Simu Liu Nails the Perfect Joke About Shang-Chi’s 5-Year MCU Vanishing Act

Five years is a long time to go missing from the Marvel Cinematic Universe — and Simu Liu knows it. Instead of dodging the question, the Shang-Chi star leaned into the joke with a viral TikTok trend, poking fun at his character’s mysterious absence right before his big return in Avengers: Doomsday.

Liu hopped on the popular “Netflix documentary” TikTok format, where creators sit down, get mic’d up, and pretend to film a streaming doc about their bizarre situation. His caption? He joked he was filming a documentary about what his character had secretly been up to for half a decade.

What Has Shang-Chi Been Doing?

Speaking to ScreenRant, Liu admitted even he doesn’t have concrete answers, though he offered a fun theory: the hero has probably been training hard and quietly helping people in the shadows, waiting for his moment to step back into the spotlight.

Why This Gap Could Actually Help

Interestingly, the long wait might work in Shang-Chi’s favor. The 2021 film has only grown more popular through steady Disney+ streaming, and two big Avengers appearances — first in Doomsday, then reportedly in Secret Wars — could give a potential sequel a serious box office boost. Marvel fans eager for backstory on Shang-Chi’s kung fu evolution can also explore the character’s origins on Wikipedia.

Rather than over-explaining his absence, Doomsday looks set to show a sharper, more refined Shang-Chi — leaving deeper answers for a possible Shang-Chi 2.

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