'You'll never see me coming' Sir Ben Kingsley revealed as the evil Mandarin in Iron Man 3
ROBERT Downey Jr may have a fight on his hand if Sir Ben Kingsley's portrayal of Mandarin is anything to go by.
The 69-year-old's menacing take on the comic book character can be seen in a new featurette for Iron Man 3.
As one character is heard saying: "The Mandarin must be stopped," he creepy villain says: "You'll never see me coming," before wrecking havoc on Tony Stark and co.
Kinglsey looks almost unrecognisable in the movie, sporting a long beard and with his hair tied back into a bun.
There is something original, dare I use the word intelligent, approach to this film. I was really delighted to join.
Speaking about his latest role, the 'Schindler's List' star said: "There is something original, dare I use the word intelligent, approach to this film. I was really delighted to join."
Kingsley and his co-star were pictured larking around with one another as they promoted the film in Moscow earlier today.
As they stood on the roof of a building, the actors played up to the cameras by pretending to have a fight.
Downey Jr threw a punch that almost knocked Kingsley off his feet, but he soon got his own back.
The Mandarin is described as being "born in China before the Communist revolution, to a wealthy Chinese father and an English aristocratic mother, both of whom died when he was very young. He is characterised as a megalomaniac, attempting to conquer the world on several occasions, yet also possessing a strong sense of honor."
He is also portrayed as a genius scientist and a superhumanly skilled martial artist. However, his primary sources of power are ten power rings that he adapted from the alien technology of a crashed space ship. Each ring has a different power and is worn on a specific finger.
Iron Man may have finally met his match in the third installement of the films, which again stars Gwyneth Paltrow as Virginia Pepper Potts.
Iron Man 3 is released on April 26 and also stars Rebecca Hall, Don Cheadle and Guy Pearce.