The fourth episode of Secret Invasion confirmed one of the show’s most popular fan theories. It was a pretty big reveal and in a recent interview with Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige, he offered up some additional details on the reveal and what it means for the MCU.

If you haven’t watched the latest episode of Secret Invasion yet, you might want to skip this because we get into some spoiler territory.

It was revealed that James ‘Rhodey’ Rhodes (Don Cheadle) has secretly been a Skrull, and according to Feige, he’s been a Skrull for quite some time in the MCU. During a recent interview with Marvel, Feige said:

“We like the idea of fans going back and watching some of the other appearances of Rhodey and realizing that that wasn’t him.”

Feige went on to say that viewers will soon “understand exactly how long he’s been a Skrull.” He then added:

“It was very early days when we pitched this concept to Don, and he very much was into it and into being able to play with different sides of Rhodey that we haven’t seen before.”

As for Rhodey’s Skrull arc in the story, Feige explained:

“We needed to have a character that one would not expect to be a Skrull. Don was on board for this reveal of playing and revealing another side of Rhodey and revealing that, yeah, Rhodey has been a Skrull.”

This was a fun reveal even though it was completely expected. As soon as Rhodey lashed out at Fury and fired him, I knew that he was a Skrull, and I think most fans knew it as well. It’s going to be really interesting to see how they continue to play with this as Rhodey is a trusted envoy and advisor to President Ritson.

I’m also really curious to learn how long Rhodey has actually been a Skrull! It had to have been after Avengers: Endgame, though… right?