IRON MAN 3 Writer Hints That "All Hail The King" Will Indeed Be 'Mandarin' Based

IRON MAN 3 Writer Hints That "All Hail The King" Will Indeed Be 'Mandarin' Based

Well, he doesn't actually mention the character, but Iron Man 3 writer Drew Pearce sent out a belated happy new year tweet carrying the hashtag "All Hail The King" - the title of the new Marvel one-shot that'll feature on the Thor: The Dark World Blu-ray release.

By MarkCassidy - Jan 03, 2014 01:01 PM EST
Filed Under: Iron Man 3
Source: Via Bleeding Cool



Why would Iron Man 3's screenwriter send out a Tweet relating to the upcoming Marvel one-shot "All Hail The King"? Well, one theory is that this short -- which will appear on the Blu-ray of Thor: The Dark World -- will focus on "The Mandarin"; better known as Trevor Slattery (Ben Kingsley).




The title caused many to jump to the conclusion that this short must somehow tie into the ending of Thor: The Dark World, in which (SPOILER ALERT) Loki is seen posing as King Odin -- but as Bleeding Cool rightly point out, the previous Marvel shorts very rarely had anything to do with the disc they appeared on. In fact only "Item 47", which was a feature on The Avengers Blu-ray, directly tied into that movie. Also, "the king" of the title may very well refer to Slattery, who's "King Lear was the talk of Croydon". Nothing for certain yet of course, but I'd say it's a safe bet. What do you guys think?

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Alphadog
Alphadog - 1/3/2014, 1:46 PM
Co-writer.
MrCBM56
MrCBM56 - 1/3/2014, 1:48 PM
Well see. Trevor Slattery doesn't really need a one shot.
Darthzilla
Darthzilla - 1/3/2014, 1:48 PM
Bruce Campell better cameo
Bearjew
Bearjew - 1/3/2014, 1:49 PM
So I'm guessing the Mandarin will still be played by Ben Kingsley but will be like the OG Mandarin that Trevor had plastic surgery to imitate
JDUKE25
JDUKE25 - 1/3/2014, 1:53 PM
MrCBM56
MrCBM56 - 1/3/2014, 1:56 PM
The last thing they should do is introduce another, "real", Mandarin.
ForeverPowerful
ForeverPowerful - 1/3/2014, 1:56 PM
[frick] me.

No one cares about Trevor Slattery. I want to see what happens to Loki on Asgard.
MrCBM56
MrCBM56 - 1/3/2014, 1:57 PM
Nomis

Did you just comment without posting IM3 gifs? I can honestly say I'm disappointed.
MrCBM56
MrCBM56 - 1/3/2014, 1:57 PM
I wanna know what happened to Odin. [frick] Trevor.
TheYoungMan
TheYoungMan - 1/3/2014, 2:03 PM
So if they go back on what they said and actually make Trevor the real mandarin, does that make it "official" in the MCU? I ask because the 1.2 billion dollars worth of people who saw IM3 in theaters aren't all gonna be seeing some dinky special feature on the Blu-ray. Or would it be just for Marvel to make it up to the fanboys for screwing it up? Doesn't make sense...if they were gonna make a whole new huge twist, they would put it in an actual movie, not a one-shot DVD special feature. Probably just Trevor doing some gags then.
Alphadog
Alphadog - 1/3/2014, 2:04 PM
Agree with pretty much everyone above. Don't care about the Mandarin. I just want to know what's hapenning in Asgard.
MrCBM56
MrCBM56 - 1/3/2014, 2:07 PM
Give me something with Bor or Odin.
SimonM7
SimonM7 - 1/3/2014, 2:11 PM
I hope whatever they do to satisfy the screaming protesters still keeps the integrity of the film intact. If they undermine the movie's plot just because some guys on the internet were yelling about it, that's a steep, slippery effing slope to go out into.
MarkCassidy
MarkCassidy - 1/3/2014, 2:13 PM
Why would a writer with absolutely nothing to do with Thor: TDW, but who DID work on IM3 in which the Mandarin appears, hashtag a new short appearing on the THOR: TDW Blu-ray? Not saying it's definitive proof..but that along with the other evidence is leaning towards it.
r3negade
r3negade - 1/3/2014, 2:20 PM
It's leaning towards it, but that doesn't mean that he's hinting at it. Nevertheless, I don't want a One-Shot for Loki and Asgard, this is what I want...

BlackPhillip
BlackPhillip - 1/3/2014, 2:21 PM
Whether you liked the twist in IM3 or not,you have to admit that Kingsley was great in the movie.
TelaVizion
TelaVizion - 1/3/2014, 2:29 PM
They will show him "flip his switch" like I thought he was gonna do when he got arrested in the movie.
TheRationalNerd
TheRationalNerd - 1/3/2014, 2:30 PM
Illuminati...

Jk, where's all those guys who laughed at people who believed the short would deal with The Mandarin??? LOL!! Ahhhh, I knew it man...I just knew it...
TheRationalNerd
TheRationalNerd - 1/3/2014, 2:33 PM
Now if only they can get rid of Trevor (physically or symolically) and present to us the real Mamdarin I'll give iron man 3 a third chance!
Seejay
Seejay - 1/3/2014, 2:34 PM

@anthonyEstark - 1/3/2014, 2:20 PM

I hear you. :) It wont happen though.

A R-rated Thor (fantasy world) movie would be very cool.
TheRationalNerd
TheRationalNerd - 1/3/2014, 2:37 PM
^^^EXACTLY!^^^
GUNSMITH
GUNSMITH - 1/3/2014, 2:39 PM
LIKE TO SEE CAREY TAGAWA JUMP OUT AN SAY "I HEARD YOU WERE IMPERSONATING ME YOU FOOL!"

Bearjew
Bearjew - 1/3/2014, 2:41 PM
There's been a lot of accidental references that are fourth wall breaks in the MCU as is to be expected.
Skye in Agents of SHIELD referenced the Big Lebowski^ which starred Geoff Bridges (Obadiah Stane.
Then there was Tony Stark referencing Legolas in the Avengers. Liv Tyler (Betty Ross), Lee Pace (Ronan the Accuser) and Hugo Weaving (Red Skull) have all played in the Lord of the Rings franchise.
Nomadic1
Nomadic1 - 1/3/2014, 2:45 PM
@intruder & gunsmith I like your line of thinking.
Bearjew
Bearjew - 1/3/2014, 2:46 PM
And apparently in Captain America: The Winter Soldier they reference Star Wars which Natalie Portman (Jane Foster) and Samuel L. Jackson (Nick Fury) have both starred in.
sameoldthing
sameoldthing - 1/3/2014, 2:49 PM
If they can somehow write it where he admits that there is an actual Mandarin & he's now afraid of being killed for using his name...that would be cool.
MPS2001
MPS2001 - 1/3/2014, 2:54 PM
Some people call me a terrorist. I consider myself a Trevorist.
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