10 Marvel Cinematic Universe Easter Eggs That Led Nowhere
1. Fin Fang Foom In Iron Man 3
Maybe there's a version of Iron Man 3's script that saw Tony Stark square off against the real Mandarin and battle a huge mythical beast. The Marvel Universe's resident dragon Fin Fang Foom was subtly teased in the movie, but was the idea of him showing up ever considered?
During a scene where Tony soars across a cityscape in full Iron Man mode, a poster in the background depicts the MCU version of the extraterrestrial creature.
Although the movies are yet to build on this Easter egg, Marvel explored this version of Fin Fang Foom in Iron Man: Viva Las Vegas, a comic set within the MCU. So far, this is the closest fans have come to seeing a dragon in the cinematic universe.
Given that the real Mandarin's existence has been teased and the Ten Rings organisation is seemingly still at large, there's an outside chance all of these pieces could come together in a future movie, but that may depend on whether Robert Downey Jr renews his contract beyond Avengers 4.