Is Shang-Chi on HBO Max?

Is there going to be aShang-Chi HBO Max release? The long-awaited next movie in the Curiosity Cinematic Universe is nearly upon usa, in fact the Shang-Chi release date is tomorrow, September 3, for most places. Nonetheless, will Shang-Chi be coming to HBO Max as well? Is there whatever sort of Shang-Chi streaming option for people at home who don't desire to go to theaters, every bit there was for Black Widow? Let's run into.

Will in that location exist a Shang-Chi HBO Max release?

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Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings volition not exist released on HBO Max at any point.

This is because Curiosity Studios, who fabricated Shang-Chi, is owned by Disney — and Disney has its own streaming service, Disney Plus. HBO Max is owned by Disney's competitor Warner Bros, so while the HBO Max service does get superhero movies it doesn't have whatever of the Marvel ones — instead, it gets DC Comics movies such as adjacent twelvemonth's The Batman and last month's The Suicide Squad.

And so, if Shang-Chi is going to have a abode streaming release it'll exist on Disney Plus instead, so HBO Max subscribers are out of luck. The good news is that Shang-Chi and the Legend of the 10 Rings will indeed release on Disney Plus, merely the bad news is that it won't exist streaming alongside the movie'south theatrical release tomorrow. Instead, it will arrive on Disney Plus 45 days afterward — here'south the exact date Shang-Chi will launch on Disney Plus.

The good news is that HBO Max subscribers have a lot of cool content coming as well. The Batman has been confirmed for an HBO Max release adjacent year, albeit with a similar 45 day later clause as Shang-Chi, and Dune is coming in October at the same time as in theaters. As for Shang-Chi, early reactions from critics and influencers call it "astounding," so it is certainly worth seeing — whether in theaters or waiting on the Disney Plus release.