“We shot parts of Iron Man 3 in Beijing… we had to cut all of that out because they only want blue sky shown”
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Chris Fenton
Open Book with Anthony Scaramucci ·
“We created a character named Dr. Wu… the only scientist… that could save Tony Stark… that really made Beijing excited”
Chris Fenton · Open Book with Anthony Scaramucci · How Hollywood Sold Out to China - Chris Fenton
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Co-financed and co-produced Iron Man 3 with Marvel, creating a Chinese scientist character Dr. Wu to satisfy Beijing’s directive to showcase China as a biotech leader
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Chris Fenton
Open Book with Anthony Scaramucci ·
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