Jessica Chastain (from “The Tree of Life”) may join Robert Downey Jr in “Iron Man 3″.
Shane Black (“Kiss Kiss Bang Bang”) is directing the film, due out 2013.
Chastain’s character would be “a sexy scientist every bit as smart as Tony Stark”, says Deadline.
Due
to a clash with another movie, Chastain originally wasn’t going to be
able to do “Iron Man 3″ – and as such Marvel lined up meetings with
possible replacements, Diane Kruger, Gemma Arterton and Isla Fisher –
but seems they’ve now worked out that clash.
“Iron Man 3″ stars
Downey, Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle, and potentially Guy Pearce and Ben
Kingsley – both up for villain parts.
