The Single Biggest Mistake Each MCU Film And TV Show Has Made

Thanks to a fantastic cast and Shane Black's great work as both writer and director, Iron Man 3 is arguably the best film of the Iron Man trilogy and it's easily one of the most under-appreciated MCU works to date. Unfortunately, many fans have taken issue with it thanks to the film's actually very funny Mandarin twist, which is a stupid movie controversy if there ever was one.

Forget that hilarious gag, the actual biggest mistake made in this threequel is the character of Maya Hansen (Rebecca Hall), a poorly-written sort-of-villain that the film didn't know what to do with.

Originally, she was meant to be the main villain but this was suddenly changed midway through production and Maya became a minor character who didn't really do anything other than be very petty about Tony Stark not calling her again after a one-night stand.

It was also an appalling waste of poor Rebecca Hall, who is a very fine actress. She later explained that, during production, the character evolved into something far less substantial than what she'd signed on for. Looking at the finished film, that definitely makes sense.