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Ironheart is now out with its first three episodes, and people seem divided on it. The show picks up where Black Panther: Wakanda Forever left off, showing Riri Williams being kicked out of MIT. She had broken school rules to fund her big tech ideas, and now she’s stuck without a clear future.

Not long after that, Riri runs into a mysterious guy named The Hood. He leads a gang that targets corrupt rich people and blackmails them. But it’s not just street crime, The Hood has a magical cloak that lets him disappear and do things that clearly don’t follow the laws of science.

If you’ve read the comics, you’ll know The Hood got his powers by selling his soul. The show hasn’t said that outright, but it’s dropping plenty of hints, and fans are already connecting the dots.

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It’s been a long wait, but Riri Williams (Dominique Thorne) is finally coming home to Chicago on Tuesday, June 24, for the premiere episode of Ironheart on Disney+. Before fans get a taste of the series created by Chinaka Hodge, Marvel is taking flight this Friday with an Ironheart featurette that takes us into the heart of the Windy City for an exhilarating and soulful adventure.

Marvel‘s Ironheart featurette opens with Black Panther helmer Ryan Coogler hyping Riri’s stomping grounds, saying the Marvel Cinematic Universe is massive, but we’ve yet to visit Chicago. Next, Hodge emphasizes the importance of shooting the series on location in the Second City, where history, culture, music, and vibes come alive like nowhere else. Ironheart director and co-executive producer Sam Bailey takes time to honor Chicago-style pizza, saying thin crust cut into squares is the way to roll. I know some people...

The Marvel Cinematic Universe is gearing up for the launch of Ironheart, a new Disney+ series debuting on June 24, 2025.

The show centers on Riri Williams, a brilliant MIT student who designs her own high-tech armor, echoing the legacy of Tony Stark. After years of development with limited updates, anticipation is high for this series, which will wrap up Phase Five of the MCU.

To prepare fans, Disney+ has shared a character spotlight and a list of must-watch MCU projects to understand Ironheart’s context.

These include the Iron Man trilogy, Black Panther, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, What If…?, and both Doctor Strange films. Each project ties into Riri’s story in unique ways.

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Riri, played by Dominique Thorne, first appeared in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, where her tech genius and armor-building skills were introduced. The...

Iron Man loves Ironheart, but Marvel fans love Robert Downey Jr.'s new Doctor Doom hat. The hat made its debut during Downey's recent video message to the cast of Ironheart during their Good Morning America interview.

At first glance, nothing seems off about the black Pinewood Studios hat that Downey is wearing throughout the video. However, upon a closer look, fans will notice that "Wood" is colored green and the "D" is reversed, so when flipped, it spells "Doom."The Pinewood Studios logo, when viewed upside down, also becomes a headshot of Doctor Doom from the comics. While Downey will likely always be remembered among comic book fans for his 11-year tenure as Tony Stark/Iron Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, he has fully embraced his upcoming stint as Doctor Doom in Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars, with the Pinewood Studios hat being the latest custom Doom...

When the character Riri Williams (played by Dominique Thorne) made her Marvel Cinematic Universe debut back in 2022’s Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, the idea was that we’d be seeing the character again the following year in her own six-episode Disney+ show Ironheart… but 2023 came and went without Ironheart, and so did 2024. Now we know that we’ll finally have the chance to watch the show on June 24th – and in anticipation of that premiere date, a behind-the-scenes featurette has dropped online, mixing footage from the show with clips of interviews with cast members and producers (including Black Panther director Ryan Coogler). Much of the footage in the featurette has been seen before, in either the trailer embedded above or the second trailer, but there’s a bit of new footage in the mix as well – and some of that footage has stirred up villain speculation among Marvel Comics fans.

Ironheart will be the best of multiple corners of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, according to Ryan Coogler. The Black Panther director, who is an executive producer on Ironheart, recently compared the upcoming Disney+ series to three well-received and beloved MCU projects.

In an interview with Marvel.com, Coogler unpacked how Ironheart would blend the realism of the McU's street-level shows with the franchise's mystical side. "Riri [Williams] is definitely in conversation with a street-level show like Daredevil. You’ve got characters trying — both heroes and villains — to make do with what they have," Coogler explained. "Then you combine that with cosmic Marvel, characters who would be at home in Doctor Strange or WandaVision. That [mix] of street-level Marvel and magical Marvel is a pretty crazy combination."

