According to reports by The Hollywood Reporter , the change came after the studio decided they wanted to tell the story “the right way.” Don Cheadle is still involved in the production and will reprise his role as James Rhodes aka War Machine. Also Yassir Lester, the writer of the would-be series, is to write a new script for the film.
If you know something about this world and have read comics, you will understand that this series was built around Stark Tech and Rhodey looking to take technology from the evil hands.
Cheadle told ComicBook.com at the D23 Expo .
Hollywood Reporter noted that the transformation of the series into a movie will result in a significant postponement of the release date by Marvel Studios. At the moment, it is difficult to precisely determine when it will happen, but we know about the dates set by the studio for films that go beyond the current Phase 6. We are talking about 2026 and subsequent ones.
Excerpt from the movie “Avengers: Endgame”. Marvel Studios
Tony Stark’s death is sure to leave a mark on the show. You could say we’ve been making progress with the Rhodey – even in the last movie, when he got up again and moved on his own – so as this technology is further developed and more innovations are introduced into the armor, I think this will be another possibility for to delve into Rhodey ‘s character . Seriously, finding a bridge between the comic book story and what’s happening on the MCU screen is going to be very exciting.
– this is how the show (at the time) was described by Don in last year’s interview with BroBible .
We won’t have to wait until Armor Wars for Cheadle’s performance . Rhodey is set to appear on the upcoming series Secret Invasion opposite Samuel L. Jackson aka Nick Fury. Rumors have it that the character of Don will reveal himself as a representative of the Skrull race, which will prove to be a milestone in Rhodey’s development.
