Cheadle Talks Iron Man, Says War Machine Spin-off is in Development

In a recent interview with MTV, Don Cheadle revealed what the future holds for Lt. Col. James 'Rhodey' Rhodes, explaining that his character won't be appearing in The Avengers, but that a script is being developed for a standalone War Machine film.

Cheadle explained: "They're developing it now, they're working on that. I think they've hired a writer, so we'll see how it goes. It would be a lot of fun."

When asked if his character would appear in The Avengers, Cheadle said: "I don't think he shows up. I think he's kind of a lone wolf."

After the jump, you can see the full interview (where he is also asked his thoughts on Jon Favreau not returning to direct Iron Man 3) ...

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Jon Favreau NOT Directing 'Iron Man 3'

In sad, but not surprising news, today Deadline confirmed director Jon Favreau will NOT be returning to direct Iron Man 3.  According to the report, Favreau, who just wrapped on Cowboys & Aliens and is ready to start work on Disney's Magic Kingdom, was seeking a higher salary for the third installment than Marvel wanted to dish out. Combine that to the creative control issues he had with the studio on Iron Man 2 and voila, directoro disappearo!

Hit the jump for more and what this means for the franchise.

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Jon Favreau Says Marvel Wants 'Iron Man 3' as Sequel to 'The Avengers'

It's no surprise to see a director doing press for his/her upcoming summer blockbuster, but Universal has allowed writers extended access to director Jon Favreau as he works on post-production for next summer's Cowboys & Aliens.  It's also no surprise that in addition to questions on Cowboys & Aliens, Favs has been fielding a lot inquiries on the Iron Man franchise and Marvel's plans for the future.

While everyone and their mother knows Marvel is building toward the 2012 release of The Avengers, very little is known about the superhero films' fates after the epic team-up.  In an interview with MTV, the Iron Man director let out what he knew about the studio's plan and it all points to Iron Man 3.

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Disney on Track for 'Avengers' and 'Iron Man 3'

With the recent news confirming Disney's purchase of the distribution and marketing rights to Iron Man 3 and The Avengers, there was still some speculation over whether or not the movie would make the release date previously announced by Marvel and Paramount Pictures.

The answer, announced today, is yes. Fans can rest assured that The Avengers will still be released on May 4th of 2012. Audiences can also expect to see Iron Man 3 on May 3rd of 2013. 

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Disney to Distribute 'Iron Man 3', Sets Release Date

Back in August of last year, the deal heard 'round the comic world occurred when The Walt Disney Company paid $4 billion to acquire Marvel Comics.  That deal brought all things Marvel, including its newly created Marvel Studio arm, to the Magic Kingdom.

The details of the acquisition didn't shake up any plans for upcoming Marvel releases as all character rights at other studios would remain in place and Paramount would still have distribution rights to the films leading up to and including the planned Avengers film.  Well a few details in the deal are changing today as Disney plans to spend an addition $115 million to snag the worldwide distribution rights of The Avengers and the future third installment of the Iron Man franchise away from Paramount.

Minutes after that announcement, more news from Disney came through the wire that they had already set a release date for Iron Man 3:  May 3, 2013.  And the Marvel train keeps a rollin'.

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