Iron Man 3. The Mandarin. Really? Really? Is George Lucas suddenly a creative consultant? Is this going to be an ironic racism (ugh) thing? I mean, I know there will be other villains but, bleh.
They set up the Mandarin in the first movie. In the comics, the Mandarin (actually a man of Mongolian descent) is a guy who found ten alien rings with special powers. It's not a race thing at all. I mean, it was in the 60s when he first showed up, but not anytime recently.
He was half Chinese, half British, or fully Chinese, depending on the origin. Also, pretty much a stock yellow peril character when he was introduced, and depending on who's writing him, still.
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Also, where did you hear this?
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Ben Kingsley will be playing him.
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... or will they be doubling-down on classy by having Ben appear in yellowface?
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