Anthony Ramos has joined the upcoming Marvel series Ironheart at Disney Plus, Variety has confirmed with sources.
Ramos joins previously announced series lead Dominique Thorne, who will star as Marvel character Riri Williams, a genius inventor and the creator of the most advanced suit of armor since Iron Man. Details on Ramos’ role are being kept under wraps.Ramos was most recently seen in the film adaptation of “In the Heights,” based on the stage musical by Lin-Manuel Miranda. The film bowed in theaters in June 2021.
Williams was first introduced in the Marvel comics in 2016, the creation of writer Brian Michael Bendis and artist Mike Deodato. In the comics, she is a 15-year-old MIT student who reverse engineers Iron Man’s armor in order to create armor of her own. Iron Man, a.k.a. Tony Stark, eventually took notice and gave her his encouragement to pursue the life of a superhero.
“Ironheart” is one of several upcoming Marvel shows at Disney Plus. Others include “Secret Invasion,” “Ms. Marvel,” “She-Hulk,” and “Echo.” The latter of which is a spinoff of “Hawkeye,” which