Upcoming film might center on Extremis, tech-based virus that turns men into soldiers

Jul 4, 2012 13:01 GMT  ·  By

The third “Iron Man” movie is still a great distance away but, come Comic-Con in San Diego, more details on it are bound to emerge. In the meantime, check out the approved concept art above.

Designed by Ryan Meinerding and uploaded on the official Avengers Twitter feed, the art shows Tony Stark surrounded by soldiers, apparently in some grave danger.

However, there might be more to this pic than is immediately apparent, fans are pointing out online.

As you can see, Tony is wearing only parts of his Iron Man suit (the arm and the leg). An explanation for that could be that he's been infected with Extremis, a tech-based virus that turns men into soldiers.

In other words, he's merging with the suit and literally becoming Iron Man.

“Iron Man 3” drops in theaters on May 3, 2013.