Armor Wars was supposed to be a Disney series, but now Marvel has suddenly - and surprisingly - bumped it up to a movie. Why?
So, let's start this piece with confirmed news: The Hollywood Reporter revealed that Marvel has decided to turn Armor Wars into a movie, rather than a series for Disney. Now, call me a tin-hat man, but am I crazy to think that this might somehow be related to Robert Downey Jr returning as Iron Man?
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Armor Wars TV Series Turned Into Movie
The official reason given as to why Armor Wars will get a theatrical release is that Marvel simply wants to tell the story the right way. Apparently, a movie is that way, but if you ask me... that doesn't make any sense. If you're trying to tell a proper story, TV will always be the better medium: A season of 6 or more episodes gives you way more room for storytelling than any movie. So that leaves only two reasons as to why Marvel is doing this: There is not enough story for a TV series, or this project has too much potential for TV and is cinema-worthy.
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Robert Downey Jr: The Reason for Armor Wars Movie?
Now, given how much money goes into movies, I highly doubt that Marvel would turn Armor Wars into a film, if the story was an issue - there's too much at stake with the Marvel brand. That only leaves the latter as an explanation: Armor Wars would be wasted on TV. Now... why would that be? Could it be related to Robert Downey Jr's deleted tweet stating something along the lines of: "Wolverine coming back from the dead? Sounds like a good idea...", which he tweeted - and deleted - right after it was announced that Wolverine would be joining the MCU. Now, with the price-tag that Robert Downey Jr demands - and the money he generates - he simply would be wasted on TV, so... call me crazy, but I think I'm onto something, and when Iron Man and Robert Downey Jr do return to the MCU... well, you heard it here first.