Don Cheadle on Space Jam 2 and His Marvel Disney+ Series Armor Wars

With director Malcolm D. Lee’s Space Jam: A New Legacy opening in theaters this Friday and also streaming on HBO Max, I recently spoke with Don Cheadle about being part of the Space Jam sequel. During the fun interview, Cheadle talked about what people would be surprised to learn about the making of Space Jam 2, what he did with the sneakers Lebron James gave him, how a lot of people wanted to visit him while they were filming, his Hot Toys/Sideshow Collectibles War Machine figure, and more. In addition, last December Marvel announced the Disney series Armor Wars which would see the return of Don Cheadle as James Rhodes, aka Rhodey, aka War Machine. At the time, Marvel said it would be a classic Marvel story about Tony Stark’s worst fear coming true: what happens when his tech falls into the wrong hands? Towards the end of the interview I asked Cheadle about the status of the series. He said: “All I know is that we’re going to go into the room in a couple of weeks and actually start trying