Dominique Thorne will make her Marvel debut as Riri Williams ahead of schedule.
Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige revealed the news during arecent interview with Comicbook.com.
“She started shooting, I think, this week, before herIronheartseries.”
Dominique Thorne and Riri Williams, a.k.a. Ironheart.Gary Gershoff/WireImage; Marvel Comics
In the comics, Riri is an M.I.T.
student who issmarter than Starkand creates her own Iron Man-like armored suit in her dorm room.
With Stark out of commission, Riri steps into the void and becomes Ironheart.
Four short years after Riri’s grand entrance, Marvel Studios announced it wasdeveloping a Disney+ show about her.
(For more information about Riri, check out our 2016interview with Bendis.)
Interestingly enough, those three characters are also getting their time to shine on the big and small screens.
Black Panther: Wakanda Foreveris slated to hit theaters July 8, 2022.
