According to the latest reports, Marvel’sArmor Warsfilming start date has been revealed. Back in October last year, it was first reported thatArmor Warswas set to begin production sometime in May 2022, but now that doesn’t seem likely. One of these latest reports comes directly fromLizzie HillofMy Cosmic Circus, who stated that filming should begin in October 2022.Don Cheadle’sJames Rhodes was last seen inThe Falcon and the Winter Soldier. Although there was no War Machine cameo in the limited series, it was clear, however, that his brief appearance was setting the groundwork forArmor Wars.
During a recent interview about the upcomingDisney+series, Don Cheadle himself revealed that there isn’t really a lot to share aboutArmor Warsfor the time being. While conducting the interview withACE Comic-Con, Don Cheadle shed a little light on how the upcoming series will explore James Rhodes on Disney+. The series star opened up about howArmor Warswill have the character “discover who he is” and “some stuff about his past.” He also teased that some of the most exciting upcoming adventures for Rhodey were initially hinted at duringAvengers: Endgame.
“I think the most exciting part is yet to come. I think we don’t have a super-strong idea of who he is, really. Outside of that bubble ofThe Avengers. Outside of his friendship with Tony,” the actor explained. “Now, he’s going to be untethered from all of that. So, it’s an opportunity to discover who he is, that we have not had before with concentrated time and focus on Rhodey, and Rhodey’s journey. Hopefully, some stuff about his past. Teeing up some things about his potential future. Who knows how long this Marvel thing goes. It seems kinda unending.”
“The most exciting things are still to come, and those things were hinted at in Endgame,” he continued. “Where this character might go? What might be in the offing for him? It’s very early in the process for Armor Wars. We just hired my boy Yassir [Lester], which I am very excited about. He wrote onBlack Monday. Became friends with him, really close with him. Great guy, a lot of great ideas. Honestly, we’re still trying to crack the spine of what it’s going to be and chop it up. I couldn’t give you the answers if you wanted them, because we’re in the ‘clay mode’ right now.”
Inside the Armor Wars Comic Series
Previously, the War Machine actor had to giveAP Entertainmentan update as well, “It’s going to be interesting. We are just talking about what that show is going to be,” Cheadle mused. “We probably will start filming sometime next year and are just cracking the story right now. Deciding what that journey [is] going to look like, what the iteration of this is going to be. Obviously, if people knowArmor Wars[from the comics] they know what the series is about. But it’s also figuring out how to establish and dig really deep into who Rhodey is because we haven’t really seen a lot of that in the movies.”
Armor Warsis a seven-issueIron Manarc written by David Michelinie and Bob Layton. Art for the comic book event was developed by Mark D. Bright and Barry Windsor-Smith, and was published by Marvel Comics. TheIron Manstory arc first appeared in Iron Man #225-#232. The official synopsis forArmor Warsreads as, a storyline that played out in the pages ofIron Manbetween 1987 and 1988. It revolved around Tony Stark’s concerns about how his armor was being used by other people in the Marvel Universe. Stark reached a surprising realization when he found out that his designs were being employed by his enemies.