Surprisingly, Coogler does not compare Ironheart to Black Panther or Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, the latter of which is where Dominique Thorne's Riri Williams made her MCU debut.

When the character Riri Williams (played by Dominique Thorne) made her Marvel Cinematic Universe debut back in 2022’s Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, the idea was that we’d be seeing the character again the following year in her own six-episode Disney+ show Ironheart… but 2023 came and went without Ironheart, and so did 2024. Now we know that we’ll finally have the chance to watch the show on June 24th – and Empire has unveiled a new image, which can be seen at the bottom of this article. Empire also spoke with Thorne, who revealed that she has talked to Robert Downey Jr. about their “iron” heroes and Iron Man Downey is rooting for her Ironheart.

As mentioned, Thorne stars in Ironheart as Riri Williams, “a genius inventor who creates the most advanced suit of armor since Iron Man.” She is joined in the cast by Manny Montana, Shakira Barrera, Alden Ehrenreich,...

2022’s Black Panther: Wakanda Forever did the usual Marvel thing and laid some ground for future projects that had been announced. Other than the sequel establishing Shuri as the new Black Panther, the Ryan Coogler film also introduced a college student who would be taking up the mantle of Tony Stark with her own brand of Iron armor. The setup could lend itself to both the Ironheart show and the planned Armor Wars project, but after some years, the studio is finally set to premiere the series this summer on June 24 on Disney+.

The social media for DiscussingFilm has unveiled the release date as well as posted a couple of new looks at the Ironheart series with some preview images of Riri Williams in her new Iron Man-inspired suit. You can get a look at the newly released images below.

New look at ‘Ironheart’

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Remember that comedy show that had everyone talking last year? You know, the one where James Marsden played himself while some poor, unsuspecting guy thought he was on a real jury? Well, guess what? Jury Duty is officially returning for Season 2, and here’s the kicker—it’s already been filmed!

Yep, you read that right. While we’ve all been wondering if we’d ever see a follow-up to Amazon’s breakout hit, the production team has been secretly working away, wrapping up an entirely new season.

A still from Jury Duty (2023) | Credits: Amazon Prime Video

Originally on Freevee, the Emmy-nominated series has moved to Prime Video following Amazon’s platform reshuffling last November. Talk about keeping things under wraps! This documentary-style comedy that captured our hearts with its unique premise is about to surprise us all over again, but this time, we’re trading courtroom drama for corporate shenanigans.

“Jury Duty” has been summoned once again.

The comedy series, which debuted on Amazon’s now-defunct streamer Freevee as a surprise hit in 2023, will run for a second season on Amazon Prime Video, Variety has learned from sources. Amazon did not comment on the renewal.

Additionally, a source tells Variety that Season 2 will be set at a corporate retreat rather than a courtroom, and that it was shot in the Los Angeles suburb of Agoura Hills. Amazon did not comment on this information.

Season 1 of the documentary-style project followed Ronald Gladden’s journey as a juror during a trial that gets increasingly more dysfunctional until it’s finally revealed that the entire case is fake and everyone besides him is a paid actor.

When asked by Variety about potential future seasons, “Jury Duty” showrunner Cody Heller said, “Obviously, it would have to be a whole different universe. You couldn’t just do jury duty again,...

One of the comedy breakouts of 2023 was Jury Duty, a documentary-style comedy for Amazon Freevee that featured James Marsden and other actors surrounding an unsuspecting juror at a trial. The Emmy-nominated comedy is back and — surprise — its second season is already in the can, sources tell Deadline. It will run on Prime Video where Freevee’s content migrated after Amazon’s free ad-supported streaming platform was shut down last November.

Details are being kept under wraps but we hear that the theme of the new installment is David vs. Goliath. Taking inspiration from classic 1980s movies such as Animal House and Caddyshack, it is about a small business going on a company retreat, with the real, unsuspecting person tested when a Goliath suddenly shows up, sources said.

To protect the integrity of the premise with the regular person not realizing that they are part of a scripted TV show, just...

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Oscars release key art of Conan O’Brien with golden pompadour

You know it’s almost time for the Oscars when the key art starts rolling out. On Friday, ABC and Disney released the first official image for the 97th Academy Awards, which will be hosted by Conan O’Brien. The comedian’s infamous pompadour, usually light orange, has turned sparkly gold for this special occasion. See the high-res pic below.

