User blog:LoveWaffle/Thoughts on the New Iron Man 3 Trailer

In case you're unaware, the new Iron Man 3 trailer's been released online. Here's a link -

A few odd thoughts:


 * War Machine/Iron Patriot appears to be working directly for the President. Sort of negates a lot of the conflict in Iron Man 2 over whether or not Tony should hand the Iron Man tech over to the government.
 * First use of the name "the Mandarin" in any footage (at least that I've seen).
 * Aldrich Killian flips an armored Tony in combat. I'm assuming this means he's been exposed to the Extremis virus (otherwise, he shouldn't be able to do that), and that the character will be taking Mallen's place in the film.
 * Gwyneth Paltrow in nothing but a bra.
 * Ben Kingsley's voice is still rubbing me the wrong way. When the first trailer was released, I made a comparison to Bane in that he is a terrorist who has delusions of grandeur and speaks in a weird voice. At least the weird voice was justified with Bane, but I can't see it with the Mandarin.
 * So Stark's armory is compromised:
 * This might explain why there's merchandise of the Deep Space Armor.
 * If the Mandarin has control of the armor, what purpose do Eric Savin and Firepower serve?

Feel free to add your own thoughts.