Iron Man Mandarin Confirmed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Casius--J]

WOA where did that come from, i remember him sayin he wont be using the mandarin so i got used to the idea of him not being in it.

but wow this is good news, im excited to see the approach they take with him.

 

[Caliber]

Mandarin is a good choice and I hope he still has his magic rings. It make a more interesting conflict to have technology face magic.

 

[Doctor of Doom]

Excellent decision. Every update on this movie makes me think that Favreau was a great choice. Now we just need to see the armour...

 

[Cyrusbales]

I never really thought mandarin was a good villain for Iron man, I mean, iron-man can like fire lazer beams and missiles etc, thi guy doesn't have any powers really, I just feel Ironman needs a stronger opponent. However, story-wise, I fell this character will work well, I think we won't get the action film some are expecting, I feel it will be a lot deeper and slower paced than some expect, where the villain almost becomes a side-line for tony stark as he gets to grips with the ironman suit and we learn about him.

(anyone think Ironman was the basis for Metroid on nintendo?)

 

[Hunter Rider]

So it was Mandarin all along, eh? Favreau played us like a Stradivarius.

I can't imagine Mandarin will still be a villain who uses magic. That just wouldn't fit into the Tom Clancy techno-thriller vibe that Favreau has described. I'm thinking that Mandarin will still have his rings - they're too much a part of the character to dispense with - but they'll have a non-magical function. Perhaps each ring will have a technological function, instead of a magical one.

I like this

 

[3dman27]

three words on who should be cast....Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa

NO MORE CALLS PLEASE WE HAVE A WINNER
so the movie will have"the invincible wraith of unstoppable glory that is the MANDARIN"[to quote the adaptid mandarin from iron man operation A.I.M.}AFTER ALL i like the idea

 

[Hiruu]

NO MORE CALLS PLEASE WE HAVE A WINNER
so the movie will have"the invincible wraith of unstoppable glory that is the MANDARIN"[to quote the adaptid mandarin from iron man operation A.I.M.}AFTER ALL i like the idea

Good Choice, but Fehr might be another great choice, although...the character's name is Mandarin.

As for the character, it's an excellent choice, as Mandarin is a genius, and he's got alien tech that makes what he does look like magic, PLUS he's an expert martial artist, who can achieve superhuman feat with the boosting from his tech.

He's an enemy of China, so the film can be crafted to generate a large appeal in that area of the world. China is currently one of the hotest economies in the world, so it makes perfect sense why Tony Stark would be hip-deep in that country.

 

[Hiruu]

Mandarin is a good choice and I hope he still has his magic rings. It make a more interesting conflict to have technology face magic.

His rings are alien tech.

 

[GL's Light]

His rings are alien tech.

Yeah, but alien tech wouldn't fit into the tone that Favreau's outlined either. And the rings have looked and functioned like magic rings, even if their actual origin is alien. The classic character design of Mandarin is that he looks like a sorcerer with magic rings. I'm thinking they'll change that to make him a more explicitly hi-tech enemy that'll fit better into Favreau's tecno-thriller design of the film.

 

[ThanosOfTitans]

Yeah, but alien tech wouldn't fit into the tone that Favreau's outlined either. And the rings have looked and functioned like magic rings, even if their actual origin is alien. The classic character design of Mandarin is that he looks like a sorcerer with magic rings. I'm thinking they'll change that to make him a more explicitly hi-tech enemy that'll fit better into Favreau's tecno-thriller design of the film.

I want the rings in and I want them to have all of their effects!!! The idea of no rings or the rings being downplayed pisses me off. If they're not going to use the rings, I would like to see them use another villain. I don't want the Mandarin altered in that way. Whenever I think of the Mandarin, I think of his rings. And I do agree that most would believe his rings function like magic, because I thought that when I first saw him befoe doing research on him. when i first saw the mandarin, I immediately fell in love with him. he is what made me even remotely interested in Iron Man.

 

[Mauser9910]

In 3 words ? Daniel Dae Kim.

He now weights a lot more after LOST and he's been in Hulk and Spider-Man 2 already, he's already a Marvel boy !

