Marvel’s ‘Armor Wars’ Being Reworked as Movie Instead of Disney+ Series

First, the bad news: Marvel has reportedly pulled the plug on its much-anticipated Armor Wars series. The good news? It’s being reworked into a feature film.

The project was originally planned as a Disney+ original starring Don Cheadle as Colonel James “Rhodey” Rhodes, a.k.a. War Machine. The actor and Marvel chief creative officer Kevin Feige teased the show during this month’s D23 Expo, where they revealed its official logo. Though they kept details to a minimum, the Oscar nominee and the Marvel Cinematic Universe mastermind confirmed Armor Wars would be a six-episode series that followed the events of the forthcoming Secret Invasion.

Now sources tell the Hollywood Reporter that Marvel has scrapped the TV show in favor of a full-length movie. The magazine writes that “the studio was committed in getting the story told the right way and in that process realized that a feature was better suited for the project,” insiders said, adding that it’ll get a theatrical release. 

Cheadle spoke about Armor Wars during a recent interview with ComicBook, saying it would showcase a new side of Rhodey. “It’s going to be very surprising to a lot of people,” said the 57-year-old, who debuted in the role in 2010’s Iron Man 2. “And the great thing is that there’s just going to be so much opportunity for him to learn a lot about himself and for us, hopefully, to be able to really get behind what makes him tick.”