“Solo” star Alden Ehrenreich has been cast in Marvel Studios’ “Ironheart” series at Disney+ in a key role, according to an individual with knowledge of the project.
“Ironheart” stars Dominique Thorne as Riri Williams, a genius inventor who builds her own advanced suit of armor and follows in Iron Man’s footsteps. Thorne will first appear in this year’s “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.”
Ehrenreich joins a cast that includes “In the Heights” star Anthony Ramos and Lyric Ross.
In the comics, Williams is a Black teen prodigy attending MIT who builds her own suit by reverse-engineering Tony Stark’s Iron Man suit design.