This Is Us Star Lyric Ross Joins Marvel Studios' Ironheart As Riri's Best Friend

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One of Marvel Studios' upcoming offerings just got another heavy-hitter added to its cast list. The latest news about the successor to Iron Man's status as resident tech genius suggests that things may be revving up for the newIronheart series. But what implications could this fresh Lyric Ross casting announcement have for the show itself?

The story of Ironheart focuses on Riri Williams, who essentially continues the legacy of Iron Man with the help of her own genius-level intellect. In the comics, Riri's best friend Natalie passed away long before she became the hero Ironheart. But her memory lived on thanks to Riri's creation of the artificial intelligence N.A.T.A.L.I.E., which took the form of her lost friend. Working together similarly to how Tony Stark and J.A.R.V.I.S. (and later F.R.I.D.A.Y.) operated, Riri and N.A.T.A.L.I.E. would essentially be inseparable in their crime-fighting endeavors. So depending on how things shake out, fans of Ross might want to brace themselves for something a little different.

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The Hollywood Reporter has learned Marvel Studios' upcoming Disney Plus series Ironheart has now added Ross of This Is Us fame to its growing roster of onscreen talent. According to the announcement, Ross will play the best friend of main character Riri Williams, played by If Beale Street Could Talk star Dominique Thorne. That already suggests that Ross will have a pretty prominent role in the series, but those familiar with the previously mentioned Ironheart story in the Marvel comics may already be bracing themselves for some heavy stuff as the story progresses.

Ross will join Ironheart's steadily-increasing cast, which includes Thorne as Riri