“My hair is very susceptible to the weather, and there needs to be some moisture in the air,” O’Brien recently revealed on his podcast about his luscious locks. “So, when I’m in places like Seattle, Boston — where I’m from — when there’s some humidity in the air, my hair is absolutely fantastic. It’s big and springy, and it shoots out. So, moisture in the air is the Viagra for my pompadour.

2024 Back That Year Up with Kevin Hart and Kenan Thompson returns for a third annual special highlighting the biggest moments of the year. The end-of-year special will stream on Peacock on Monday, December 23.

Following the success of their Paris 2024 Summer Olympics series, Olympic Highlights with Kevin Hart and Kenan Thompson, the comedic duo will close out the year with their unfiltered humor as they recap the past year of pop culture, sports, social media, and politics.

The special will feature guest appearances from the year’s most talked about celebrities, including Nate Bargatze, Mookie Betts, Kenny G, Blake Griffin, Jon Hamm, Jonquel Jones, Seth Meyers, mgk and Rashida ‘Sheedz’ Olayiwola.

“We’re back baby! It’s been a wild year, and we are going to end it with a Bang,” said Kevin Hart. “Get ready for another season of ‘Back That Year Up’ with me and Kenan – the holidays wouldn...

A new look at Ironheart has been released. The upcoming Marvel Cinematic Universe series was previewed in a new Disney+ trailer promoting the streamer's upcoming 2025 slate.

There are some great clips from Ironheart featured in the Disney+ teaser, which also reveals new looks at Chad Powers, The Bear Season 4, and Andor Season 2, as well as fellow MCU series Daredevil: Born Again. In the below trailer and screengrabs, Dominique Thorne's Riri Williams is shown working on and piloting her new Ironheart armor, which looks more refined and sleeker than the model she used in 2022's Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. There is also a new shot of Anthony Ramos' Parker Robbins/The Hood, an old friend of Riri's from Chicago, who looks to have received some damage on the lower left side of his face.

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When the character Riri Williams (played by Dominique Thorne) made her Marvel Cinematic Universe debut back in 2022’s Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, the idea was that we’d be seeing the character again the following year in her own six-episode Disney+ show Ironheart… but 2023 came and went without Ironheart, and the show still doesn’t have an official premiere date. It is expected to come along sometime in 2025, and a trailer was recently shown at the D23 event. It will be a while before we get to see the show’s characters in action, but during a new interview with The Hollywood Reporter, cast member Anthony Ramos took a moment to talk about the character he plays in the series: Parker Robbins, a.k.a. The Hood.

Ramos said, “I saw a trailer at D23. We walked onstage, and they played this new trailer of Ironheart, and it was my first time seeing it.

In December 2020, Marvel Studios announced the development of the Disney+ series ‘Ironheart.’ Now, three years after her initial appearance, the wait is nearly over for Riri, as her show is set to release in 2025.

‘Ironheart’ will follow Riri Williams as she returns home to Chicago, where she uncovers “dangerous threads that bring danger and adventure.” This aligns with earlier rumors suggesting that the show will blend classic “overcoming adversity” themes with elements of demons, chaotic magic, and a 17-year-old vendetta coming to light.

Anthony Ramos was confirmed to play Parker Robbins, aka The Hood, in the upcoming ‘Ironheart’ series. Robbins begins as a petty criminal in New York City who discovers a mystical hooded cloak and boots during a robbery. These items, originally belonging to a demon, grant him powers of levitation and invisibility. With these newfound abilities, Robbins adopts the alias “The Hood” and rises through the criminal underworld.

In December 2020, Marvel Studios announced the development of a Disney+ television series titled ‘Ironheart.’

Now 3 years after her first appearance, it looks like the wait is finally over for Riri as her show will release in 2025.

We know that ‘Ironheart’ will follow Riri after her return back home to Chicago and she will discover “dangerous threads that bring danger and adventure”.

This sort of aligns with rumors we covered several months ago, that the show will focus on your classical “overcome all bad things despite your circumstances” tropes with a mix of demons, magic going haywire, and a 17-year-old vendetta coming to light.

Sometime ago Anthony Ramos was confirmed to play Parker Robbins aka The Hood in the show. Robbins starts as a petty criminal from New York City who stumbles upon a mystical hooded cloak and boots during a robbery. These items, which originally belonged to a demon, grant...

The longform comedy prank show Jury Duty features a robust cast of improv comedy performers. The lead, Ronald Gladden, was the only civilian involved, unaware that he was being pranked. X-Men star James Marsden also appeared in the show, playing a heightened version of himself.

