Director Jon Favreau Plans to Have The Mandarin as the Villain of IRON MAN 3. He has no idea what it will look like, but after the events of Thor, Captain America: The First Avenger and The Avengers.

While interacting with MTV he told that he would like to have The Mandarin as the villain of next Iron Man movie. Check out the short bio of the character named “The Mandarin”.

The Mandarin is a fictional character, a Marvel Comics supervillain and the archenemy of Iron Man.

The Mandarin

The Mandarin

The Mandarin is the main villain in the 2007 direct-to-DVD animated movie The Invincible Iron Man voiced by Fred Tatasciore. This version of the Mandarin was an ancient ruler of a Chinese dynasty whose minions are attempting to resurrect him by collecting five magical rings. According to prophecy, however, the Mandarin will be opposed by the “Iron Knight” upon his resurrection, although the prophecy only states that the two will fight without revealing who will win. Despite being the main driving force behind the plot, he appears only briefly at the film’s climax and only as a spiritual projection, which is later destroyed when his descendant removes the rings and thus breaks the connection.

The Mandarin is referenced in the 2008 live action Iron Man movie via the name of the terrorist group The Ten Rings, who holds Tony Stark captive in the beginning of the film. Director Jon Favreau revealed that their version of the Mandarin in the live action Iron Man movie series “allows us to incorporate the whole pantheon of villains”. After the successful release of Iron Man 2, Favreau stated that he hopes to include the Mandarin himself in an Iron Man 3 project.