Colonel Kurtz from Apocalypse Now was also an influence for the Mandarin. The rhythms and tones of an earnest, almost benign, teacher-trying to educate people for their own good." Black explained that part of altering the character from the comics was to avoid the Fu Manchu stereotype, and instead say that he "draws a cloak around him of Chinese symbols and dragons because it represents his obsessions with Sun Tzu in various ancient arts of warfare that he studied." The videos where the Mandarin gives historical background to the "attacks" show how he was created by "a think tank of people trying to create a modern terrorist", and so "represents every terrorist in a way," from South American insurgency tactics to the videos of Osama bin Laden. I wanted a voice that would sound far more homegrown and familiar-a familiarity like a teacher's voice or a preacher's voice. Characterization įor his performance as Slattery as the Mandarin, Kingsley "wanted a voice that would disconcert a Western audience. Pearce wrote the short to be ambiguous enough that the storyline could be further explored in future films or television series. Though some of the dialogue is written in response to critics of Iron Man 3 's Mandarin portrayal, the story was written simply as an extension of the Ten Rings and Mandarin storyline featured throughout the Iron Man films. In October 2013, Kingsley said he was working on a secret project with Marvel involving "many members of the crew that were involved in Iron Man 3." This was later revealed to be the short, written and directed by Pearce. Marvel Studios and consultant Joss Whedon were positive about the short, reliant on Kingsley's involvement.
The idea for a Marvel One-Shot centered on Slattery was conceived on the Iron Man 3 set by Pearce and producer Stephen Broussard. It's very early days yet, but I'm so thrilled to be on board." Ben Kingsley entered negotiations for the role in April 2012, and had joined the cast of Iron Man 3 by September, when he stated, "Quite soon I'll be with everybody and we'll be discussing the look and the feel and the direction of the character. While writing the screenplay for Iron Man 3, Shane Black and Drew Pearce wanted to thematically reflect "the idea for Tony of false faces and the idea of the dual personality of Tony as an out superhero who is basically using his self-definition through the false face of Iron Man." Pearce pitched, "what if the Mandarin is an actor?" to Black, and the character was developed from there.
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