Filming for Ironheart is underway in Atlanta, Georgia, and Just Jared has posted some photos from the set that reveal two important details.
First of all, we can see Anthony Ramos as Parker Robbins aka Hood , as was rumored a month ago . The New York actor’s costume is very faithful to that of comics, with a red cape and hood. In addition, the shots portray Dominique Thorne in the role of Riri Williams , with the suit for motion capture and some elements of the armor. The latter is then visible in full: probably it is the Mark II , since the Mark I will debut in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever .
Created by Brian K. Vaughan , Kyle Hotz and Eric Powell in The Hood no. 1 (July 2002), Robbins is a petty criminal who kills a Nisanti demon when he breaks into a shed to steal something. With nothing more than preparations for a magical ritual, Parker steals the hood and boots of the demon, which he discovers to be endowed with powers: the boots allow you to levitate, while the cape makes the wearer invisible as long as he holds the breath. Hood then becomes the head of a powerful crime syndicate, challenges Kingpin , and collaborates with Norman Osborn. The cape, however, is mystically linked to Dormammu .
As we know, Riri will build the most advanced armor in the Marvel Cinematic Universe since Tony Stark , using reverse engineering. Her presence in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever suggests that in the MCU – contrary to the comics – the heroine will be Wakandian, but there are no confirmations in this regard. The series is expected to be released on Disney + in 2023. It will consist of six episodes and will be part of Phase 5.
You can see the photos below.
The photos from the set
Anthony ramos as the hood and Dominique Thorne as Ironheart on set of #IronHeart pic.twitter.com/AOVrkCu9HV
— MARVEL NEWS AND THEORIES (@MCUTheories1) August 8, 2022
First look at Riri pre Ironheart suit and The Hood! Such an interesting choice of villain for Riri. Looking forward to seeing the final product! pic.twitter.com/hHIdQCIugn
— Executive Producer of the 90 Day Fiance Universe (@UpToTASK) August 8, 2022
The first images from Marvel’s #IronHeart set are here!https://t.co/trzm1cX6Qv
— JustJared.com (@JustJared) August 8, 2022
The cast
The cast includes Dominique Thorne , Anthony Ramos , Lyric Ross , Harper Anthony , Manny Montana and Alden Ehrenreich .
Riri Williams
Riri Williams ‘ character debuted in 2016 on Invincible Iron Man , created by Brian Michael Bendis (story) and Mike Deodato (art). In the comics, Riri is a 15-year-old African-American girl who builds her own version of the armor in her room at MIT (the Massachusetts Institute of Technology), using reverse engineering on an old Stark armor . The armor was designed by Stefano Caselli .
The headwriter
The headwriter is Chinaka Hodge , who has worked on Snowpiercer and Amazing Stories , but has also been celebrated in her homeland for her poetry collections and her activity as a writer on many major publications.
The directors
Sam Bailey is co-creator of Brown Girls and creator of You’re So Talented ; Additionally, she served as a producer and director on the final season of Dear White People , and directed both the East of LaBrea miniseries and four episodes of Grown-ish . Angela Barnes is also a very experienced television director, having directed several episodes of Gillian in Georgia (which she created), Day by Day, Ambitions, Mythic Quest: Raven’s Banquet, Blindspotting, Atlanta and other TV series.
Production
Ryan Coogler ‘s involvement with his Proximity is also confirmed : the director of Black Panther plays the role of executive producer, together with Zinzi Coogler , Sev Ohanian , head writer Chinaka Hodge and of course Kevin Feige . For Marvel Studios there are also Louis D’Esposito , Victoria Alonso , Brad Winderbaum and Zoie Nagelhout .