Sophia Michaels
Dominique Thorne made her big debut in the Marvel Cinematic Universe starring in 2022’s “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” in which she portrays a brilliant teenage inventor named Riri Williams. The 25-year-old actor is expected to continue Riri’s story in her own standalone Disney+ series, “Ironheart,” though it’ll be awhile before it arrives due to changes in Marvel’s TV calendar. However, there’s still much to look forward to!
Thorne’s Riri, in the comics, is raised by her mother and stepfather in Chicago and then goes on to attend the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. One day, she ends up building her own version of the Iron Man suit in her dorm, which, in the comics, catches the attention of Iron Man, aka Tony Stark, himself. After receiving his support, Riri adopts the superhero identity Ironheart.
Her backstory will definitely shift a little for the MCU, however, Thorne told Entertainment Weekly in an October 2022 interview that the best thing about her character is that she’s “fully herself.” “She’s definitely not the typical or traditional superhero,” she explained. “She’s very much Riri Williams, the 19-year-old student first, and then there’s this whole Ironheart business that she has to figure out.”
If you’re a diehard Marvel fan who can’t wait to follow Riri’s superhero journey or a viewer who’s fallen for the character thanks to “Wakanda Forever,” here’s everything you need to know about the upcoming “Ironheart” series.
