Ben Kingsley is in talks to play the villain in Iron Man 3, Variety reports.
The identity of Tony Stark's new nemesis hasn't been revealed, but insiders are denying rumors that Kingsley will be playing evil martial arts master The Mandarin.
Rather, he'll be the as-yet-unnamed baddie behind a nanorobotic virus like the one seen in Warren Ellis' 2005 Invincible Iron Man