #photoshop. Great technique for brainstorming.
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While this design was super cool, Marvel probably didn’t want to scare the kids who would go to watch this movie. With Shang-Chi being a huge milestone for Marvel by having their first Asian super hero, it would make sense that they would prioritize having a more family-friendly movie rather than allowing the demons to be terrifying.
This allowed families to watch the movie with no problem since COVID was still a factor for some families when it came to seeing the movie in the theater. In the end, Shang-Chi did well at the box office and Marvel fans were happy with how the movie turned out, but hopefully, the sequel won’t ditch any terrifying concept art again.
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The MCU is just beginning to add more super hero teams into the Marvel universe because now, the Avengers need all the help they can get. It is only a matter of time before we see the Young Avengers, Illuminati, Defenders, Midnight Sons, X-Men, Fantastic Four, and the Thunderbolts enter the MCU.
Do you think the demons should’ve been more terrifying in Shang-Chi? Let us know what you think!
Phase Four has started off with a lot of content for Marvel fans to look forward to in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. On Disney+  you can watch Moon Knight, Ms. Marvel, and She-Hulk on August 17. For movies, Doctor Strange In the Multiverse of Madness is now on Disney+ with  Thor: Love and Thunder in theaters right now, and of course, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever releasing on November 11.