Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings has multiple connections to MCU’s past. Let’s talk about how the movie might show them.
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings will explore multiple aspects from MCU’s previous movies as well as dive further into the world of dragons and mysticism. We have already got clues as to how the movie will make use of these. Let’s talk about them some more.
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings is a part of MCU Phase 4. But its story goes back to Phase 1. Simu Liu will play the role of the first Asian superhero of the MCU. And it will be the beginning of an exploration of a new storyline, one whose roots go deep in the Marvel comics.
Abomination and Shang-Chi
The last few seconds of the second trailer of the film showed a character that fans thought twice before guessing i.e. Abomination AKA Emil Blonsky. We first saw the character in 2008’s The Incredible Hulk, played by the awesome Tim Roth. While the movie is not one of MCU’s highly-regarded ones, it did introduce us to our beloved Hulk.
However, that Abomination is the first character from the movie to return to the MCU is not true. We do remember General Ross, don’t we? Played brilliantly by William Hurt, we saw him in Captain America: Civil War and then in Black Widow. And while we do know that Abomination will play a role in the upcoming She-Hulk series, his presence in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings is a true surprise. We don’t whether Abomination will play a role in the storyline or if he is more of a way to test Shang-Shi’s strength before he faces the Mandarin.
In a recent interview with Rotten Tomatoes, Marvel president Kevin Feige, talking about Abomination, said, “[It’s] a fun thing to have a character that we haven’t had on screen in over a decade show up again in the MCU. And to see fans on that little tag of the trailer recognize that and embrace that is great fun.”
Iron-Man and Mandarin
The Ten Rings is a villainous organization that Obadiah Stane hired to take Tony Stark captive and assassinate him in Iron-Man. In Marvel’s Destiny featurette, Feige says that Tony is “forced to build these weapons for an organization, and that organization was The Ten Rings. And there was this wonderful character that we really wanted to do something with someday, and that was Shang-Chi.” The organization presumably made a comeback in Iron-Man 3 where Tony learns that Mandarin is an actor Trevor Slattery (Ben Kingsley) whom Aldrich Killian hired to pose as his cloak cum terrorist.
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The main twist comes in the Marvel short All Hail the King where Trevor learns that the real Mandarin knows about his actions and wants to see him. This also hints at Ben Kingsley’s return for Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings for we do hope to see a conversation between the Mandarin and Trevor Slattery. It will be fun!
The fight tournament scene featuring Abomination also showed another recognizable character i.e. Wong (Benedict Wong). We first saw him in Doctor Strange. From a narrative viewpoint, we don’t know how Wong plays in into the storyline but from a cultural viewpoint, it is a visual treat to our favourite Asian actors in the MCU come together to give us a new martial arts superhero movie, the first of its kind in the MCU.
Talking to SYFY Wire, Benedict Wong mentioned how much he wanted to be part of this movie. He stated, “When Shang-Chi was happening, I was so pleased that it was happening but I was a little kind of crestfallen I wasn’t a part of it. And then the call [from Marvel Studios] came. And I was like, ‘Yes!’…it was amazing. And I’m a big fan of all of those artists. Tony Leung (In the Mood for Love) is a massive idol of mine. So it’s been constant surprises, that’s what [the role of Wong] gives me.”
Whether Wong will meet Shang-Chi or Mandarin, we won’t know. But we do hope to see them together. Especially Shang-Chi and Wong fighting together. That would be so cool! Next up, we shall see Wong in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.
Wong will appear in Shang-Chi, Spider-Man 3, and Doctor Strange 2 — and these appearances hint at him becoming the new Phil Coulson in MCU Phase 4. https://t.co/EBR9BrHOCXpic.twitter.com/ESz5duF6zg
Marvel ultimately set the ball rolling in 2018 after almost two decades of trying to make a Shang-Chi movie. David Callaham was roped in to write the script with Destin Daniel Cretton as the co-writer/director. The production wrapped up in October 2020. The movie will be Marvel’s first step into the martial arts genre, and from the look of the trailers, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings is going to be a hell of a ride.
