IRONHEART BTS Image Reveals New Look At Anthony Ramos As The Hood And Manny Montata As "Cousin John"

A new behind-the-scenes image from the upcoming Ironheart series gives us another look at Anthony Ramos as the villainous Hood, alongside Manny Montana as "Cousin John."

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By MarkCassidy - May 08, 2025 09:05 AM EST

Filed Under: Ironheart

Empire Magazine has shared a new behind-the-scenes image from Marvel Television's upcoming Ironheart series, featuring Hamilton and Transformers: Rise of the Beasts star Anthony Ramos as Parker Robbins, a.k.a. The Hood, and Good Girls actor Manny Montana as "Cousin John."

Whether Montana will turn out to be playing an established character from the comics remains to be seen, but Ramos will be taking on the role of a powerful magic-user in league with Mephisto.

Here's what the actor had to say about this new take on The Hood in a recent interview with EW.

"Parker Robbins in the comics is from New York, but being able to flip his story and making him from Chicago, we made him from Humboldt Park, which has, obviously, a large Puerto Rican population."

"We created this whole backstory with his mom being from the Young Lords and raising him that way. Chicago plays a huge part in the identity of all of our characters and the identity of this show, so I'm really excited for people to experience that. It was just a gift to be able to shoot there. It's an amazing city, one of the greatest cities in the world."

New photo of Anthony Ramos and Manny Montana on the set of ‘IRONHEART’

Premiering on June 24.

(via @empiremagazine) pic.twitter.com/NGYOaDmkGl
— Cosmic Marvel (@cosmic_marvel) May 8, 2025

Ironheart follows Riri Williams as she "returns to her hometown of Chicago. There, she discovers secrets that bring technology and magic into conflict, leading her on an exciting and dangerous adventure."

In the comics, Riri is encouraged to suit-up and fight crime by Tony Stark, who becomes a mentor of sorts to the young hero. Stark's death in Avengers: Endgame would obviously make that particular dynamic very difficult to replicate, but Ironheart is expected to carry on Iron Man's legacy (to some extent, at least).

“Robert Downey Jr and I spoke just after we wrapped, and he shared some very lovely words about my journey,” star Dominique Thorne recalled during an interview with Empire. “He told me how excited he was and that he’s rooting for it, too. I literally got two thumbs up. It’s really reassuring to know you’re not embarrassing Iron Man.”

Ironheart also stars Lyric Ross, Regan Aliyah, Alden Ehrenreich, Matthew Elam, and Anji White. Sacha Baron Cohen is also rumored to make his MCU debut as Mephisto, though this has yet to be confirmed.

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MyCoolYoung - 5/8/2025, 9:20 AM

I think this show is going to surprise similar to Agatha

thedrudo - 5/8/2025, 9:23 AM

@MyCoolYoung - Maybe.

Weirdly I always kind of forget about Agatha despite liking it and the spooky October vibe.

Of those Disney+ shows I’d put Loki at 1 followed by Hawkeye and Agatha.

supermanrex - 5/8/2025, 9:26 AM

@MyCoolYoung - Im looking forward to it. The comments in the articles for the show are going to be so [frick]ing annoying. ill just want to talk about the episodes and have to sift through all the angry incels who have to really let us know they dont like the show or Disney.

TheVisionary25 - 5/8/2025, 9:31 AM

@MyCoolYoung - same!!.

I have been liking what I’m hearing and seeing about the show

CreateNowSlpL8r - 5/8/2025, 9:54 AM

@supermanrex - Yet, in almost every thread, one of you so called tolerant people comes in and calls a large nunber of people names because you disagree with them.

Maybe they just don't like the show. Maybe, most people won't like the show. Marvel has held on to this for a long time. Its been sitting on a shelf for years. If they were confident in it, they would have released it.

I don't know what the reason is but D+ is dying. This is due to years of not giving paying customers what they asked for. No one is obligated to give Disney their money.

Vigor - 5/8/2025, 10:11 AM

@supermanrex - ill be active. I'm watching the show for the mcu world building. Happy to discuss episodes with you

DarthAlgar - 5/8/2025, 10:21 AM

@supermanrex - @CreateNowSlpL8r is 100% correct.

