It ’s been a long clip sinceMarvel Cinematic Universefans have seen the veridical James “ Rhodey ” Rhodes ( Don Cheadle ) . Last year , Marvel Studios revealed in its poorly take in miniseriesSecret Invasionthat a shape - shifting Skrull named Raava had been on the Q.T. pose as Rhodey for an indefinite amount of time . It was laterconfirmedbySecret Invasiondirector Ali Selim that Rhodey was earlier snatch by Raava and her fellow Skrulls shortly after he experience his spinal harm in 2016’sCaptain America : Civil War .
This twist prove to be exceedingly divisive among MCU fans . Many found it disconcerting to discover that — among other things — it is n’t really Rhodey who is shown mourning the death of his skillful admirer , Tony Stark , at the end of 2019’sAvengers : Endgame . Don Cheadle , however , does n’t seem to mind the twist … so long as Marvel Studios in reality comply through on its original plan for Rhodey .
The actor revealed as much in an audience withTV Line . When ask about his chemical reaction to theSecret Invasionstoryline , Cheadle revealed : “ It was n’t ademand . It was arequest . ‘ What do you suppose about playing this ? ’ And it was to set up hooey in the following affair . ” The “ matter ” Cheadle mentions is , as in - the - know Marvel rooter may have already been able to reckon , Armor Wars .
Armor Wars , which is set to star Cheadle in a principal capacity , was originally meant to be one of Marvel ’s many Disney+ original serial publication . The studio abandon that architectural plan in 2022 , though , when it was announced thatArmor Warswas beingredeveloped as a feature film . Very few update about the project have hail to light since that announcement was made two years ago , and it vocalise like Cheadle is just as in the dark right now as fans .
When he was asked by television set Line aboutArmor Wars ‘ position , he responded : “ you could find out and letmeknow . ” In reply to a follow - up question , Cheadle added , “ I ’m not trusted where anything is right now . I think things are going through a bunch of modification , and we ’ll see what happen . ” When the outlet then observed that it would be “ sad ” if the last time viewer ever get to spend meaningful screen time with Rhodey was when he was being impersonated by a Skrull , Cheadle jokingly mention , “ Yeah , no s**t . ”
While he is n’t indisputable what will take place withArmor Wars , Cheadle does seem surefooted about the impact it could have on the way both he and viewers seeSecret Invasion‘s Rhodey twist . “ If the follow thinghappens , and all those things were set up up , then that ’s one matter , ” he noted . “ If , as you said , itdoesn’t , then we can spill about how I feel about it after ! ”
hush-hush Invasionis streaming now on Disney+ .
