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Principal photography continues at Marvel’s Iron heart, with the upcoming streaming series casting another role. While the exact role is still being kept under wraps, new reports suggest that Rashida “Sheedz” Olayiwola has joined the Dominique Thorne-led series. Olayiwola, a writer turned actress, is currently a staff writer at HBO’s The south side. Other credits on her resume include Uncertain, A Black Lady Sketch Show, Chicago PDand The Late Show.
Olayiwola joins a busy ensemble that includes Thorne, Anthony Ramos, Shakira Barrera, Manny Montana, Alden Ehrenreich, Regan Aliyah, Shea Couleé and Zoe Terakes. Sam Bailey and Angrela Barnes share directing duties on the project, which was written by a room led by Chinaka Hodge.
Little is known about the series, except that it will be the character’s second appearance in the Marvel Cinematic Universe following her debut later this year in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.
“I was at home in Delaware and I got a call asking if I’d like to play this role. It was the best phone call I could have ever received,” Thorne shared Empire Magazine in an interview last year. “I was actually so shocked that there was a significant delay in the conversation! (laughs) I was waiting for them to say, ‘Oh, we’ll send you the pages’ or ‘Get your tape over’ to us.’ But there was none of that. It was just like, ‘Do you want to do this?’ It was probably the most unique experience I’ve ever had because there was no audition at all.”
Ramos is expected to play cult favorite character The Hood, adding a sense of mystery to a show that is otherwise based around technology and the Marvel Universe’s second version of Iron Man.
Iron heart expected to debut on Disney+ in late 2023. If you haven’t signed up for Disney+ yet, you can try it here.
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(H/T Deadline)
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