‘Armor Wars’ Series Will Now Be a Movie

Okay perhaps Armor Wars was a little too bold. How about only one armor warfare as an alternative?

The title will most likely stay Armor Wars — that was the identify of the Iron Man comics storyline that the idea relies on — however what was initially conceived as a TV collection for Disney+ is now being reworked as a film.

The Hollywood Reporter says Marvel is prepping Armor Wars as a characteristic as an alternative of the six-episode present it had beforehand been pitched and introduced as. They write…

Marvel had been eyeing a 2023 begin of manufacturing on the collection, however the few individuals who have been gearing up for that have been notified Thursday of the change of path. No administrators had been formally hooked up and it’s unclear when an Armor Wars characteristic would pop on Marvel’s timeline of its phases of flicks and Disney+ collection.

They additionally don’t specify whether or not this Armor Wars film can be meant for theaters, or whether or not it will nonetheless go straight to Disney+. While Marvel hasn’t made Disney+ films but, they’re starting to experiment with “specials”; by the tip of the yr they’re releasing the horror-themed Werewolf By Night and the Christmas-y Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special.

The authentic “Armor Wars” comics adopted Tony Stark as he makes an attempt retrieve his know-how after it’s stolen and offered to a number of super-villains. The TV model will star Don Cheadle because the late Stark’s finest good friend, James Rhodes, presumably doing a lot the identical for his buddy’s armor after it one way or the other falls into the incorrect palms. Marvel’s Kevin Feige lately stated that the present (now movie) would spin out of the occasions of the upcoming Disney+ collection Secret Invasion, which will even characteristic an look from Cheadle.

The Armor Wars collection didn’t have an official launch date, so it’s not clear when this new movie will debut both.