This guy is going to rock Tony Stark’s world.
From blowing up all his shit, to apparently stealing his girl, to other stuff that I assume happens but don’t know about yet, The Mandarin may well be the first truly formidable opponent the man of iron has yet had to face (fuck a business guy in a suit, a different business guy in a suit, a crazy guy with whips, a demi god that gave himself up, and some faceless blob lizards). Apparently Mr. Ben Kingsley gets to deliver the deliciously evil line, “Some people call me a terrorist, I consider myself a teacher.”
I look forward to hearing it tomorrow in the Iron Man 3 trailer we’ve been elaborately set-up to get.
Along with this first look at the villain though (from EW obviously), USA Today also has a great big batch of pics, and the pretty stellar teaser poster to the right (click to big). Check ’em out.
via /Film
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Isn’t the terrorist/teacher dichotomy a bit on the nose for Bin Laden?
Looks like a weird mix between Middle Eastern and Asian. I can roll with that. It’s not like my ass wasn’t already in a theater when it comes time, anyway.
Looks exceedingly racist…he looks like a cross between an Arab caricature and an Asian caricature…your giddy unobjective analysis does not help things either…this movie looks problematic-you have an Eastern villian( doled out in unapologetic caricatures) and a fucking character called the Iron Patriot…give me a fucking break-this plays right to the Fox News crowd…the hero is a arms dealer for Christs sake!
Actually, I think he looks like one of Peter Jackson’s Dwarves from The Hobbit more than anything, but that may just be me.
And just curious, MaouriCeltic, but do you like anything at all, ever? Or is it that when you do, you save it for other sites?
I’m going to need to see video of Kingsley’s performance. That still image does the exact opposite of selling me on it.
These are derived almost directly from the comic books. If you have an issue with them, please invent a time machine and go back to 1960’s Marvel and ask them for an apology. Otherwise, how about you STFU and enjoy movies for entertainment instead of political statements.
You, sir, and the type of person that propagates racism, which is the ONLY reason it’s still around. When you’re ready, please join us in this century.
Thank you.
Renn Brown, If the Mandarin isn’t Chinese, that is one thing, but…Ben Kingsley? UGH! Chow Yun Fat would have been the…Perfect Mandarin! There are so many other actors to choose than BK. The Mandarin will be the…Katie Holmes of Iron Man 3. To me the only negative of Batman Begins was Katie H.
It’s called “acting” 🙂
Ben played a certain Indian man to critical acclaim in the past. I’m sure he can play what seems to be a “Mongolian Type” Asian – Middle Eastern figure.
Mark, your opinions continue to be worthless to this site.
Humorously enough, MaouriCeltic, in the comics Iron Patriot was a villain. He manipulated the public while blaming horrible atrocities on super heroes, and was himself a parody of the Neo-Conservatives which populate the “Fox News Crowd”. If the movie is anything like the comic, we’ll probably see Iron Patriot used for nefarious reasons.
Also, Stark left the weapon’s manufacturing game in the first film. Pretty early into the first film, actually. He was a decent guy doing bad things, and he redeemed himself by becoming a defender of the people — even villagers in the middle east. That’s why we root for him. We weren’t on his side when his weapons were harming others.
*weapons, rather.
Ya Tim and you do not seem like Marvel’s own Sean Hannity-a breathless and tireless cheerleader for their business decisions- my comments may seem brash,but they at least raise some questions about what kind of audience is being pandered too when a character called Iron Patriot fights a character called the Mandarian-sounds like a racially insensitive wrestling match of yore. Sorry if this is what you support…also, the fact that you have not commented on Wally Pfister’s comments about the Avengers shows you can not accept professional criticism of this brand.
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