Marvel’s Secret Invasion Will Lead Into Armor Wars

Published Sep 10, 2022

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The events of Marvel's Armor Wars series will be directly linked to another major Phase 5 TV adaptation.As reported byThe Hollywood Reporter's Borys Kit on Twitter, Marvel Studios President and Chief Creative Officer Kevin Feige revealed during the D23 Expo panel event that "Secret Invasion will roll intoArmor Wars." It was also confirmed that the Disney+ series, which will star Don Cheadle as James "Rhodey" Rhodes, will consist of six parts and will start filming in 2023. However, an exact filming start date has not been revealed.RELATED:Disney+'s Armor Wars Could Be the Ideal Place to Introduce an X-Men Mainstay

Aside from Cheadle as Colonel James Rhodes/War Machine, who briefly cameoed in Disney+'sThe Falcon and the Winter Soldier and was featured inD23'sSecret Invasion teaser, Marvel confirmed thatArmor Wars will bring back Walter Goggins asAnt-Man & The Wasp arms dealer Sonny Burch.A revised series logo was also revealed at D23, with the "o" inArmor Wars glowing bright blue to resemble Tony Stark's arc reactor. The show borrows its title from a 1987-1988 comic arc of the same name where Stark, after learning that his suits' designs have been sold to known Marvel supervillains, takes extreme measures to retrieve them or ensure they aren't used for the sake of villainy.

Don Cheadle Stars in Armor Wars

Secret Invasion, inspired by the 2008 Marvel event comic, will follow Nick Fury as he and Skrull ally Talos attempt to thwart and expose a Skrull invasion of Earth. Alongside Cheadle and a returning Cobie Smulders as Maria Hill,Secret Invasion's trailer teased the arrival of new characters played by Emilia Clarke, Olivia Coleman and Kingsley Ben-Adir. Prior to the trailer's release,

a full-bodied costume design for Fury's undercover look was revealed via a newSecret Invasion-themed Funko collectible, which will be available to purchase at New York Comic Con in October.

AlongsideSecret Invasion, D23 unveiled a surprise trailer for the black and white horror-themed Marvel specialWerewolf By Night, which will drop on Disney+ on Oct. 7. In addition to starring Gael García Bernal and Laura Donnelly as Jack Russell and Elsa Bloodstone, the trailer featured a brief glimpse of the anti-heroswamp monster Man-Thing. D23 also showcased upcoming Phase 5 films likeAnt-Man & The Wasp: Quantumania andThe Marvels, as well as theEcho miniseries, spun off from last year'sHawkeye, though no official trailers were provided to the public. Additionally, Marvel confirmed the lineup forPhase 5's Thunderbolts team, which will pair Bucky Barnes withThe Falcon & The Winter Soldier's U.S. Agent,Ant-Man & The Wasp's Ghost andBlack Widow'sYelena Belova, Red Guardian and Taskmaster.