War Machine is what Tony Stark’s buddy James “Rhodey” Rhodes calls himself whenever he puts on one of Tony’s Iron Man suits, weaponizes it, and paints it black and he now may be getting his own Movie. Pajiba reports that Hollywood is interested in letting him do it on his own and that there’s a pitch out to writers, which means they have an idea and they’re looking for someone to write the War Machine script. It’s far too early in the process for any respectable studio employee to confirm something like this rumor. The last official word on the subject came from Don Cheadle who, before Iron Man 2 was released, said that he didn’t think it was even a possibility. Rhodes hardly seems like the kind of personality that could fill up an entire film. Iron Man 2 did well, but it didn’t exactly break any box office records. Giving War Machine his own movie seems risky. Disney recently bought the distribution rights for the entire Iron Man universe from Paramount so a new direction for the franchise is very possible.
