Iron Man 3 Director Defends The Infamous Mandarin Twist

Iron Man 3 may be one of the highest grossing MCU films, but when it comes to the fans, the film couldn’t be more divisive. On one hand, people like its personal self-contained story about Tony Stark, further examining him as a character. On the other hand, people disliked the use of the Mandarin, one of Iron Man’s most prominent villains in the comics. Shane Black, director and writer of Iron Man 3, has heard the complaints, but he still thinks the twist works. He argues, in fact, that it m...