Marvel’s Armor Wars is a movie now, but the release date’s a question

Marvel Studios’ previously announced Disney Plus series Armor Wars has officially grown too big for its metallic britches: Marvel confirmed Thursday that the project has been upgraded to a “theatrical release,” or what the viewers might call a movie. Armor Wars Mark II currently does not have a release date on Disney and Marvel’s extremely packed theatrical calendar.

Armor Wars stars Don Cheadle as James “Rhodey” Rhodes, aka War Machine, and adapts a Marvel Comics plotline that finds Tony Stark’s armor tech falling into various wrong hands. The switch from series to feature is a win for Cheadle, who has diligently played a supporting role in the Marvel Cinematic Universe across various films and series, and will now get the spotlight on Marvel’s biggest stage.

The Marvel announcement, which incredulously cites a report from The Hollywood Reporter, despite it being the source, says that while developing the Disney Plus series, The Creative Team decided to make the story about Marvel. Armor WarsIt made more sense to project the movie on the big screen for two or three hours, than to cut it into six parts and drop weekly on Disney Plus. Yassir Lester, who serves as both an actor and writer on Cheadle’s comedy series Black MondayAs the head writer for the series’ version of Armor WarsAccording to reports, he will also write the feature.

Though this year’s San Diego Comic-Con and D23 saw a deluge of updates for the Marvel universe, the aftermath has seen its fair share of shake-ups and surprises. Ryan Reynolds earlier this week announced Hugh Jackman’s joining. Deadpool 3The film is expected to arrive September 2024. In the same breath: BladeDirector Bassam Tariq suddenly resigned from the film just weeks before Mahershala Al-led production began. This is despite the fact that two years have passed since its development. Armor WarsIt is expected that the Disney Plus planned series will be made into a movie. As Marvel president Kevin Feige and his expansive creative team attempts to chart the next 10 years of the mega-franchise, it’s clear that for all the forward thinking, the business of it all could change the MCU’s path at a moment’s notice.

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