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Favreau told MTV,

You have to do The Mandarin…The problem with The Mandarin is, the way it’s depicted in the comic books, you don’t want to see that. He also has 10 magical rings, and it just doesn’t feel right for our thing, so it’s either tech-based or the rings are not really rings…But maybe with ‘Thor’ and all those others you’ll introduce magic to that world and it won’t seem so out of place.

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"The Avengers" script will blend "Iron Man," "Thor" and "Captain America : The First Avenger" story lines as the Avengers battle with two alien races, the Skrulls and the Kree.

The Skrulls.Though, they won’t be as broadly used. The apparent plan is to have the Skrulls be in the background, ala S.H.I.E.L.D. It’ll be the Skrulls that manipulate both Loki and the Hulk and start some shit that can only be stopped by a group of epic heroes. Oh, not only are the Skrulls being set up, the apparently their intergalactic rivals, The Kree, are also popping up.

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The addition of Thanos, the intensely powerful cosmic villain, certainly gives more purpose for this special item that was shown at Comic-Con last year and in the Thor movie, locked away in Odin’s Vault. Say hello to the Infinity Gauntlet:




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In essence, Thanos is the king of the entire Universe -- or god! Thanos ends up killing off half the population of the Universe as a way to show his love for Death.

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