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"Sir Ben Kingsley is in line to star in Iron Man 3. The Hugo actor is in final negotiations for the role of the villain in Marvel Studios&amp;#039; sequel, reports Variety.   It has been confirmed that Kingsley will not play Tony Stark&amp;#039;s controversial foe The Mandarin. His character will instead be based on Mallen, a villain enhanced with a nanotech virus. The character appeared in Warren Ellis&amp;#039;s &amp;#039;Extremis&amp;#039; storyline, on which the film will be loosely based. Written by Drew Pearce and director Shane Black, Iron Man 3 will see Robert Downey Jr reprise his role as the titular hero. Kingsley is currently filming Ender&amp;#039;s Game, in which he will star alongside Asa Butterfield, Abigail Breslin and Harrison Ford. Downey will next appear as Stark in The Avengers. &amp;gt; Sir Ben Kingsley: &amp;#039;I have a passion for storytelling&amp;#039; Watch the trailer for The Avengers below:  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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