From featuring Tim Roth’s Abomination to Wong (Benedict Wong) from Doctor Strange, Shang-Chi had quite a few surprising reveals for fans to delve into, yet, a Deadpool appearance may have been in the cards as well. New concept art from the Legend of the Ten Rings suggests Wade Wilson could have been considered for the showdown sequence at the underground fighting tournament.
Out of all Fox-made Marvel characters, Ryan Reynold’s Deadpool has received the most fan support to make the Merc with a mouth canon in Marvel Cinematic Universe. Surprisingly, the anti-hero may have already been a consideration as a cameo for Shang-Chi and The Legend of The Ten Rings.
Shang-Chi’s concept artist Andrew Kim released a few images of his artworks for the Marvel film, including Deadpool fighting Proxima Midnight. The still has already gone viral on social media with some even prompting star Simu Liu for answers. Readers can check out the reactions below.
request for comment:@SimuLiu, @VancityReynolds https://t.co/ZBOc50dFsi
— BD (@BrandonDavisBD) March 7, 2022
So the Shang-Chi movie concept artist Andrew Kim shared a scene from the nightclub that had Deadpool fighting Proxima Midnight and WTF now I want dis. Proxima wasn’t at the final battle so…🤔 pic.twitter.com/ACpS56JjIf
— TASK the Pimp Hand of Khonshu (@UpToTASK) March 7, 2022
WHATTTT https://t.co/10Ewvyt75S
— Zion (@fanvax_) March 7, 2022
Deadpool in Shang Chi god Daym pic.twitter.com/MTFU6VDF2F
— Joe (@hzjoetv) March 7, 2022
The fact that we almost got Deadpool in Shang-Chi pic.twitter.com/WOg44ACR2I
— New Rockstars (@NewRockstars) March 8, 2022
#Deadpool appearing in unused concept art from the Golden Daggers Club in #ShangChi! 🤯 pic.twitter.com/L0hQaXwoPv
— Evan W. 🎬 (@0fficialPME) March 7, 2022
I was going to say it would be cool if Deadpool was fighting Taskmaster but I forgot Taskmaster was in Black Widow 💀 https://t.co/RCPAitI1mQ
— Cap☆ (@CaptainGalxy) March 8, 2022
The fact that we almost got Deadpool in Shang-Chi 😭 pic.twitter.com/n4zcO3d62I
— Thanos (@Thanosxyomum) March 8, 2022
DEADPOOL WAS SUPPOSED TO BE IN SHANG CHI WHAAA pic.twitter.com/S7jtGHGog9
— Matt Reeves’ THE CAMDEN W. (@ChannelCamden) March 7, 2022
This concept art raises more questions than answers. pic.twitter.com/C3FVkuZNXw
— Coy Jandreau (@CoyJandreau) March 8, 2022
we could have had deadpool…….WE COULD UAVE HAD DEADPOOL!!!! https://t.co/f17QRFsUht
— Roadkill (@526Roadkill) March 8, 2022
For context, it’s possible that the Deadpool vs. Proxima Midnight concept art was just the artist messing around with a few hypothetical scenario designs. In fact, Proxima Midnight is presumed dead after the events of Avengers: Infinity War, unless Marvel decided not to? Still, it’s exciting to think the studio execs could have contemplated introducing Deadpool in a brief shot when viewers least expect it.
Deadpool’s appearance in the MCU is still a hot topic among fans ever since Doctor Strange in the multiverse of Madness opened the Pandora box. Added, a poster for the sequel may have hinted at his brief appearance. In any case, since Patrick Stewart’s Professor X is already part of the multiversal flick – it’s just a matter of time the Merc with a Mouth breaks the fourth wall in MCU Phase 4.
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings is currently available to stream on Disney Plus.
Source: Andrew Kim
