Jessica Chastain (The Help, The Tree of Life, The Debt) is back in talks to join the cast of Iron Man 3 according to Deadline. The site reports her busy schedule kept her out of running and now allows for talks to resume. The Oscar nominee would play Dr. Maya Hansen, a scientist who will match wits with Robert Downey Jr’s Tony Stark. The film is said to be based on Iron Man Extremis.
Guy Pearce (Prometheus) is in talks to join the cast as Dr. Aldrich Killian, inventor of the Extremis nanotechnology. Ben Kingsley is said to be the main villain.