Deadline is exclusively reporting that Alden Ehrenreich is the latest name to join the cast for the upcoming Disney +/Marvel series Ironheart.

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First appearing in Marvel Comics in 2015, Riri Williams is a teenage genius who builds her own version of the Iron Man suit and takes on the name of Ironheart, before taking over Tony Stark as Iron Man for a period of time. The character was created by writer Brian Michael Bendis and artist Mike Deodato.

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While the report doesn’t state what role Alden Ehrenreich (whose recent credits include Brave New World and Solo: A Star Wars Story) will be playing in the series, but it does report that it will be a key role.

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Chinaka Hodge is head writer of the series, with Sam Bailey and Angela Barnes directing the episodes. Hodge will also serve as an executive producer alongside Ryan Coogler, Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian, Kevin Feige, Louis D’Esposito, Victoria Alonso, Brad Winderbaum and Zoie Nagelhout.

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Alden Ehrenreich will join a cast that includes Dominique Thorne, Anthony Ramos, Lyric Ross and Manny Montana.

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