While there was much debate over how the Mandarin could be used without becoming just another stereotypical Asian bad guy, to Feige, the way director, Shane Black, pulled the rug on expectations was one that he stands by. Played by Ben Kingsley, the character started the movie as a terrorist character, plotting against the United States, but by the end he had been exposed as an actor called Trevor, who had been employed by Guy Pearce's Aldrich Killian to act as the Mandarin.Īfter almost a decade, Marvel and boss Kevin Feige still receive a number of complaints about how the character was used and dumped in the way it was, but Feige has no issue with how the story was executed. While the upcoming Shang-Chi and the Legend of The Ten Rings will introduce the real Mandarin to the franchise, the character's first appearance was in 2013's Iron Man 3. Among some of the more controversial moments of the MCU's thirteen year run, the introduction of the Mandarin in Iron Man 3 is one that many have an issue with.

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