In the comics, the Mandarin hails from China and is often represented with a culturally-specific physical appearance. In a new interview with CinemaBlend to promote “Hobbs & Shaw,” screenwriter Drew Pearce said he’s excited the real Mandarin will properly debut in the MCU thanks to “Shang-Chi.” Pearce also wrote the Marvel short film “All Hail the King,” which centered on Kingsley’s sham Mandarin in prison. The casting allows the MCU to introduce the real Mandarin after providing a fake out in “ Iron Man 3,” which cast Ben Kingsley as the character but included a twist that revealed he was just an actor posing as the real Mandarin. The reveal included an exciting casting note: Tony Leung, the legendary Hong Kong actor famous for appearing in Wong Kar-wai films such as “In the Mood for Love” and “Happy Together,” is starring in the tentpole as the villainous Mandarin. Marvel announced at Comic-Con it was officially setting “ Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” for Phase Four of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
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