You're just another typical hypocrite instigator who lacks any tolerance themselves and doesn't know how to STFU and stop obsessing over things they can't control.

Take you social media educated lingo elsewhere. 🙃

SonOfAGif - 5/8/2025, 10:35 AM

@CreateNowSlpL8r - It's always interesting hearing someone explain why their dislike for someone is more powerful than someone else's likes for something. I think people in general don't have an issue with your opinion on something until you make it a mission to leave 20+ comments on an article bashing something. And then you take it up a notch and create your own article dedicated to bashing the same thing again. It comes off as obsessive.

MyCoolYoung - 5/8/2025, 10:46 AM

@thedrudo - big praise for Hawkeye. I've legit never seen it rated that high.

But yeah Agatha was really good. I think everything we watch nowadays gets forgotten just from the stream of information we see everyday. It's actually kind of exhausting

MyCoolYoung - 5/8/2025, 10:48 AM

@supermanrex - Yeah, it does get irritating, but the silver lining is that if it's as good as Agatha, they all start off talking shit, then eventually stop talking. They'd rather not talk than admit they're wrong, so fingers crossed.

MyCoolYoung - 5/8/2025, 10:50 AM

@TheVisionary25 - Science vs. magic for the win. I hope they commit to it. I wonder what Coolger did as executive producer. That gives me hope.

TheVisionary25 - 5/8/2025, 11:06 AM

@MyCoolYoung - agreed , I like that concept

He seems to be pretty heavily involved with this and Eyes of Wakanda since he’s been with the cast for this at D23 & such so that is a good sign hopefully

supermanrex - 5/8/2025, 11:27 AM

@CreateNowSlpL8r - dont be a clown man. you know damn well the negative comments on this site dont just stop at im not a fan of the show. they go into whatever social, racist or political reason they think the show sucks. i could care less if someone said im just not looking forward to the show. its always followed by why the show is woke etc etc

supermanrex - 5/8/2025, 11:45 AM

@MyCoolYoung - i love that they think we should go away so they can fester the comments with their shit. i dont understand the mentality of people who not just dislikes but HATES a show or movie but waste their time commenting on articles that are about the show. i am were i am supposed to be because i like the show and want to interact with other people who like it. i dont go into comments on things ive never seen before or like. its a [frick]ing waste of time. i can have constructive conversations with people who just dislike a show just fine. its the incels that are ass.

McMurdo - 5/8/2025, 12:25 PM

@MyCoolYoung - I also enjoy sarcasm

McMurdo - 5/8/2025, 12:33 PM

@CreateNowSlpL8r - nothing you said here was wrong but you're better off not even taking the bait that @supermanrex chucks in the waters, bringing up controversy before it ever exists in the talk backs whilst safeguarding against any form of criticism with dog whistles. Is it tone deaf? Yes. Is it the other side of the same coin that @makeamerica utilizes in every thread? Ironically or perhaps unironically....also yes. But he wants people to respond accordingly. This is what happens with the terminally online, we become precisely what we aim to whine about on a daily basis. It's inevitable.

supermanrex - 5/8/2025, 12:39 PM

@McMurdo - i have stated on many occasions i dont care if people dont like a show or movie and have constructive critics and discussion. its the incels and racist and political talking points that are used in the arguments to show why something sucks. if you think it sucks because you just think it sucks so what. you know damn well what comments i am talking about and how they run rampant on this site.

MyCoolYoung - 5/8/2025, 1:33 PM

@McMurdo - no sarcasm detected this way

McMurdo - 5/8/2025, 1:47 PM

@supermanrex - you're the one who began such discourse here though. There was none before you brought it to fruition here. You're a smart dude, acutely aware of what you are chumming in these talk backs.

MyCoolYoung - 5/8/2025, 1:48 PM

@supermanrex - I say that all the time. I don't mind anyone saying they don't like the show or movie; we're here to discuss. If you can't add to a conversation about why you disliked it, or liked it, I don't really want to interact with you, and I usually don't. I give people the benefit of the doubt for a while, but then I just block which sucks because I never use to

thedrudo - 5/8/2025, 9:21 AM

Have we gotten a trailer yet?

DocSpock - 5/8/2025, 9:30 AM

Another D+ sh!tter that no one asked for.

