Trevor Slattery

Trevor Slattery – played undeniably well in Iron Man 3 by Ben Kingsley, despite how pointless the character ultimately turned out to be – was the bumbling, alcoholic British actor that Aldrich Killian was using as a ruse to go about his terrorist activities as the “Mandarin” undetected.

He was jailed for his part in the whole thing and was subsequently practically worshipped by the inmates of Seagate prison, prior to being broken out in the One-Shot All Hail the King by people posing as documentary makers who were actually henchmen of the real Mandarin (who was really annoyed that Slattery had used his name).

It’s by no means certain that he will reappear, but you really can’t imagine Marvel Studios leaving his situation as it was at the end of All Hail the King – we’re probably going to see the Mandarin confronting him in the future.

Iron Man 3 annoyed people due to its depiction of the Mandarin and audiences would much prefer it if the whole thing was forgotten.