MCU’s Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings arrives in theatres on September 3, 2021.
Kate Winslet revealed the unjust treatment given to her by the press after the release of ‘Titanic’.
We have heard many stories of celebrities being treated unfairly by the media and how, at times, it also affected their mental health. Well, a few months back, Kate Winslet spoke up about the unwanted attention she received from the press right after the success of ‘Titanic’ and how she even felt bullied by them.
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Kate Winslet on being bullied by the press after the release of ‘Titanic’
What is Kate Winslet currently working on?
Kate Winslet opened up about the media’s unkind behaviour towards her
On Marc Maron’s podcast “WTF”, Kate Winslet revealed the way she was treated by the press after the release of ‘Titanic’ and how it was a lot for her to handle at the age of 21. She said, “I went into self-protective mode right away [after Titanic came out]. It was like night and day from one day to the next. I was subject to a lot of personal physical scrutiny, I was criticized a lot and the British press were quite unkind to me”.
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She further added, “I felt bullied if I’m honest. I remember thinking, ‘this is horrible and I hope it passes’, it did definitely pass but it made me realize that, if that’s what being famous was, I was not ready to be famous, definitely not”.
Kate also talked about doing Indie films after ‘Titanic’
Kate also talked about doing Indie films after ‘Titanic’
Right after the success of ‘Titanic’, Kate didn’t hop on to pursue any big projects in Hollywood, instead, she found love in indie production. Kate said, “I was still learning how to act, I felt I wasn’t ready to do lots of big Hollywood jobs. I didn’t want to make mistakes and blow it, I wanted to be in it for the long game. I strategically tried to find small things so I could understand the craft a bit better and maintain some degree of privacy and dignity”.
What is Kate Winslet currently shooting for?
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At present, Winslet is shooting for the sequel of ‘Avatar’ which will release in the year 2022. Kate would be seen in a role that she never performed before and, in fact, she even had to shoot a 7-minute underwater scene, which made her say, “I thought I’d died”.
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#Kolkata: On Saturday, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi opposing the Central Government’s proposed Electricity Amendment Bill. In a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, he claimed that the bill was against the public interest. Last year, the central government refrained from introducing the bill due to objections from the opposition, but this time it has resumed its crackdown, the chief minister said in a letter. In this situation, the state opposition leader Shuvendu Adhikari took the state government with one hand.
Shuvendu wrote in a tweet, ‘Opposition to West Bengal Chief Minister’s Power Amendment Bill 2020 is actually a crocodile’s cry. This is actually a strategy to protect one of the private players in Kolkata, who charge the highest electricity charges. This opposition is for personal purposes. If you want to compete, you have to reduce the electricity tariff.
By the way, the draft of the new electricity law says that the entire money of the electricity bill has to be paid by the customers first. Later they will get the subsidy money back in the bank account. But as a result, many customers will not be able to pay their bills on time due to lack of money, the Chief Minister wrote in a letter expressing concern. In his letter to Modi, he mentioned that in such a situation, many of the rural poor would be cut off from electricity.
Not only this, the Chief Minister reminded that electricity is a joint issue in the constitution and as a result of passing this bill, the state will not have control over the power sector. Which is detrimental to the federal structure of the country. In the letter, Mamata reminded the Prime Minister, “In a letter dated June 12, 2020, I pointed out to you the shortcomings of the controversial bill.” This time Shuvendu Adhikari countered Mamata.
#Kolkata: The AKG building stood next to Alimuddin. The Central Committee sealed the electoral tactics of Bengal. The CPM leadership of Bengal carried out tactics in line with the party line, which was practically accepted at the three-day meeting of the Central Committee. The CPM has directly mentioned in the Central Committee report that the Congress-ISF alliance is part of it. As a result, several states tried to oust Alimuddin, but now the Bengal CPM is at ease.
