Marvel Hires Directors For It's Upcoming IRONHEART Disney+ Series

Marvel Studios has hired Sam Bailey (You’re So Talented, Brown Girls) and Angela Barnes (Mythic Quest, Blindspotting, Atlanta) to direct the upcoming Disney+ series Ironheart. This is a project that fans seem very curious about.

The series stars Dominique Thorne as Riri Williams, a 15-year old engineering genius and the creator of the most advanced suit of armor since Iron Man. In the comics, Williams attends the Massachusetts Institute of Technology where she develops her own Iron-Man armor suit. This catches the eye of Tony Stark, who supports her efforts and helps her grow.

There are major story elements in Riri’s origin story that will have to change as Tony Stark is dead in the MCU. It’ll be interesting to see what direction the story will go and who will end up being her mentor.

The series also stars Anthony Ramos, and while there’s no info on who he’s playing in the series, his role “will be similar to how Jonathan Majors was introduced as Kang the Conquer in Loki, where he is expected to not only have a big role in this series but in future Marvel projects as well.” This Is Us star Lyric Ross also stars in the series as Riri’s best friend.

Ryan Coogler’s production company, Proximity, has come on as producers. Marvel Studios previously hired screenwriter Chinaka Hodge to serve as the head writer on the series and Williams is expected to make her big debut in the MCU in the upcoming Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.

I’ve got high hopes for this series and how this character is going to be portrayed. After all, Riri Williams will pretty much be filling in the void left by Iron Man in the MCU.