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Cheadle says Rhodey will be “At a very different place in a way that is something that I can’t talk about,” while speaking to Phase Zero host Brandon Davis for ComicBook.com at the D23 Expo, “but it’s going to very surprising to a lot of people. And the great thing is there’s just going to be so much opportunity to learn a lot about him and for him to learn about himself and for us, hopefully, to really be able to get behind what makes him tick.”
Having taken over the War Machine role in the MCU Phase 1 movie Iron Man 2, Cheadle as Rhodey is now an elder statesman of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, with Tony’s death being one example of the original stars passing the torch to a new generation. Cheadle tells ComicBook.com that’s part of the joy of being part of the shared cinematic universe.
“I think that’s what’s the fun of it, how expansive it can be,” he says. “We don’t lose the old character, but we bring in new characters, then we get to bring the newer and older characters together and that creates its own sort of thing. So that’s the most fun of being in these shows, the opportunity to cross-pollenate each other’s projects and find ways that these relationships continue to work and conflicts that we continue to cook up, and I think they do a great job of it, always making it interesting, exciting, and things you can’t really anticipate.”
Also returning for Armor Wars is Walton Goggins, reprising his role from Ant-Man and the Wasp. Armor Wars is a six-episode Marvel Studios series. Production on Armor Wars begins in Atlanta in early 2023.
