With "The Avengers" just days away from opening, Marvel is now focusing on building the cast of the upcoming "Iron Man 3."

Guy Pearce is in talks to join Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow and Ben Kingsley in the Marvel sequel.

Pearce would play the role of a geneticist, and friend of Tony "Iron Man" Stark, named Aldrich Killian, reports . The film is rumored to be partially based on the popular Warren Ellis-penned storyline"Extremis," in which Killian plays a small, but key, role.

The film, set to shoot in China, is being directed by Shane Black ("Kiss Kiss Bang Bang").

Pearce recently appeared opposite Kate Winslet on the HBO miniseries "Mildred Pierce," and toplined the sci-fi feature "Lockout." He'll next be seen in Ridley Scott's quasi-"Alien" prequel "Prometheus," opening in June.

"Iron Man 3" is set to open May 3, 2013.

Meanwhile, you can catch Tony Stark with his heroic buddies in next month's "The Avengers."

滬江娛樂快訊:《鋼鐵俠3》引入中國投資,成為中美合拍片的消息一出,這部好萊塢大片似乎就成了一位準(zhǔn)備嫁到中國來的“準(zhǔn)媳婦”,受到的矚目是空前的。影片將于今年5月開機(jī),此時影迷們最關(guān)注的,當(dāng)然 還是第3集的卡司陣容。如今,又有一位戲好人帥的男演員將加盟《鋼鐵俠3》,他就是曾憑借諾蘭執(zhí)導(dǎo)的《記憶碎片》而為全世界所熟知的英國男星蓋·皮爾斯(Guy Pearce)。

今年將是蓋·皮爾斯作品爆炸的一年:雖然《反鎖》(Lock-Out)的反響一般,不過《普羅米修斯》可是今年最值得關(guān)注和期待的科幻大片,再加上和希亞·拉博夫、湯姆·哈迪、杰西卡·查斯坦合作的《無法無天》將開幕今年的戛納電影節(jié),蓋·皮爾斯今年亮相的機(jī)會絕不會少。

據(jù)悉,《鋼鐵俠3》的故事將根據(jù)Warren Ellis執(zhí)筆的《鋼鐵俠:絕境》(Extremis,也譯為鋼鐵俠:終極改造)系列漫畫改編,劇情涉及到納米技術(shù),蓋·皮爾斯的角色將是遺傳學(xué)家Aldrich Killian。在漫畫的世界觀中,這個角色參與了絕境病毒(the extremis virus)的研究,并且將其賣給了恐怖分子。據(jù)悉,本·金斯利(Ben Kingsley)爵士正在商談出演,將飾演反派之一,極有可能就是這名恐怖分子。漫威影業(yè)主席Kevin Feige表示,第3部的目的是為了將Tony重新丟回第1部的恐怖分子洞穴中,看他被奪走一切,他只能憑借自己的聰明才智自救。

曾經(jīng)和小羅伯特·唐尼在《小賊·美女·妙探》中合作過的導(dǎo)演沙恩·布萊克將有望執(zhí)導(dǎo)該片,在前兩部中出場過的喬恩·費(fèi)儒、唐·錢德爾、格溫妮絲·帕特洛、斯嘉麗·約翰遜等均有望回歸?!朵撹F俠3》將于2013年的5月3日上映。?