Anthony Ramos is opening up about why he’s excited to be enjoying a nasty man in Marvel’s Ironheart.
Ramos has been tapped to play Parker Robbins/The Hood in Ironheart, which premieres on Disney+ in June 2025. The Marvel Studios sequence sees Dominique Thorne reprise her position as Riri Williams/Ironheart after she made her MCU debut in 2022’s Black Panther: Wakanda Eternally.
Talking with ComingSoon, Ramos was requested what it’s like attending to play a villain, particularly given the truth that he’s typically performed likable protagonists in tasks akin to 2021’s Within the Heights and 2023’s Transformers: Rise of the Beasts.
What did Anthony Ramos say about his Ironheart villain?
“It’s cool,” Ramos answered. “I’m beginning to get these unhealthy man roles. Even in Twisters, I wasn’t essentially the great man within the film, you recognize what I’m saying? I believe all of us have that facet to us, you recognize? I admire that. It’s very good of you to say that I’m a likable man. I admire that, my brother. That’s what makes it even higher to play these sort of roles. As a result of even a few of our favourite villains are nonetheless likable, proper? You concentrate on the Joker, proper? There are villains in motion pictures that you just’re identical to, ‘Dang, I actually, actually like this dude, however he’s the worst.’
“Each villain has their causes, bro. They’ve received their causes, whether or not it is smart to you or not, and whether or not you agree with what they do. They’re like, ‘Nicely, I do that due to that…’ My favourite half about enjoying a nasty man is that you just actually get to faucet into the thoughts of an individual who is actually doing unsuitable, however they’ve justified why they do it. To them, their motive is legit, and it’s motive. So, that’s been enjoyable exploring that with not solely The Hood, however these completely different characters that I’m enjoying.”
Ironheart will premiere on June 24, 2025, on Disney+.
Initially reported by Brandon Schreur on SuperHeroHype.
