War Machine actor Don Cheadle has revealed at D23 Expo that his contract with Marvel Studios has expired.
Don Cheadle has been part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe since the 2010s iron man 2, where he replaced Terrence Howard as War Machine. Cheadle has gone on to appear in several Marvel projects since and will finally be headlining his own project with the Armor Wars series for Disney Plus.
Before Armor WarsDon Cheadle will appear in Secret Invasion. Marvel Studios was once known for signing his talent to massive deals with numerous movie appearances, but Kevin Feige has revealed they’ve been walking away from that lately. Oscar Isaac, for example, doesn’t have much with Marvel Studios, so his contract ended after a season of moon knight.
Are the days of War Machine numbered?
Marvel also doesn’t seem to be stepping down from stars who have been in the MCU for a while. While Don Cheadle has two big Marvel shows coming up, the actor revealed to Variety that he is no longer contractually obligated to appear as War Machine in the MCU:
“I’m done with my contract years in the MCU. If something seems fun and I’m introduced to it, it’s like, ‘Yeah, let’s go.’
Here is the synopsis of Secret Invasion:
“Secret Invasion” is a new series announced on Disney+ that stars Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury and Ben Mendelsohn as Skrull Talos, characters who first met in “Captain Marvel. “. The crossover series of events features a faction of shape-shifting Skrulls who have been infiltrating Earth for years.
The series is created by Kyle Bradstreet and stars Samuel L. Jackson, Ben Mendelsohn, Cobie Smulders, Martin Freeman, Don Cheadle, Kingsley Ben-Adir, Olivia Colman, Emilia Clarke, Killian Scott, Christopher McDonald and Carmen Ejogo.
Secret Invasion is slated to premiere on Disney Plus in Spring 2023. Stay tuned for all the latest news on Don Cheadle’s future as War Machine in the MCU, and subscribe to the Heroic Hollywood YouTube channel for more. more original video content.
Source: Variety
