MCU: 10 Big Missed Opportunities
4. Iron Man And The Real Mandarin
Like Red Skull is to Captain America, the Mandarin is one of Iron Man's greatest enemies from the comics. Debuting in 1964, the villain and the Ten Rings have been a thorn in Tony Stark's side for a long time.
The Ten Rings appeared in the MCU right at the very beginning as the terrorist group that kidnapped Stark in Iron Man, and have been mentioned several times since. Their leader however, has yet to appear on screen.
After battling Obadiah Stane and Whiplash in his first two movies, Iron Man was finally set to step into the ring with the Mandarin in Iron Man 3. Fans rejoiced at the casting of Ben Kingsley, who put in a chilling performance before the reveal that he was simply an actor, and that the Mandarin was a fake.
While it is fantastic news that the villain will finally appear in the MCU in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, it is a shame it is coming after the heroic death of Tony Stark, never having the chance to share the screen with his arch enemy.