Followers are getting a primary have a look at Marvel Tv’s Ironheart at present with the debut of a teaser trailer and poster. The intriguing new sequence stars Dominique Thorne as Riri Williams, a younger, genius inventor whose iron fits rival the most effective within the MCU. The character made her debut in 2022’s Black Panther: Wakanda Endlessly, directed by Ryan Coogler. “Ironheart is such a great character in publishing,” stated Coogler. “In 2016, Brian Michael Bendis created a character who would be a successor of sorts to the Iron Man legacy. In the comic book, Riri Williams and Tony Stark had a relationship—she was a student at MIT who came from an almost polar opposite background as Tony, but they came together in their passion to better society. Eventually, the character gets her own identity as Ironheart, and other writers like Eve Ewing picked up from there, taking Riri Williams to Chicago.”
Set after the occasions of Black Panther: Wakanda Endlessly, Ironheart pits know-how towards magic when Riri—decided to make her mark on the world—returns to her hometown of Chicago. Her distinctive tackle constructing iron fits is sensible, however in pursuit of her ambitions, she finds herself wrapped up with the mysterious but charming Parker Robbins aka “The Hood” (Anthony Ramos).The sequence additionally stars Lyric Ross, Alden Ehrenreich, Regan Aliyah, Manny Montana, Matthew Elam and Anji White. Chinaka Hodge is head author; episodes are directed by Sam Bailey and Angela Barnes. Government producers embrace Kevin Feige, Louis D’Esposito, Brad Winderbaum, Zoie Nagelhout, Chinaka Hodge, Ryan Coogler, Sev Ohanian and Zinzi Coogler. Music is by Dara Taylor. Produced in affiliation with Proximity Media, Ironheart launches on Disney+ June 24, 2025.
Star Dominique Thorne reveals she spoke with Robert Downey Jr. about their “iron” heroes and Iron Man Downey is rooting for her Ironheart. Thorne instructed Empire, “Robert Downey Jr. and I spoke just after we wrapped, and he shared some very lovely words about my journey. He told me how excited he was and that he’s rooting for it, too. I literally got two thumbs up. It’s really reassuring to know you’re not embarrassing Iron Man.” She went on to say that, whereas Riri is “dumpster-diving, whereas Tony Stark [was] this bajillionaire … what she’s in a position to accomplish is outstanding.“
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