Rumors are flying that Don Cheadle is returning in his War Machine suit for Avengers: Age of Ultron. Cheadle’s character, James Rhodes, was last seen in Iron Man 3 which came to theaters this past May.
According to MTV, similar rumors surfaced that Cheadle would be in the first Avengers movie and unfortunately we never got to see that.
The Avengers sequel focuses on the creation and rise of Ultron, an android. Hank Pym is the original creater of Ultron in the Marve comics but Joss Whedon has confirmed that will not be the case for the film. Rumors are Tony Stark, played by Robert Downey Jr., will be the creator.
If that’s true, than an appearance from Stark’s good friend makes perfect sense. If rumors of Cheadle’s involvement are true official confirmation should be expected in the new few weeks.
According to HitFix, it has already been confirmed that Cheadle has the role and War Machine will be playing a part in the new Avengers, but no source for the news has been disclosed so we’ll have to assume it’s still a rumor for now.
The Avengers: Age of Ultron hits theaters on May 1, 2015.
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