Ben Kingsley In Talks To Be IRON MAN 3 Villain

Veteran actor Ben Kingsley is in discussions to play the villain in the upcoming IRON MAN 3 according to Variety. Sources say that it is not the Mandarin, longtime arch enemy of the iron avenger, especially since the script is to be loosely based on the "Extremis" story arc written by Warren Ellis. According to the report "Kingsley's character is involved in the spread of a virus through nanobots."

Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle and Scarlett Johansson are all coming back for the third installment. IRON MAN 3 is scheduled for a May 3, 2013 release.

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