Marvel One-Shot: All Hail the King

All hail the king .... Can they please do a movie with Ben kingley in he's a acting genius and this is a awsum character , it would be great to develop this into a full length movie or at least use this character again it's brilliant.

I give it a deserving 9.5*

Ben Kingsley returns in this wonderful One-Shot, and he doesn't disappoint. The 'twist' in Iron Man 3 had the fandom divided, some people liking Trevor Slattery and the others hating him, but this One-Shot gives the answer to how the hate was misdirected after all. Before I go let me tell you this wasn't a work of appeasement, or Marvel tracking back their footsteps, though they tease it a little when Trevor says, "Once an actor plays a part for too long he becomes the character...", or something. On the contrary the One-Shot establishes the Ten-Rings connection from the first Iron Man and shows that there is yet more depth to uncover in Iron Man's own side story. TLDR: It's an awesome ride for MCU and Iron Man movie fans, though if you are just a regular movie goer, chances are that you won't get what all the fuss is about.

Trevor Slattery(Kingsley, loving every second of pretending to be a bad actor) is in prison after the events of Iron Man 3. Some people there are huge fans of his, and they try to protect him from the ones who... maybe just don't... *get* his work, you know? Maybe it's too sophisticated for them? He agrees to do a series of interviews, and finds that the man conducting them is a professional who takes great care in his work. Thing is, he's not actually a journalist at all.

This is featured on the Blu-ray of Thor: The Dark World (2013). It was added to Disney Plus not long before Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings was released, since The Mandarin is a major part of that. This short is essentially a course correction by the studio, after so many people were unhappy with the treatment of that character in his first appearance. It's filmed and edited well. It's funny and stops short of being self indulgent.

I recommend this to everyone who's going to watch the aforementioned Asian-led MCU film. 8/10.

You can never praise Ben Kingsley enough. But he has reversed the stupidity of this role as the director of Iron Man 3 envisioned, and put out a magnificent and hilarious character. And thank God, this One Shot seems to be taking The Mandarin in the proper direction. Fantastic.

As the final official Marvel One-Shot, All Hail the King captures the quintessential idea of these shorts. Picking up after the actions of Iron Man 3, ex-Mandarin actor Trevor Slattery (Ben Kingsley) finds himself locked in prison for his terrorist acts. Now a notorious criminal, Slattery develops a following and enjoys his time galavanting with the other inmates. Though he feels safe within this prison, a seemingly ordinary interview puts that to the test. Quick and humorous, but also meaningful, this is how the One-Shots should have felt. Kingsley is consistently enjoyable in the role of Slattery and his nuance elevates what could have been a nuisance of a character. All Hail the King stands as the MCU's best One-Shot by telling a fast, fun, and necessary story, which expands on the ever-growing mythos.