Pass.

Spike101 - 5/8/2025, 9:38 AM

@DocSpock - you just know this is going to be terrible before they even release it. The complete lack of any publicity this close to its release just enforces that feeling.

TheFinestSmack - 5/8/2025, 9:45 AM

@Spike101 - I think this was put together before Marvel shook things up and the show will definitely feel like it. They are sitting on it because the pros and cons of releasing it probably balance out lol. Shelve it and waste a ton of money and get criticism for ditching a show about Riri. Or release it and possibly endure a shitload of ragebait videos and critics trashing the whole thing.

CreateNowSlpL8r - 5/8/2025, 9:56 AM

@DocSpock - They should have batgirled this. Daredevil was decent and no one watched it. TB was decent and its not doing great. Its not worth the brand damage.

DocSpock - 5/8/2025, 10:10 AM

@CreateNowSlpL8r -

I agree completely. I'm kinda drunk, but what is TB?

mountainman - 5/8/2025, 10:17 AM

@DocSpock - He should have called it NA.

DocSpock - 5/8/2025, 10:25 AM

@mountainman -

LOL. But what is TB?

dragon316 - 5/8/2025, 10:26 AM

@CreateNowSlpL8r - they did with blade 😂

mountainman - 5/8/2025, 10:34 AM

@DocSpock - Probably Thunderbolts. Hopefully not referencing tuberculosis.

TheFinestSmack - 5/8/2025, 9:31 AM

This pretty much confirms the leaked Mephisto pics are legit since this is the exact same Red Hood character that was in those leaks. Spoilers - https://www.reddit.com/r/LeaksAndRumors/comments/1kdpbze/ironheart_mephisto/

JstaKIDfrmBKLYN - 5/8/2025, 10:27 AM

@TheFinestSmack - If that's actually legit, I think Mephisto looks awesome.

TheFinestSmack - 5/8/2025, 12:17 PM

@JstaKIDfrmBKLYN - Yeah i think it's faithful enough.

MotherGooseUPus - 5/8/2025, 9:33 AM

i have my doubts about this show. i hated riri in WF and thought she was annoying AF. i may be wrong and it may turn out good but this doesnt seem like must watch tv for me.

CreateNowSlpL8r - 5/8/2025, 9:57 AM

@MotherGooseUPus - She was terribly written. I dont know why they gave her the sassy vibe. Talk about a sterotype. Shes not like that in the comics.

Vigor - 5/8/2025, 10:08 AM

@CreateNowSlpL8r - agreed

mountainman - 5/8/2025, 10:19 AM

@CreateNowSlpL8r - It’s kind of like the personality change for Ellie in Last of Us game vs show. It’s as if they have to make any young female lead “confident and capable” but the writing just makes the character completely unlikable.

These writers just don’t understand the concept of a character arc. It’s ok to have a female character be unconfident, imperfect, or need protection, especially in the earlier parts of a story before they go through their character growth.

SummersEssex - 5/8/2025, 9:34 AM

Manny Montana freaks me out.

TheFinestSmack - 5/8/2025, 9:42 AM

@SummersEssex - His sister Hannah is kinda frightening too these days.

TheVisionary25 - 5/8/2025, 9:46 AM

Cool , I like Ramos’s look as the MCU’s take on “The Hood”!!.

It’s likely that Manny Montana (who’s a good actor) is just playing Parker’s cousin in this version that is a part of his gang that we know Riri joins due to her own circumstances until they eventually are on opposing sides.

Going by Ramos’s comments here , this version of Parker seems to have altruistic intentions but is going about them the wrong way since his mom was from the Young Lords which is a real life activist organization that originated from a street gang so he’s likely trying to look out for his own people.

Anyway , looking forward to this!!.

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IRONHEART BTS Image Reveals New Look At Anthony Ramos As The Hood And Manny Montata As "Cousin John"

A new behind-the-scenes image from the upcoming Ironheart series gives us another look at Anthony Ramos as the villainous Hood, alongside Manny Montana as "Cousin John."

IRONHEART: Riri Williams Suits-Up In New Still; Dominique Thorne Says RDJ Gave Her "Two Thumbs Up"

Rumor: IRONHEART Trailer Release Date Reportedly Revealed

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