War Machine Takes On New Role In Secret Invasion: Don Cheadle Spills The Beans

Don Cheadle, Who Portrays War Machine In The Mcu, Reveals His Role In Secret Invasion As The President’s Right-hand Man.

By Amitabh Mukherji
May 9,2023
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Don Cheadle, who portrays James “Rhodey” Rhodes a.k.a. War Machine in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, has revealed his role in the upcoming Disney+ series, Secret Invasion. This marks the first time he will be prominently featured since Avengers: Endgame. While he will continue his role in the upcoming Armor Wars movie, there are little to no plot details currently available about that project.

Rhodey As The President’s Right-Hand Man

Tony Stark and Rhodey
Tony Stark and Rhodey

Cheadle confirmed in an interview with Entertainment Weekly that his character, James Rhodes, will be the “righthand to the president” in Secret Invasion. In this role, Rhodey will identify and contain threats made to the president and work alongside the White House security administration. Cheadle also noted that Rhodey will be “on the other side” of Samuel L. Jackson’s Nick Fury in this series.

Espionage And Double-Crosses

War Machine
War Machine

Cheadle went on to describe Secret Invasion as a show that is much closer to a movie like “Bourne Identity” or a ’70s movie. It will focus on espionage and double-crosses rather than the “bells and whistles of big special effects.” This aligns with what Jackson teased in a previous interview with Vanity Fair, stating that Rhodey will be “a different kind of Rhodey – a political animal and not a guy who has a special suit.”

New Challenges For Rhodey

War Machine
War Machine

Assuming that Rhodey will be the actual character in Secret Invasion, fans will witness a new version of Rhodey. Due to the Skrull infiltration, Rhodey will have to provide protection for the United States Commander-In-Chief without the help of his trademark War Machine suit. This will force the character to come up with new ways to offer his protection – a challenge in and of itself.

Fans can witness the new version of Rhodey firsthand when Secret Invasion is released on the streaming platform on June 21.