Yeah, really sucks about Shang Chi. I enjoyed it a lot, but it sounds like they might not continue with it. Partially because of the way they introduced him (no inclusion in other films) but also, and I do believe primarily with how hard they came at him, Sima Liu is against the CCP because he was raised by his parents who knew firsthand how bad they were.

Disney and the CCP could not abide that, and exhausted a surprising amount of effort to try and destroy his career. Which is a shame, since he was also hilarious in Kim's Convenience.

Ladythor has some potential as a side character, if Thor indeed stays with the Guardians of the Galaxy. But it won't be a popular main character, and that's a comic I'm not exactly excited to see come to fruition.

Thor is my favorite of the current MCU, and Chris makes the ladies swoon. Just slapping a woman in is less likely to add to the success from Chris's mainstream sex appeal and charisma.

Chadless Panther is going to be interesting. They don't really have a choice. Hopefully they don't wokeify it as much as we can all suspect they would.