Marvel Superhero Ironheart, Played by Dominique Thorne, Will Make Debut in 'Black Panther 2'

Some exciting news was just revealed about the Marvel Cinematic Universe!

Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige has announced that actress Dominique Thorne has joined the cast of the upcoming movie Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.

Dominique was already announced to be playing Riri Williams, aka superhero Ironheart, in the upcoming Disney+ standalone series Ironheart.

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“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,” Feige told ComicBook.com.

Variety reports that “Ironheart, a.k.a. Riri Williams, was introduced in the Marvel comics in 2016 as a 15-year-old MIT student who reverse engineers Iron Man’s armor in order to create her own suit of armor. With the support of Iron Man, a.k.a. Tony Stark, Riri takes on the name Ironheart and becomes a superhero.”

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever will hit theaters on July 8, 2022.

There was some other big Marvel news earlier today!