Ben Kingsley as Mandarin
Kevin Feige says that Iron Man 3 villain Mandarin is a mixture of 'various warrior motifs'.
Ben Kingsley is to step into the role of Mandarin in Iron Man 3, which is released next year, and while he may have been of Chinese and English heritage in the comics his ethnicity in the movie is a little different.
Speaking to Entertainment Weekly Feige said; "It's less about his specific ethnicity than the symbolism of various cultures and iconography that he perverts for his own end.
"From his samurai hair, to his royal robe, to his bin Laden-esque beard, and the AK-47 he keeps at his side, Kingsley's interpretation is a hodgepodge of various warrior motifs."
Iron Man 3 is the first Iron Man movie to hit the big screen since 2010 and will see Robert Downey Jr return to the role of Tony Stark.
marvel are riding a huge wave of success at the moment after the $1 billion smash Avengers Assemble this summer.
A second Thor movie will also hit the big screen next year while a second Captain America film will begin shooting in early 2013.
Iron Man 3 is released 26th April 2013.
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