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

[Savage]

It sounds pretty serious to me. Just not Batman serious...Hulk is the best way I can describe what I'm seeing in tone. Just less psychological...

 

[Morgoth]

I'm happy that they are using the circle instead of the diamond, it's too much like Superman, the circle is just better. I hope they don't get too much into that realism b.s., I am so sick of that ruining comic book movies, they are fantasy, I watch these movies to see something I don't see everyday, Not reality.

 

[Raiden]

Although I like Mandarin, I'm disappointed that he will be used as the first villain for Iron Man. Since they are going for a real-world approach to the movie, why would they want to use a villain whose abilities seemed rather magic-based rather than techological-based? I was hoping that the focus will be in the technologies involved in making Iron Man and his enemies, so audience will be convinced that as far-fetched as it seems, something like an Iron Man may really happen in 2006.

But bringing a villain who uses rings to defeat Iron Man is imo the wrong way to establish the world of Iron Man in the first movie of this franchise. It would've been better if it is Crimson Dynamo or someone in the suit. I guess I'll see how this will play out, but so far I'm disappointed.

 

[3dman27]

I'm happy that they are using the circle instead of the diamond, it's too much like Superman, the circle is just better. I hope they don't get too much into that realism b.s., I am so sick of that ruining comic book movies, they are fantasy, I watch these movies to see something I don't see everyday, Not reality.

so do i i hope there's a 50-50 ratio of fanatsy and reality

 

[kirbyfan]

It's simple for me, I want the comic book version of these characters, do them realistically, base them in todays world, but give them the comic book look and treatment.

 

[Ironman24]

The thing about choosing the Mandarin, it actually stay's within the trend we are seeing with Comicbook films, Mandarin is Iron Man's arch enemy and in most of the films, thats who we see, Spider-Man vs. Green Goblin, Fantastic Four vs. Dr. Doom, Daredevil vs. Kingpin/Bullseye, X-Men vs. Magneto, Hulk vs. Abomination and Superman vs. Lex luthur, so picking Mandarin in the end was the logical choice,imo.

 

[kaijunexus]

Favreau - "For those of you who haven't heard, Mandarin will be the villian. But don't expect a magical Fu Manchu stereotype. We are taking many liberties to update the villian. He will still size up as Stark's nemesis, but we're throwing in a few surprises for the fans of the books."

Interesting. However, Mandarin wasn't really a "magical Fu Manchu" from the start. His powers were derived from alien technology. I wonder what kind of liberties they'll be taking.

 

[Iceburgeruk]

They should just have mandarin look like this then the whole wizardy feel is expelled.

Also the technological version they want would work fine. Just have that mandarin owns a company like stark and they have devloped minutarized weapons systems and technologies and that mandarin himself has used them in ring form.

 

[XCharlieX]

It's simple for me, I want the comic book version of these characters, do them realistically, base them in todays world, but give them the comic book look and treatment.

This franchise can be taken either way. I can easily see this film as a war toys and guns galore type of film. Iron man suits up to missile some bad guys away heh.

 

[Kvott]

Just wanted to add my two "sense" (mispelled on purpose).

While the movie may be just as good with Mandarin as the villian, I would have picked another villian at this point.

The movie will have to spend enough time with its origin - Mandarin requires his own amount of time to develop. Mark my words, splitting the story to explain who/what/how he came along will detract from Iron Man's own storyline.

On another issue, Iron Man really needed, as a first villian, someone he can go all out with....pull out all the big guns, etc.

Just to let you know - this is a standard I believe in - when you make the 1st movie for a superhero, you don't have him face his greatest villian...unless that's the only villian he has.

Superman vs. Lex
Batman vs. Joker
Captain America vs. Red Skull
Daredevil vs. Kingpin
...and so on.

In my opinion, the first movie, should quickly establish an origin and let the hero bash it out with his or her new powers. But I'll restate this: the focus should be heavily on the hero. I thought "Batman Returns" did this nicely. Little, but enough of Scarecrow, and more of the evolution of Batman.

The second movie, however, or third, or fourth, etc., is entirely available for the hero's main villian. Now that you know the hero, spend the story on this great villian, have them clash, and see the drama.

Anyhow, I won't dog a movie I haven't seen. And, of course I will see it. However, I wish the villian could have been Ultimo or Crimson Dynamo. Metal to Metal, no holds barred, lashing out action.

 

[Christopher Nolan]

Pefect Viilian for Iron Man. Hopefully a good actor will play him.

 

[Blade X]

They should just have mandarin look like this then the whole wizardy feel is expelled.

Also the technological version they want would work fine. Just have that mandarin owns a company like stark and they have devloped minutarized weapons systems and technologies and that mandarin himself has used them in ring form.

You must have read my mind. I was also thinking that the best way to portray Mandarin would be as a an evil corporate head and to make the power of his rings derived from nano tech.

I also think that the film makers should look at and use Chris Claremont and Jim Lee's revised version of the character that appeared in their UXM run durring the LADY MANDARIN storyline (which the above cover you posted is from). I would prefer to see Mandarin wearing that 3 piece suit Lee drew him in on both the cover and on the inside of the first part of that cool story arc. Speaking of that cool cover, if you have it, could you please post a picture of that cover in this thread.