Simu Liu Breaks the Internet With Sizzling Photos as Avengers: Doomsday Wraps Filming
Simu Liu celebrated the Avengers: Doomsday production wrap with two sizzling shirtless photos, teasing Shang-Chi’s first on-screen return since 2021’s Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.
Shang-Chi is officially back in play. As Avengers: Doomsday wraps production, Simu Liu popped onto social with a very on-brand mic drop: two shirtless pics and one word.
"wrapped"
On September 23, 2025, Liu posted the update on X (formerly Twitter). One shot is him by a sunset, the other is him in sunglasses under brutally direct sunlight. The post clocked more than 238,000 views within hours and, more importantly, marked that he has finished his work on Avengers: Doomsday.
A few days before that, he quietly teased the return on Instagram Stories with a selfie in front of a costume rack. The giveaway was a labeled garment bag that read '15. Shang-Chi' — confirmation that his wardrobe was set, while the actual suit stayed hidden. Classic Marvel: new look locked down until they decide it is time.
This will be Shang-Chi's first on-screen MCU appearance since 2021's Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, the movie that introduced him and ended with Wong pulling him into the Avengers orbit alongside Captain Marvel and Bruce Banner. Expect upgrades to that dragon-scale suit from 2021 — reports keep hinting that his kit is getting leveled up for the crossover.
About that crossover: Avengers: Doomsday is the big-tent event pulling in the Avengers, X-Men, Fantastic Four, and the New Avengers. Robert Downey Jr. is back — not as Tony, but as Doctor Doom, a multiverse-level threat. Yes, that is as wild as it sounds. Also floating around the plot: the Ten Rings and Ms. Marvel's bangles, which multiple reports peg as major MacGuffins this time out.
Inside baseball note: Destin Daniel Cretton, who directed Shang-Chi in 2021, was at one point lined up to direct Avengers 5 before Marvel shuffled the deck. He is not in the Doomsday director chair, but Liu remained locked into the ensemble through the change.
Quick hits
- September 23, 2025: Simu Liu posts 'wrapped' on X with two shirtless photos; more than 238,000 views within hours.
- Days earlier: Instagram Story selfie in front of a rack; a bag labeled '15. Shang-Chi' confirms his costume without revealing it.
- Shang-Chi's first MCU on-screen appearance since 2021; suit upgrades expected beyond the dragon-scale look.
- Avengers: Doomsday unites Avengers, X-Men, Fantastic Four, and New Avengers.
- Robert Downey Jr. returns as Doctor Doom, positioned as a multiversal threat.
- Reports point to the Ten Rings and Ms. Marvel's bangles as central plot drivers.
- Destin Daniel Cretton was initially set to direct an Avengers film before leadership changes; Liu stayed on the roster.
- Marvel Studios releases Avengers: Doomsday in theaters on December 18, 2026.