TheMarvel Cinematic Universewill soon welcome a new hero.
But theBlack Panthersequel will also establish a new hero who doesn’t hail from WakandaorTalocan.
Her name isRiri Williams, a.k.a.
Dominique Thorne in the Ironheart suit in ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’.Marvel Studios
Ironheart, and after a brief but influential run in Marvel comics, she’sready to make her big-screen debut.
“I love the fact that she is just fully herself,” Thorne says.
“She’s definitely not the typical or traditional superhero.
Dominique Thorne.Amy Sussman/Getty Images
Now, she’ll join the MCU inWakanda Foreverbeforestarring in her own Disney+ seriesIronheartin 2023.
“It was similar to when Miles Morales was invented.
“It’s like that’s being done again in a fresh, beautiful way,” Wright says.
Still, despite their shared intellect, Shuri and Riri have distinctly different backgrounds and personalities.
Despite all that preparation, she couldn’t help but get a little starstruck on set.
Thorne remembers sharing a scene with the Oscar-nominated Bassett on her very first day of filming.
“What a fabulous scene partner to start my birth into the MCU with.”
Black Panther: Wakanda Foreverwill hit theaters Nov. 11.
For more on the film, readEW’sWakanda Forevercover story.