 

[SBrooks1]

Will he look like this on film?? LOL

 

[Spider-Fan]

I think he will have his rings, but they may just be rings he invented instead of the alien tech.

 

[chiefchirpa]

I keep hearing people want Favreau to make Iron Man feel realistic as real as Nolan's Batman Begins. Well, that won't sell much. Iron Man doesn't have to be realistic as Batman, because the idea of a man in an exosuit with jet boots and laser beam in his palm has never been real.

So wake up. People watch Spider-Man even it's unabashedly about fantasy. It sold more than Batman. Even F4 sold more than Batman. Extreme realism doesn't sell a comic movie.

That being said, I want Mandarin with Alien technology.

 

[GL's Light]

I keep hearing people want Favreau to make Iron Man feel realistic as real as Nolan's Batman Begins. Well, that won't sell much. Iron Man doesn't have to be realistic as Batman, because the idea of a man in an exosuit with jet boots and laser beam in his palm has never been real.

So wake up. People watch Spider-Man even it's unabashedly about fantasy. It sold more than Batman. Even F4 sold more than Batman. Extreme realism doesn't sell a comic movie.

No, you've misunderstood. It's not a matter of people saying they want Favreau to use a realistic approach, it's Favreau himself who has already described the tone he's aiming for with Iron Man. He's described in quite some detail how he plans to keep things grounded in reality, and to give the film a Tom Clancy technothriller vibe.

 

[chiefchirpa]

Yeah, but Favreau said he wanted to avoid Mandarin before. Casino Royale with the same release date should push him into action either he wants to make a conservative IM movie or a groundbreaking one.

Each of the Clancy movies have never been been a big earner and bringing in the Mandarin means the techno-thriller thing is off. Unless the Mandarin is different from the comic books. Even more different than F4 movie's Doom than its comic counterpart.

 

[GL's Light]

Yeah, but Favreau said he wanted to avoid Mandarin before. Casino Royale with the same release date should push him into action either he wants to make a conservative IM movie or a groundbreaking one.

Each of the Clancy movies have never been been a big earner and bringing in the Mandarin means the techno-thriller thing is off. Unless the Mandarin is different from the comic books. Even more different than F4 movie's Doom than its comic counterpart.

Favreau was still talking about taking a grounded, technothriller approach at the Comic-Con panel. I think Mandarin will be re-interpreted to fit that mold. And there's no way Iron Man and Bond will be released on the same weekend. One of them will move.

 

[Darthphere]

You guys mean Bond 22, Casino Royale comes out this November.

 

[GL's Light]

You guys mean Bond 22, Casino Royale comes out this November.

Yeah, I know, that's why I said Bond instead of Casino Royale. I just figured I'd let the mistake go without mentioning it.

 

[Hunter Rider]

Favreau was still talking about taking a grounded, technothriller approach at the Comic-Con panel. I think Mandarin will be re-interpreted to fit that mold. And there's no way Iron Man and Bond will be released on the same weekend. One of them will move.

And that's the best approach IMO,much like they did with BB and their adaption of RA's

 

[ThanosOfTitans]

I keep hearing people want Favreau to make Iron Man feel realistic as real as Nolan's Batman Begins. Well, that won't sell much. Iron Man doesn't have to be realistic as Batman, because the idea of a man in an exosuit with jet boots and laser beam in his palm has never been real.

So wake up. People watch Spider-Man even it's unabashedly about fantasy. It sold more than Batman. Even F4 sold more than Batman. Extreme realism doesn't sell a comic movie.

That being said, I want Mandarin with Alien technology.

ME TOO!

 

[Flame on!]

Either way, pretty awesome, but I expect him to be radically changed.

I welcome any change.

 

[kedrell]

In 3 words ? Daniel Dae Kim.

He now weights a lot more after LOST and he's been in Hulk and Spider-Man 2 already, he's already a Marvel boy !

Yeah, I could get behind that choice.

 

[Mauser9910]

Plus he showed already his great smooth evil skills on the show Angel.

 

[Flame on!]

I'll drink to that.