Alden Ehrenreich‘s role in Marvel Television‘s Ironheart has been confirmed.
According to Alex Perez’s November 2024 Q&A on Discord (via The Cosmic Circus), Ehrenreich will portray Ezekiel “Zeke” Stane, the son of Obadiah Stane (played by Jeff Bridges in the MCU), in the Ironheart series. His role in the series has been described as a one-and-done appearance.
Who is Ezekiel Stane in Marvel?
In Marvel Comics, Ezekiel “Zeke” Stane is the son of Obadiah Stane—a major villain in Iron Man lore (Obadiah was the Iron Monger in the MCU). Zeke is a brilliant inventor and genius-level technologist—much like Tony Stark—but his ambitions and methods are far more ruthless and destructive. Zeke grew up resenting Tony Stark, blaming him for his father’s death, and developed an obsession with surpassing Stark—in both intellect and technology.
Here’s the official synopsis for Ironheart:
“Set after the events of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Marvel Television’s Ironheart pits technology against magic when Riri Williams (Dominique Thorne)—a young, genius inventor determined to make her mark on the world—returns to her hometown of Chicago. Her unique take on building iron suits is brilliant, but in pursuit of her ambitions, she finds herself wrapped up with the mysterious yet charming Parker Robbins aka ‘The Hood’ (Anthony Ramos).”
The show, created by Chinaka Hodge for Disney+. In the series, Thorne will play the role of Riri Williams/Ironheart. It also stars Ramos as Parker Robbins/The Hood (See set images), Sacha Baron Cohen as Mephisto, Jim Rash as the Dean of MIT, Lyric Ross as Williams’s best friend, Manny Montana, Ehrenreich, Shea Couleé, Zoe Terakes, Regan Aliyah as Zelma Stanton, Shakira Barrera, and Sonia Denis.
Ironheart will consist of six episodes and will premiere on Disney+ on June 24, 2025.
Source: The Cosmic Circus
