Shane Black is sticking by his decision to mess with Marvel comics fans by executing his wicked Mandarin twist in Iron Man 3.
The director faced widespread condemnation for making Ben Kingsley’s character a British actor, called Tony Slattery, who was playing ‘the Mandarin’ rather than the straight-up terrorist character they knew from the comics.
The truth about the villain was not revealed until well into the movie, following on from a marketing campaign that made his character look similar to the one fans were familiar with.