Comic fans know the Mandarin as one of Iron Man’s mortal enemies. Movie fans last saw the character in a different vein as portrayed by Sir Ben Kingsley in Iron Man 3. Of course, that wasn’t the Mandarin at all but was instead an out of work actor (Trevor Slattery) hired to play a role. While it is always enjoyable to watch Kingsley at his craft, it was not the Mandarin. At least not the one that fans were familiar with. With that in mind, in a recent discussion with fans at a Reddit event, Feige was asked if the Madarin or his Ten Rings would ever be reintroduced to the MCU. His simple one word answer was, “Yes.”
That would be good news for those who thought that Marvel missed an opportunity by not using the actual character. The real question would be how would he be introduced, especially since Tony is no longer with us. A logical point of introduction of might be in the upcoming Shang-Chi adaptation Marvel is developing. The fact that the Mandarin is an accomplished Martial artist to go along with his power rings, make that a possibility.
How about it GVNation? Would you like to see the actual Mandarin make an appearance in the MCU at a later date? Who do you think would play the role? Share your thoughts about it with GVNation.
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