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Edited by Mrph1 on Jul 29th 2024 at 3:09:00 PM
An Author's Saving Throw against criticism in a DVD special feature shouldn't be considered ironclad canon. Like, the Agent Carter special has already been effectively exiled from canon now that we have the Agent Carter series, which is the same thing but as a TV show.
"The Real Mandarin" is a Schrodinger's Character until he actually shows up in a movie, which he probably won't because they're not making any further Iron Man films. It was just a bone Marvel threw to fans who were displeased by the Mandarin development.
edited 27th May '15 1:26:45 PM by TobiasDrake
My Tumblr. Currently side-by-side liveblogging Digimon Adventure, sub vs dub.The DVD shorts are like the tie-in comics. If you like them, great, but the guys actually making the films and TV shows don't seem to give a piss about them.
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Huh? Where did you pick that from? The showrunners of Agent Carter have said repeatedly that the short is canon and will remain canon.
Was he just being reminded that he missed out on having a chance with Peggy?
It's believed his dream was about how he only really thinks he's good for fighting a war and without a war, he's useless.
edited 27th May '15 1:38:57 PM by alliterator
Kevin Feige directed Item 47 and he's right at the top of the Marvel Studios. While I agree that the real Mandarin thing was just a tossed bone, I don't think they'd go so far as to let their filmmakers ignore the shorts, not with that level of involvement. (That's for the tie-in comics.
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edited 27th May '15 1:42:42 PM by Tuckerscreator
Personally I think running so far away from stereotypes that incorporating any widely-known aspects of a character's culture of origin into a character is 100% off limits is probably not a good thing.
I don't see anything wrong with an Iron Fist of Asian decent as long as every single person of Asian decent in the story isn't just assumed to be a martial arts master.
It's the similar deal in my opinion with the true Mandarin. If Marvel decides to go down that route (if not in Iron Man 4 then perhaps on a TV show or a hypothetical standalone War Machine movie), then it's a relatively simple matter for both the Chinese government, the Chinese people people, and anyone of Chinese decent, to be just as ticked off at the Mandarin as everyone else is.
Honestly if they ever had to use the real Mandarin just make him the antagonist of a Shang-Chi movie or an Avengers sequel prominently featuring Shang. Win-win. You work around the issues of Shang's arch nemesis being Exiled from Continuity while having a heroic Chinese hero/role model so people don't claim the film is racist or guilty of anti-Chinese sentiment.
edited 27th May '15 2:41:50 PM by comicwriter
Catching up on old news, Crossbones looks pretty cool.
yes i'm very behind
edited 27th May '15 11:20:06 PM by edvedd
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The Mandarin was already changed
Nope, the real Mandarin actually exists and did not make an appearance in Iron Man 3.