Key Takeaways
- Anthony Ramos gave his character a fresh take by avoiding the comics.
- Ramos focused on making his character dynamic and relatable in Disney Plus’ Ironheart.
- Some MCU characters and stories have been altered from their comic counterparts.
One of the new MCU stars admitted that they wanted to give their role a fresh take. And they did it by avoiding their comic book counterpart.
There are a lot of new faces in the Marvel Cinematic Universe following the exits of several other actors like Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Dave Bautista and Zoe Saldaña to name a few. For instance, Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby and Joseph Quinn will all make their Marvel debut in The Fantastic Four: First Steps as Reed Richards/Mister Fantastic, Sue Storm/Invisible Woman, and Johnny Storm/The Human Torch, respectively. A younger actor, who is part of an upcoming MCU TV series, shared that they didn’t read the comics to learn about their character because they intend to give it a unique perspective from their own interpretation.
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Anthony Ramos is among the cast members of Disney Plus’ Ironheart, starring Dominique Thorne as the titular superhero. He portrays supervillain Parker Robbins, aka The Hood. According to Ramos, he didn’t read the comics and only relied on the script. “No, I didn’t really dive into the comics,” he told ComingSoon.net. “I just really focused on my character and you just follow the script. But it was also like, yo, how do I make him singular? How do I make him different?” One notable difference between MCU’s The Hood and Marvel Comics is the geographical differences. In the comics, Parker hails from New York City, but in the TV series, he is from Chicago.
However, Ramos didn’t detail what he did to give Parker or The Hood a fresh persona. Instead, he shared what he wanted for the character and how he perceived the role. “So I just wanted to make him super dynamic. Like every character, I just see how I relate to him and I try to put as much of myself into the character. I think that was how I looked at it,” he continued. Ramos previously talked about the gig with The Hollywood Reporter in September. According to him, the hood was too powerful for Parker, and it affected him inside and out. He also became addicted to power, vengeance and control.
He said:
It’s overwhelming, and it starts to damage his body. You can see it on the outside, and you can see how it’s even affecting him on the inside and his personality. He’s like, ‘I can’t let it go.’ It becomes this weapon to seek vengeance.
Normally, most actors would familiarize their characters by checking the original source; in MCU projects, that’s the Marvel comics. However, it’s also not surprising for some personalities to give the role their own spin, which seems to be the case with Ramos. Also, the MCU has been changing some characters and story arcs that differ from the comics. For example, when it introduced Namor in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, it gave him a new origin by giving him Aztec influences from a secret underwater civilization. In the comics, Namor is an Atlantean born of human and Atlantean blood. MCU also altered Ms. Marvel’s superpowers because, in the comics, she is endowed with polymorphism and can enlarge her limbs. However, in the series, she was given the ability to create “hard light” constructs. Ms. Marvel’s backstory was also changed by making her a mutant instead of an inhuman.
So, there’s nothing wrong with Ramos wanting to give The Hood his own spin. Since he didn’t get into details about how he approached the character, it would be among the things that fans would be looking forward to seeing in the series. Ramos is a well-established actor who made a name for his dual roles as John Laurens and Philip Hamilton in the Broadway hit Hamilton. He has since appeared in multiple movies like White Girl (2016), Summer Days, Summer Nights (2018), A Star Is Born (2018), Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019), and Twisters (2024) to name a few. With Ramos’ experience and expertise, he will likely give the character justice.
Ironheart premieres on Disney Plus on June 24, 2025.
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Source: ComingSoon.net