Iron Man 3: Sir Ben Kingsley is The Mandarin

English actor Sir Ben Kingsley will be taking on the role of villain The Mandarin in the movie. In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Robert Downey Jr. revealed that he thinks Sir Ben may just steal the show - he said: "Sir Ben is probably going to steal the movie. There are a lot of contenders who may, but right now he’s probably at the top of that list".