Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.), is now dead in main MCU timeline. He sacrificed his life to save all of us in Endgame. We may see RDJ once more in Marvel movies. But until that happens, we’ll get Iron Man’s first replacement in the form of Ironheart (Dominique Thorne). That’s the superhero name that Riri Williams will adopt when she dons the Ironheart suit. Marvel will introduce her as a new character. Wakanda Forever: Black Panther.
Thorne will also be a star on her own Ironheart Disney PlusThe show will premiere in fall 2023. But we don’t have to wait that long to see the MCU’s next Iron Man. The Ironheart armor just leaked, and it’s quite impressive. We’ll warn you that Below are spoilers.
We’ve already seen Riri Williams in the emotional Wakanda ForeverMarvel’s Comic-Con trailer. We know she’s a gifted MIT student and she’s good friends with Shuri (Letitia Wright).
The trailer teases that the trailer will be released in April. Iron ManIt’s a scene that looks a lot like Tony Stark’s Ironman suit. It is very reminiscent of Tony Stark making the first Iron Man suit.
That’s not surprising, considering that Ironheart is the Young Avenger equivalent of Iron Man. Marvel’s Phase 4 started delivering replacements for all the Avengers, including young superheroes who might team up in a future Young Avengers crossover. Or who could join the ranks the main Avengers team. Ironheart is one.
Additionally, Wakanda ForeverIf plot leaks are true, Riri Williams will play an important part in the sequel. We won’t have to wait until Ironheart’sRelease to meet her. And she’ll be very important to the action.
Leakage of Ironheart suit
The following are the highlights Wakanda ForeverTrailer did not include her complete suit. Marvel will save that reveal for the movie or TV show. We do have leaked photos of the set from what appears to be the IronheartThis set gives us a fantastic look at the suit in action.
The suit is more War Machine-like than Iron Man armor, as you can see.
But it’s also an early version built by a child prodigy who will undoubtedly advance her tech to match Stark’s sophistication in the future.
The bulky nature of the armor also suggests this might be close to the Ironheart suit we’ll see in Wakanda Forever. That’s assuming Riri Williams completes her first armor in the movie.
Most likely, the images in the above photos are from the set of IronheartThorne is currently filming this series. The origin story of this Iron Man replacement should be told on the Disney Plus channel.
Therefore, it’ll be interesting to see the timeline for Wakanda Forever Ironheart. Riri should make the suit in her story of origin, rather than in another movie. However, Black Panther 2This gives the character greater exposure.
The Ironheart plot hasn’t leaked, but we do have a few reports about the TV series. They say that some of the action may have occurred before. Wakanda ForeverFlashbacks. But the main Ironheart story happens after Black Panther 2.
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