Marvel reports Don Cheadle as War Machine in SECRET INVASION and the Skrulls are “building the numbers”

In 2020, Marvel announced it Don CheadleWar Machine would have titled his series Armor Wars. It was explained at the time when the series would focus on what happens when Stark’s advanced technology falls into the wrong hands.

This weekend at Comic-Con, Marvel made several big announcements regarding the next two phases of The Multiverse Saga, and Armor Wars was not mentioned. Maybe it’s one of the unannounced shows in Phase 6. But that doesn’t mean we won’t see Don Cheadle as Jim Rhodes aka War Machine! He is ready to appear Secret invasion!

Marvel showed an exclusive trailer for Secret Wars during their big presentation and we got our first glimpse of Cheadle in the role. He joins a previously announced cast that includes Samuel L. Jackson, Ben Mendelsohn, Cobie Smulder, Emilia Clarke (game of Thrones), Kingsley Ben Adir (Peaky Blinders), Killian Scott (Love Hate), Carmen Ejogo (Fantastic beasts), Christopher McDonald (Dancers), And Olivia Colman (The crown).

In the footage we saw, Nick Fury returns to Earth and we learn that he avoided Maria Hill, who tried to contact him for help. Fury is pretty stressed out as the Skrulls are causing some big problems on Earth and Talos is trying to figure out what’s going on. In one scene, Rhodey is questioned about his security details. The trailer also features plenty of Marvel-style action with shape-shifting Skrull. Then there’s Talos, who wants to know what the Skrulls want from Nick Fury.

Speaking of the Skrulls in the series, Smulders shared with CB: “When we think of the world they are in, the Skrulls have been around since we saw them in Captain Marvel. They are building in numbers, are they good? They’re bad? We will find out in the show. But there are definitely a lot of them and so it turns into this. Can I trust you? Can’t I Trust You? And it’s really cool. It is certainly fraught with a lot of tension. “

Secret invasion will be released on Disney + in the spring of 2023 as part of Marvel’s Phase 5 plan.