War Machine

In January 2011, Don Cheadle confirmed that a War Machine film was in development. Joe Robert Cole was hired to write the film.

Plot

A lot is known of the plot, except it involved Rhodey going rogue and becoming a fugitive in order to complete a forbidden and politically-volatile mission that he viewed as morally right.vio

Cast

• Don Cheadle as James Rhodes/War Machine

Why It Was Cancelled

• The movie was put on hold since it's plot conflicted with the plans for Rhodey in Iron Man 3.

Results

• The film was cancelled.
• The head script writer, Robert Cole, went on to co-write Black Panther with Ryan Coogler.
• War Machine would go on to appear in other films in The Marvel Cinematic Universe.
• On December 10, 2020 it was confirmed during Disney's Investor Day that War Machine would be the protagonist of a TV series named Marvel Studios' Armor Wars.
  • However, on September 29, 2022, it was announced that Armor Wars would be retooled from a series to a movie, since the story fits that format better.