Anthony Ramos, who starred as Usnavi de la Vega in 2021's In the Heights, will join Disney+'s upcoming Ironheart series.
According to Deadline, Ramos will play a key role in Ironheart. While just who he'll play isn't known at this time, Ramos is expected to return in future Marvel Cinematic Universe projects after Ironheart, with the outlet comparing his role to that of Kang the Conqueror in 2021's Loki. Marvel Studios declined to comment on Ramos' casting to Deadline.
Ramos first came to prominence for his roles as John Laurens and Philip Hamilton in the Hamilton broadway musical. Since then, he's played roles in 2018's A Star Is Born and In the Heights. In 2021, Ramos was cast in a lead role in Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, which is slated to release in 2022. Over the course his career, Ramos has been nominated for a number of awards, including a Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for Hamilton.
Announced in 2020, Ironheart will follow the titular superhero, also known as Riri Williams. Little is known about the project's plot at this time. However, Dominique Thorne, who plays Williams, will first appear in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. Directed by Ryan Coogler, that film is slated to release on Nov. 11, 2022.
Ironheart is one of many upcoming Disney+ MCU projects. In 2021, Marvel Studios released several series on the platform, including WandaVision, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier and Loki. The series have, generally, been well-received. The next MCU project slated for Disney+ is Moon Knight. Releasing March 30, Moon Knight stars Oscar Isaac as the titular hero.
Created by Brian Michael Bendis, Mike Deodato, Eve Ewing and Kevin Libranda, Williams first appeared in 2016's Invincible Iron Man #7. A 15-year-old engineering student, Williams creates her own version of Iron Man's armor. When Tony Stark/Iron Man is incapacitated following the events of Civil War II, Williams steps up and takes the Avenger's place for a short-time. In the comics, she's a member of the Champions, a team of teenage superheroes that also includes, among others, Kamala Khan/Ms. Marvel, Miles Morales/Spider-Man and Amadeus Cho/Hulk/Brawn.
Created by Chinaka Hodge, Ironheart does not have a release date at this time. However, the series is expected to run for six episodes.
Source: Deadline