‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ Will Introduce MCU’s Ironheart
With production on the Black Panther sequel in full swing, fans are getting a clearer picture of what they can expect in the long awaiting follow-up to Marvel’s 2018 triumph; we’ve now gotten news that Black Panther: Wakanda Forever will introduce the MCU’s Ironheart.
The Marvel Cinematic Universe has experienced an incredible 2021; with a bounce-back for the studio’s barren 2020, that saw them without a theatrical release for the first year in a decade.
With an immense number of films already in post-production, and an even larger number of films currently filming and in various stages of production; Marvel is keying up for an incredible return to form with their Phase 4 slate of films.
One of those highly anticipated projects is none other than Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, the story following the fictional land of Wakanda and the mantle of Black Panther.
It has recently been announced by the head of Marvel Studios, Kevin Feige, that beloved Marvel Comics character Riri Williams will make her debut in the sequel.
That’s right MCU fans; Black Panther: Wakanda Forever will introduce the MCU’s Ironheart.
The news was shared by Feige in an interview with Comicbook.com; where the producer and studio president noted the character’s debut in the sequel will precede her own Ironheart Disney+ series.
Feige stated,
We’re shooting Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, right now, and the character of Riri Williams, you will meet in Black Panther 2 first. She started shooting, I think, this week before her Ironheart series.
The character will be played by Dominique Thorne, and will likely inhabit the teen-aged tech genius who will inherit the Tony Stark mantle; becoming Ironheart, in place of Tony’s Iron Man moniker.
The news should definitely excite fans, and give all of us just another reason to see what Ryan Coogler and Marvel Studios have in store for the long-awaited sequel.
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