3. The Mandarin
No serious Marvel movie fan can say they're not excited about the prospect of the Mandarin, especially when he's being played by Sir Ben Kingsley, arguably one of cinema's most accomplished actors. Sure, Kingsley has starred in his fair share of bizarrely awful movies (
Thunderbirds, anyone?), but his turn as the Mandrain - thus far - is looking to be one of his defining roles. Skilled in martial arts and equipped with a genius level intellect, the Mandarin is also considered to be Iron Man's most iconic villain, simply because he's been causing trouble for Tony the longest. As
Iron Man 3's main villain, it appears if as the character is set to give Tony Stark the ass-kicking of a lifetime. Will he emerge as the most dangerous villain that Iron Man has ever faced? We're almost certain he will.