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I just walked by a toy store in the Singapore airport and a good fourth of it was dedicated to TMNT stuff.
So yeah, still kicking.
he was just so casual in every scene
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The acting really sells it.
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I don't think the Ten Rings are ever even tied to the Mandarin in the movie? Maybe in the comic which might not be canon? If anything it is most likely just another thing the Mandarin appropriated to sell his fake Terrorist.
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Possibly my favorite ever???
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I liked Brandt, too. But she was underused.
they're absolutely referenced in
Now I think about it - why wasn't Mandarin guarded by the Ten Rings in the movie? They wouldn't let just anyone guard their leader. Hired guns or not. They'd put him with someone they trust from their own group.
The bolded is never hinted at all.
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There is a long article that was posted a while ago. Basically both the first two IM movies had the Mandarin in them at some point. IM feature the Mandarin as the main villain until very near the beginning of shooting.
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it does kind of seem like they just jettisoned that whole tease though
He does say something to the effect of
When Shane Black signed on, possibly. Then there's the Chinese investors which would have had a say in the matter.
they may have some degree of autonomy but ultimately Killian's money and orders are coming down to them under the guise of "The Mandarin"
I can't help but think this implies that some pretty massive chunks were cut from the international release as well.
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What gives you that idea?
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killian is the mandarin
nobody knows he is the mandarin, and people think trevor is the mandarin
which makes me think nobody in the Ten Rings has ever actually seen the mandarin, perhaps a select few have spoken to trevor while he is method acting
but the actual orders are coming from killian
Even if Killian controlled the Ten Rings back in the IM and IM2 days, he had no need for a face of the organization, so he hadn't created the character of the Mandarin yet
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he's just a shadowy figure who gives them money and orders, those orders are really coming from Killian but maybe Trevor occasionally relays some via a video broadcast or something to keep up appearances
I like this explanation.
So Killian, who had weaponized Extremis in the wake of at least Thor what with his mention of Thor as the reason behind it, simply either bought out or killed the remaining members of the organization and took over the "brand". Much more valuable using an existing organization with history and credibility versus a new one popping up out of nowhere.
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Plus its implied that the only attacks linked to the Mandarin were the Extremis bombings. If the Ten Rings were still making attacks you'd think they would mention it.
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Which makes sense since more comic writers aren't the best at subtlety and I can see one who go delegated to writing a movie-tie in comic accidently giving away the reveal without intending to.
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Yeah, this was how I read into it.
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If Kingsley had actually been a robe wearing superpowered terrorist leader then yeaaaaaaah
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