The cast of Jury Duty is one of the most unique collections of performers on a modern television project. The Amazon Freevee comedy show, which premiered on April 7, 2023, was co-created by The Office executive producers Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky, who had also previously collaborated on the show Smilf. The concept of the series was to transform a prank show into a full-on longform comedy, with a loosely scripted parody trial playing out in front of a participant who was unaware that the jury duty in which he was participating was fake.

In order to maintain the ruse at the center of the Jury Duty show,...

Winners were celebrated at the 2024 Film Independent Spirit Awards on February 25, 2024. The ceremony took place at the Santa Monica Pier in Santa Monica, CA and honored outstanding achievement in film and television. Gold Derby associate editor Latasha Ford and senior editor Marcus James Dixon enjoyed an exclusive spot on the red carpet, interviewing many of the celebrities who were honored, presenting or enjoying the night’s festivities.

Watch each short video below from the 2024 Spirit Awards by clicking that person’s name:

Alan Barinholtz and Ron Song (‘Jury Duty’), winner for Best Ensemble Cast in a New Scripted Series

Susan Berger (‘Jury Duty’), winner for Best Ensemble Cast in a New Scripted Series

David Brown (‘Jury Duty’), winner for Best Ensemble Cast in a New Scripted Series

Ronald Gladden (‘Jury Duty’), winner for Best Ensemble Cast in a New Scripted Series

Trisha Lafache (‘Jury Duty’), winner for Best Ensemble Cast...

The rain stayed away from Santa Monica Beach on Sunday (February 25) as Past Lives was named best film and Celine Song best director at the 39th annual Spirit Awards.

While the legacy studio and streamer contenders have dominated much of the big-ticket awards shows this season like Saturday night’s SAG Awards, last weekend’s Baftas, the Golden Globes and Critics Choice Awards, this was a good opportunity for the Oscar-nominated A24 romance and Song to earn gongs for a film which has done well among critics groups since its world premiere at Sundance just over one year ago.

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Past Lives was named best feature at the 2024 Film Independent Spirit Awards, which were handed out Sunday afternoon in Santa Monica.

In addition, Celine Song was named best director for her work on the film.

Elsewhere, Da’Vine Joy Randolph won the Spirit Award for best supporting performance, for her role in The Holdovers, repeating her win from Saturday night’s SAG Awards and other shows this awards season. Her co-star, Dominic Sessa, won the Spirit Award for best breakthrough performance.

American Fiction also collected two trophies: Cord Jefferson won the award for best screenplay, while Jeffrey Wright won for best lead performance.

May December won the award for best first screenplay for Samy Burch (story by Burch and Alex Mechanik). Four Daughters was named best documentary.

On the TV side, Beef was named best new scripted series, while Ali Wong won best lead performance for her role in the show,...

The Film Independent Spirit Awards have been dutifully assigned to their worthy recipients, thus putting a button on yet another great year of indie film and innovative visual storytelling. And as awards prognosticators now ponder their Oscar futures with this new data set and the tent falls around our knees, we want to shout out one more time all of the producers, writers, directors, performers and more who made this such a special experience.

This year’s ceremony streamed live on IMDb’s YouTube and across other social platforms, including Film Independent’s own YouTube channel and Twitter (or “X” if you’re being pedantic). The full livestream (see below) will remain available to watch On Demand for the next eight weeks, which highlights, behind-the-scenes moments, arrival carpet interviews and more will are available at filmindependent.org and wherever fine entertainment journalism prevails.

Best Supporting Performance

Da’Vine Joy Randolph

The Holdovers...

Nominees for the 2024 Film Independent Spirit Awards — the premiere awards event for the independent film and television community — were announced on Tuesday morning by actor/director/writer Natalie Morales and actor/producer/writer Joel Kim Booster, and HBO’s The Last of Us and Prime Video’s I’m a Virgo the TV pack with four nods each.

Netflix’s Beef followed closely with three noms.

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American Fiction, May December and Past Lives lead the nominations for the 2024 Film Independent Spirit Awards, which were were announced Tuesday morning.

Each film garnered five noms, including best feature. Also nominated in that category are All of Us Strangers, Passages and We Grown Now.

The Robert Altman Award, which is given to one film’s director, casting director and ensemble cast, will be presented to Showing Up, directed by Kelly Reichardt. The casting director is Gayle Keller, and the ensemble cast includes André Benjamin, Hong Chau, Judd Hirsch, Heather Lawless, James Le Gros, John Magaro, Matt Malloy, Amanda Plummer, Maryann Plunkett, Denzel Rodriguez and Michelle Williams.

