Exclusive: RuPaul’s Drag Race winner Shea Couleé is headed to the Marvel realm as sources tell Deadline she has landed a secret role in its upcoming Disney+ series Ironheart.
The series will star Dominique Thorne as Marvel character Riri Williams, a genius inventor and creator of the most advanced suit of armor since Iron Man. Anthony Ramos and Alden Ehrenreich is also on board. Chinaka Hodge was recently tapped as head writer on the series. Coulee’s role in unknown.
Reps for Marvel declined comment.
Couleé’s addition to the series follows her stints on the Emmy-winning RuPaul’s Drag Race. She won All Stars 5 and finished as a finalist on the special all-winners edition of All Stars 7 and her original season, Drag Race 9.
Couleé also has been featured in major publications worldwide, including multiple Vogue features and covers including Out, Entertainment Weekly, Gay Times and the international fashion magazine Metal.
The series will star Dominique Thorne as Marvel character Riri Williams, a genius inventor and creator of the most advanced suit of armor since Iron Man. Anthony Ramos and Alden Ehrenreich is also on board. Chinaka Hodge was recently tapped as head writer on the series. Coulee’s role in unknown.
Reps for Marvel declined comment.
Couleé’s addition to the series follows her stints on the Emmy-winning RuPaul’s Drag Race. She won All Stars 5 and finished as a finalist on the special all-winners edition of All Stars 7 and her original season, Drag Race 9.
Couleé also has been featured in major publications worldwide, including multiple Vogue features and covers including Out, Entertainment Weekly, Gay Times and the international fashion magazine Metal.
- 8/3/2022
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
With Rappers Stuck at Home, the Hip-Hop Features Market Is Booming: ‘Everybody’s Offering Discounts’
Shows are canceled. Studios are shuttered. What’s a young rapper to do while sheltering in place?
A lot of acts are turning to recording feature verses for other artists as a way to stay sharp, stave off boredom, and pad their bottom line during the quarantine caused by Covid-19. “The most understated commodity of this craziness right now is the barter-and-trade for features,” says Norva Denton, Svp of A&r at Warner Records, who works closely with Wale and Freddie Gibbs, among others. “It’s a very quiet frenzy.
A lot of acts are turning to recording feature verses for other artists as a way to stay sharp, stave off boredom, and pad their bottom line during the quarantine caused by Covid-19. “The most understated commodity of this craziness right now is the barter-and-trade for features,” says Norva Denton, Svp of A&r at Warner Records, who works closely with Wale and Freddie Gibbs, among others. “It’s a very quiet frenzy.
- 4/2/2020
- by Elias Leight
- Rollingstone.com
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