I think Mandarin would be a "good" villain to use in the sequel not necessarily the best choice in my opinion. Just because of the whole magic aspect of Manadarin's power. After all Iron Man is the most "realistic" of the all the comic book movies. It would be nice to Mandarin's ring explained more scientifically, like if it was more like a power glove weapon of some sorts.
If they don't use Mandarin as the villain, then I would like to see Ultron as the bad guy. That way, more of the Avengers character could be introduced. The military inspired or afraid of Iron Man hire Hank Pym (Giant Man, Ant Man, Yellowjacket) and his wife Janet (Wasp) to create a similar weapon but that is completely controlled my the military. So Hank Pym creates Ultron, but due to his AI brain being distorted by a corrupt governmental offical or Mandarin himself, Ultron develops his own agenda and goes on a rampage. It is up to Iron Man and Shield to stop Ultron and Mandarin!
Uh, my synopsis for my fantasy Iron Man sequel could easily fit a 2 hour movie. There are movies with a far more complicated story than what I suggested and that fit 2 hours.
I don't see you coming up with any good ideas!
And if people never said to themselves "I'd do this" or "I can do that", then there would be no Directors, Screenwriters, Animators or anyone in the entertainment industry!
a real iron man suit in the works! Show me a guy, running around dressed like a bat stopping criminals, jumping and gliding from roof top to roof top, then i'll agree with you!
Now that, that is over. You do realize what they have today is no where near as to what is portrayed in Iron Man, right? Might as well compare the Space Shuttle to the Death Star.
There was a vigilante in the UK who was using a katana sword to fight crime, there's a the costumed "Angle Grinder Man". You also conveniently ignored "The Punisher", surely a highly skilled ex-soldier turned vigilante is more plausible than Iron Man.
Although both of these movies were awesome, I enjoyed TIH more and think it's the better film of the two. They've both set the bar for later Marvel movies though.
__________________ You guys need to start taking things a little more seriously.