AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR Reveals A Cut War Machine Sequence With A Very Different Role For The Hero

Marvel Studios concept artist Phil Saunders has shared a War Machine sequence that was cut from Avengers: Infinity War fairly early on, and it would have given Rhodey a very different role in proceedings.

By JoshWilding - Sep 08, 2022 07:09 AM EST

Filed Under: Avengers: Infinity War

Avengers: Infinity War was an epic movie, and one that had no other choice than to leave a lot of ideas on the cutting room floor. Among them was Bruce Banner Hulking out before smashing out of Tony Stark's Hulkbuster armour, while there had also once been plans for Doctor Strange to don Iron Man's suit.

This latest scene revealed not to have made it into the movie never got past the concept art stage, but it would have been a fun one to watch play out on screen.

As concept artist Phil Saunders explains, "[James Rhodes] is fighting the battle of Edinburgh remotely, with his [Tony Stark] designed leg braces locked into a holographic control system for [War Machine] mk4. [Bruce Banner] would have been piloting [Hulkbuster] in the battle against Proxima Midnight and Corvus Glaive."

"Sadly, the sequence was cut early on," the artist adds. "Still, it was fun to problem solve how to depict the overlap of the real and holographic action going on!"

Seeing as we saw nothing like this in Avengers: Infinity War (Hulkbuster was nowhere near that Edinburgh fight, for example), it must have been cut very early on in the writing process. Ultimately, War Machine would only factor into the movie's final battle where he teamed up with Captain America's Secret Avengers to defend Wakanda.

Clearly, the idea was that Rhodey wouldn't have been fit enough to fly back into action following the events of Captain America: Civil War. Utilising his armour in this way would have been fun to see, though we understand why it might have been a tad overcomplicated to include in a movie that was already very busy.

Check out this newly revealed Avengers: Infinity War concept art below:

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9 Comments

bkmeijer1 - 9/8/2022, 7:04 AM

I think the idea is pretty cool, but I doubt it really would've been engaging to see in action. The gag worked in IM3, but only really because we didn't know until the last second.

Origame - 9/8/2022, 7:10 AM

Good call cutting it. That's a lot of effort for something that doesn't really add anything other than taking Rhodes off the battlefield.

KWilly - 9/8/2022, 7:16 AM

Rhodey: "Aight guys, I'm on my way."

TheWalkingCuban - 9/8/2022, 7:44 AM

@KWilly -

JonAwesome - 9/8/2022, 7:20 AM

I really like this idea. It shows lasting impact from Civil War and could be something great for Rhoads moving forward.

slickrickdesigns - 9/8/2022, 8:31 AM

It’s better that he was in the actual suit because him just remote controlling a suit doesn’t feel like he’s be in any actual danger. Plus it’s good to show that handy capable people don’t need to sit the sidelines while a battle is going on.

Blastaar - 9/8/2022, 8:43 AM

I think that they should've casted Cuba Gooding Jr. as Rhodey....Jamie Foxx would've been PERFECT but I'm sure he wouldn't have taken the role(especially if its a sidekick/shadow character).

Unscrupulous - 9/8/2022, 10:31 AM

@Blastaar - Foxx loves RDJ.

EarlChai - 9/8/2022, 9:29 AM

I’ve used leg braces that let you stand. They are exhausting and painful after a few hours. If we ever see Rhody relaxing at home some evening in Armor Wars, it’d be pretty sweet to see him using like a really snazzy Colours ultralight.

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