According to the report of the Central Committee, Clinchit Banga is a relief to the CPM. Because Alimuddin Street has been criticized for this alliance inside and outside. Even the smaller allies of the Left did not speak out. A few days ago, the Forward Bloc called ISF and Congress the CPM’s crutch. Various district leaders have repeatedly expressed dissatisfaction with the alliance at party meetings. In this situation, desperate Alimuddin wanted to explain to Delhi why the United Front was formed. The fear was about the past, as Delhi had expressed outrage over its alliance with the Congress in the state five years ago. However, on this day, the CPM seemed to break a fever with sweat as the AKG building agreed to this electoral strategy.
Note that the three-day meeting of the Central Committee is underway. Leaders from all the states have joined the meeting in a virtual way. On the first day of the meeting, leaders of other states were somehow cornering the state CPM. Representatives from Telangana, Kerala and Tamil Nadu said without hesitation that the CPM in the state was zero because of the alliance. The state CPM, however, countered that all secular forces should fight together in the 2016 party congress. That demand was sealed on Saturday. Today is the last day of the meeting on Sunday, a number of important organizational issues are going to come up for discussion.
#Kolkata: Shuvendu Adhikari finally entered the state office in Murulidhar Sen Lane. Shuvendu’s house is allotted to the BJP’s state office. There are three large houses in the right row on the second floor of the Annex building in the state BJP office. The last house in this row is allotted to Shuvendu. The other two houses belong to Dilip Ghosh, the state president, and Amitabh Chakraborty, the general secretary of the state. The selection of the house shows exactly how important Shuvendu Adhikari is to his team at the moment.
In terms of importance, these three houses are allotted to the top officials of the state. In the past, Vishnukanta Shastri and Amal Chatterjee, the last general secretary of the state and many others used to live in this house. Note that after joining the BJP, Mukul Roy was also given the first house in this row. At present, the house left by Mukul is allotted to Dilip. However, Mukul did not stay in that house for long. Mukul left the state office and opened an office in Hastings due to inconvenient verandah, inconvenience to visitors and so on.
According to sources, the three houses are being decorated with utmost secrecy. The state BJP wants to do the whole thing without the attention of the media. Each room has an attached bath, rest room and secret chamber. The gate will sit at the front of the two-story staircase of the annex building. There will be security personnel. The state BJP wants to create adequate security measures to control public access. According to BJP insiders, the entire area will be covered by CCTV security.
Needless to say, the process of reorganizing the state office began in Hastings shortly after the decision was made to gradually disband the party office. This addition as part of it.
#Kolkata: It has been raining in Kolkata since Sunday morning. The rains have also started in the districts. According to the Alipore Meteorological Department, it will continue to rain in the entire state due to the effect of news, seasonal axis and cyclone. Heavy to moderate rainfall is forecast for the entire state (Weather Update in West Bengal). There is a possibility of rain all over the state on Sunday.
The situation may improve in South Bengal from Monday. But rainfall will increase in North Bengal from next week. Heavy rains have been warned in five districts of North Bengal on Monday and Tuesday. On Sunday, it is likely to rain in Kolkata as well as Hughli, Dui Midnapore, East and West Burdwan, Birbhum, Bankura, Nadia, Murshidabad and Jhargram.
According to the Alipore Meteorological Department, the seasonal axis extends from Purulia to the Bay of Bengal via Digha. Which is gradually moving north. This axis will be located in North Bengal at the beginning of next week. Due to the effect of this seasonal axis, there is a possibility of scattered rain in several districts of the two Bengals on Sunday. Extreme levels of rainfall were warned in Darjeeling, Alipurduar, Kochbihar, Jalpaiguri and Kalimpong districts on Monday.
The maximum temperature in the city on Saturday was 31.2 degrees Celsius, which is 1 degree below normal and the minimum temperature on Sunday was 26.6 degrees. The maximum amount of water vapor in the air is 98 percent. The city has received 008.7 mm of rainfall in the last 24 hours.