On the TV side, Jury Duty was tapped for the award of best ensemble in a new scripted series, an honor bestowed on one show (there are no nominees). The cast includes Alan Barinholtz, Susan Berger, Cassandra Blair, David Brown, Kirk Fox, Ross Kimball,...

It was a big win for the underdog on Wednesday as Freevee’s Jury Duty was nominated for four Emmy Awards including Outstanding Comedy Series, Supporting Actor for James Marsden, Writing for Mekki Leeper and Casting for Susie Farris.

Although completely unexpected, the surprise was obviously welcome by executive producer David Bernad, who spoke to Deadline about the momentous occasion.

“I give an incredible amount of credit to the writers, Cody Heller, Andrew Weinberg, Lee Eisenberg, Gene Stupnitsky; Nick Hatton, one of our incredible producers; the cast who were all exceptional obviously James, and everyone else in the cast who really dedicated so much of their life to the show. They all deserve this award,” Bernad, also a producer on HBO’s The White Lotus and NBC’s Superstore, to name a few, told Deadline.

However, the moment is bittersweet for the producer as the WGA strike is on its...

When the list of potential Emmy nominees was officially released on Thursday, the Amazon Freevee genre-bending comedy “Jury Duty” listed six submissions for Emmy Awards comedy supporting actor and actress: James Marsden, David Brown, Susan Berger, Cassandra Blair, Edy Modica and Rashida Olayiwola. That may not seem particularly significant, but for a series that seemingly against all odds caught hold of the zeitgeist this past spring, it’s massive. The craziest part is that it actually has a chance of pulling in an Emmy nom or two – perhaps even in comedy series and (maybe especially) comedy series casting for its casting director Susie Farris.

In fact, I’m going to go out on a limb here and predict that “Jury Duty” is going to be the Andrea Riseborough of this Emmy season and shock the awards world as a grassroots phenomenon by cracking the best comedy nominee lineup. And it...

The following contains minor spoilers for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, which is now in theaters. Proceed accordingly.

If you watched Black Panther: Wakanda Forever and have been wondering who Riri Williams (played by Judas and the Black Messiah‘s Dominique Thorne) is, this post is for you.

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Exclusive: Paul Calderón has joined the cast of the Marvel Studios Disney+ series Ironheart in an undisclosed role, Deadline has learned.

Marvel reps declined to comment.

The 6-episode series created by Chinaka Hodge will star Dominique Thorne as Marvel character Riri Williams, a genius inventor and creator of the most advanced suit of armor since Iron Man. Previously announced cast also includes Anthony Ramos, Shakira Barrera, Manny Montana, Alden Ehrenreich, Regan Aliyah, Rashida “Sheedz” Olayiwola, Shea Couleé, and Zoe Terakes.

Sam Bailey and Angela Barnes are directing, with Ryan Coogler’s Proximity among the production entities. Coogler, Ironheart head writer Chinaka Hodge, Zinzi Coogler, and Sev Ohanian serve as executive producers alongside Marvel Studios’ Kevin Feige, Louis D’Esposito, Victoria Alonso, Brad Winderbaum, and Zoie Nagelhout.

Calderón is a writer, actor, and director who most recently appeared in one of the final episodes of NBC’s This Is Us titled “Miguel,...

Exclusive: Rashida “Sheedz” Olayiwola (South Side) has joined the cast of the Marvel Studios Disney+ series Ironheart in an undisclosed role, Deadline has learned.

Marvel reps declined to comment.

The six-episode series created by Chinaka Hodge will star Dominique Thorne as Marvel character Riri Williams, a genius inventor and creator of the most advanced suit of armor since Iron Man. Previously announced cast also includes Anthony Ramos, Shakira Barrera, Manny Montana, Alden Ehrenreich, Regan Aliyah, Shea Couleé, and Zoe Terakes.

Sam Bailey and Angela Barnes are directing, with Ryan Coogler’s Proximity among the production entities. Coogler, Ironheart head writer Chinaka Hodge, Zinzi Coogler, and Sev Ohanian serve as executive producers alongside Marvel Studios’ Kevin Feige, Louis D’Esposito, Victoria Alonso, Brad Winderbaum, and Zoie Nagelhout.

Olayiwola is a comedian, writer, and actress who is currently a staff writer on the HBO Max series South Side. Upcoming projects include the new...