Marvel Rising: Heart of Iron will be arriving on the Marvel HQ YouTube channel next month, but fans attending WonderCon later this month will be the first to see the upcoming animated special at the world premiere event during a Marvel TV panel.
Marvel Television announced
its WonderCon plans and among them is a panel dedicated to
Marvel Rising: Heart of Iron, the second special to release for the
Marvel Rising franchise, which launched in late 2018 with a series of animated shorts and the
Secret Warriors main entry.
Marvel Rising: Heart of Iron will introduce Riri Williams, aka Ironheart, to the Secret Warriors, a diverse group of teenagers who band together to defend the world. The 44-minute special, which was written by Margaret Dunlap, sees Ironheart team up with the Secret Warriors to face-off against Hala the Accuser.
Marvel Rising: Heart of Ironstars Sofia Wylie (
Andi Mack) as Riri, and features Ming-Na Wen as Hala, Kim Raver as Captain Marvel, Dove Cameron as Ghost-Spider, Tyler Posey as Inferno, Chloe Bennet as Quake, Cierra Ramirez as America Chavez, Milana Vayntrub as Squirrel Girl, Kathreen Khavari as Ms. Marvel, Kamil McFadden as Patriot, Dee Bradley Baker as Lockjaw/Tippy-Toe, Mick Wingert as Iron Man, and Melanie Minichino as A.M.I.
Here are the WonderCon panel details for Sunday, March 31:
MARVEL ANIMATION PRESENTS: MARVEL RISING: HEART OF IRON – WORLD PREMIERE – 11:45AM
Anaheim Convention Center – North 200A
Join our Squirrel Girl Milana Vayntrub, our Ms. Marvel Kathreen Khavari, our Inferno Tyler Posey, and our Hala Ming-Na Wen, along with Cort Lane (SVP, Animation and Family Entertainment) and Marsha Griffin (VP, Animation Current Series and Development), for an action-packed panel moderated by Kristin Cruz that will showcase the world premiere of the brand-new animated special "Marvel Rising: Heart of Iron." "Marvel Rising: Heart of Iron" will introduce Riri Williams a.k.a. Ironheart to the Marvel Rising universe, voiced by Sofia Wylie (“Andi Mack”), in an epic adventure that sees Ironheart teaming up with the Secret Warriors to face-off against Hala the Accuser in their epic penultimate battle! "Marvel Rising: Heart of Iron" will premiere on Wednesday, April 3rd on Marvel HQ.
*Talent is subject to change.
MARVEL RISING: HEART OF IRON – EXCLUSIVE SIGNING – 2:30PM
Marvel will be hosting an exclusive autograph signing with series stars Tyler Posey, Ming-Na Wen, Milana Vayntrub, Kathreen Khavari, and surprise guests for the brand-new animated series, "Marvel Rising: Heart of Iron."
Accompanying the panel details was a brand new poster for
Marvel Rising: Heart of Iron, featuring our super team of heroes in action.
Following the WonderCon world premiere on March 31,
Marvel Rising: Heart of Iron will be released on the
official Marvel HQ YouTube channel on Wednesday, April 3. Marvel Television's full WonderCon slate includes panels
Marvel's Cloak & Dagger,
Legion, and
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. The schedule can be found
here.