Originally Posted by
sonic_discord
I'm a bit torn on this, but overall, I feel like it's a positive sign. I've been excited for Armor Wars and this decision to change the format from TV series to film likely means a few things:
1. The most obvious difference – it'll be considerably shorter. Maybe that's a good thing if they don't have a LOT of story to tell. Some of the Disney+ shows have felt a little stretched out at times, like they could have been trimmed down.
2. The budget is likely to be much higher and won't be spread out over the course of 6 episodes, so the CGI should be higher quality, which will be important since it'll feature lots of CGI Iron Man-esque suits.
3. I like to think that this is a sign that the Disney top brass is impressed enough with the script and/or story concepts that they felt it deserved to be "upgraded" to a theatrically released movie.
4. Perhaps the elevated exposure and increased budget that goes along with a theatrical release will allow them to bring in more high-profile characters (i.e., more expensive actors) from the MCU (maybe Vision? Happy? Pepper? Robert Downey Jr. in pre-recorded videos or as AI?). Ever since Armor Wars was announced, I've been really hoping that Sam Rockwell's Justin Hammer would make a return. I loved him in Iron Man 2 and this is the perfect excuse to bring back that character. It just makes too much sense not to!