Tony Stark is in freefall in new Iron Man 3 poster

A new poster has arrived online for Iron Man 3 , featuring old Shellhead looking distinctly the worse for wear after his latest bout of combat.

The poster shows Stark hurtling towards Earth, seemingly in freefall, with his suit in a serious state of disrepair. Looks as though whoever he was fighting, he’s come off second best.

This new image tallies with what we know about the movie so far, in that it will find Stark in an increasingly lonely place, with his enemies pushing him to breaking point.

As Kevin Feige suggested recently, the suit has increasingly become a crutch that Stark cannot do without. However, judging by the state of it here, he may soon have to…

Directed by Shane Black and starring Robert Downey Jr., Ben Kingsley and Don Cheadle, Iron Man 3 will open in the UK on 26 April 2013. In the meantime, you can check out the poster in full, below:

UPDATE: A tease for the trailer that will air at the 2013 Super Bowl has gone online over (via ComingSoon.net ). Check it out below:

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