Jessica Chastain knows a thing or two about superheroics: She starred in six films last yearâ€"and even nabbed an Oscar nom for Best Supporting Actress for The Help.
The ubiquitous star is set to put those acting powers to use, as she's reportedly in talks to join the growing cast of Iron Man 3, Deadline reports.
But Iron Man's already got his leading lady, Pepper Pottsâ€"played by Gwyneth Paltrow. So whom will Chastain be playing?
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Chastain will reportedly take on the role of a "sexy scientist" who'll conceivably go toe-to-toe (or is it brain-to-brain?) with Robert Downey Jr.'s genius Iron Man alter ego, Tony Stark.
It seems the actress was offered the role before, but scheduling snafus kept her from committing to the project. Producers supposedly considered Diane Kruger and Isla Fisher for the part, but an unexpected opening in Chastain's shooting schedule has now catapulted her back into the Iron Man fray.
She's the latest A-lister to circle the project, following news that Ben Kingsley is close to signing on as the film's villain. (Exactly which villaIn he'll play has inspired its own guessing game.)
The Shane Black-directed flick, which reportedly starts shooting in five weeks in North Carolina, is shaping up to have an ultra-prestigious cast that includes two Oscar winners (Paltrow and Kingsley) and three Oscar nominees (Downey, Chastain and Don Cheadle).
The flick doesn't hit theaters until May 3, 2013, but you'll at least be able to get some kind of Iron Man fix in the interim: The metalhead pops up next week in The Avengers, whose early reviews are looking really, well, super!
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