Marvel's 'Armor Wars' Series Is Now Being Developed as a Movie Instead

Marvel is making some big changes.

The studio is taking their Armor Wars project and turning it from a television show to a movie, THR reported Thursday (September 29).

The Disney+ series was set to star Don Cheadle as Colonel James “Rhodey” Rhodes, AKA War Machine.

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He remains onboard to star in the feature film.

According to the report, 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,” via sources.

Yassir Lester, who was writing the series, will remain to write the movie.

Marvel had set a 2023 start of production on the series. No directors were attached yet, and it is unclear where the Armor Wars movie fits in the Marvel phase timeline.

At D23 Expo, it was being described as a six-episode event series. It was first announced in late 2020.

The title comes from a storyline from the Iron Man comics in 1987 and 1988, following the highly advanced technology of Iron Man falling into the wrong hands. The live-action series was seen as a way to showcase multiple types of armor.

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