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All the Lex Luthors through the years (lemmy.world)
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[–] Squorlple@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago (1 children)

IIRC they retconned it or something by saying he was actually Lex Jr., as if that makes it better. I really do dislike when adaptations don’t even try to bear semblance to the source material and the studio just slaps the recognizable name on them for marketing (ex. the MCU’s Taskmaster or their original attempt at The Mandarin)

[–] smeg@feddit.uk 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Wasn't the whole point of The Mandarin in IM3 that he was a fake?

[–] Squorlple@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Yes, but until Shang-Chi, that was the MCU’s Mandarin, Potemkin or otherwise

[–] AngryishHumanoid@reddthat.com 1 points 1 month ago

I know this comment is old but ACTCHUALLY if you search for the Marvel short "All Hail the King" that is where they first set up that there was a real Mandarin who was not happy about his name being taken. That came out 1 year after Iron Man 3, so the Shang Chi thing was always the plan.