found a stream on Disney+ in the U.S.A.
The "One-Shot" Marvel-Movies are hardly to find
All Hail the King - 7/10
If Marvel has anything going for them currently (and they have many things going for them currently), it’s that they have a solid plan. Nobody needs to worry about their plan. They certainly don’t. Perhaps we worried back in the day, pre-Avengers, but now we can safely assume that we’ll continue to get quality programming each summer. They’re so far ahead of the game they now have a TV show on a major network that incorporates themes from their MCU (Marvel Cinematic Universe). With all these goings on in the world of Marvel, including rumors and news of future motion pictures and possible other spinoff material, it’s not hard to let a little thing such as All Hail the King slip through the cracks.
Beginning with the Thor DVD release, Marvel began releasing special “One-Shots” (or short films) as special features with each subsequent release. 4 major releases later, on the Thor: The Dark World DVD/Blu-Ray, comes the fifth and (by my count) longest Marvel One-Shot, All Hail the King, which continues the story of actor Trevor Slattery who infamously portrayed The Mandarin and is now in prison. Ben Kingsley does an excellent job recapturing the magic of the actor Trevor, who’s now in prison and has quite a (literally) tough fan base.
Many MCU fans were not particularly happy to find out the Mandarin was a fake portrayed by actor Trevor Slattery in Iron Man 3 (the ultimate troll), but have no fear. The true Mandarin and his organization is out there, and visits with Trevor in prison. Little was he aware that they were an actual force to be reckoned with or that the Mandarin was an actual figure, but they make it painfully clear (again, literally).
While All Hail the King does raise some serious intrigue within the world of Iron Man and the MCU as a whole, it only just grabs your attention, and is, like many One-Shots, just a tease and can be easily overlooked. Despite Trevor’s charm, it’s not perfect, and any longer would have been far too much. There is a great cameo with actor Sam Rockwell who played foe Justin Hammer in Iron Man 2 during the credit sequence. This is certainly worth the wait and is a decent laugh.
That was great, loving all the cameos.
The new Mandarin's afterlife. ;)
Excellent! Great short film that gives us greater context for events in a future MCU film! Definitely a great watch with some fine action, definitely recommend it!
It's been a while since I've watched this one shot. I think it's a pretty good set up to what's to come in the future with the ten rings
A pretty fun short, and I really hope in the upcoming Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings that they keep the groundwork they lay in this one. That would prove to be interesting story-wise, plus we would get to see Kingsley back as Trevor. Win-win!
Nice, quick, and funny. "Not here baby, not here" LOL.
Another excellent short from Marvel. Quite a door they (re)open, I just hope they follow through...
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[7.5/10] Nice to see Ben Kingsley back as Trevor Slattery. He was one of my favorite parts of Iron Man 3, and so it's nice to get to see him stretch his legs in the role a bit more. It's not as tight as some of the other one-shots, but Kingsley is a pro and it's great to see him show off the comic chops that I haven't seen from him as much. The action part feels a little tacked on (though I appreciate the inside references to fan complaints about the switcheroo with The Mandarin). And I love the tag with a return engagement from Justin Hammer! I was hoping Sam Rockwell would make a return to the wider MCU eventually. Overall, a nice funny short.