It's been a little over a year since Iron Man 3 hit theaters, and fans have now had time to reflect on the controversial Mandarin twist in the film -- even more so after the Marvel One-Shot All Hail the King, which delved even deeper into the origins of the Mandarin. Of course, in Iron Man 3's original ending, Ben Kingsley's Trevor Slattery was hauled off to jail for posing as the notorious big bad, who we learned was actually masterminded by Aldrich Killian.

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Recently, IGN got to sit down one-on-one with Guy Pearce, who played Killian in the film. Here's what he had to say regarding director Shane Black's unique interpretation of the Mandarin:"Personally, I loved it, and I was never a comic book fan growing up, so I have no attachment to the [Mandarin]. I mean, I get it. The loyalty to those characters, I totally get it, but based on the sort of single-entity movie -- and particularly based on Ben Kingsley's performance -- I just adored what that turned into. But I do certainly understand that some diehard fans kind of went, 'Aww... Come on!' [Laughs]"What's your take on Iron Man 3 these days, the Mandarin in particular? Let us know in the comments!

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