Watch out, Iron Man, there's a new armored superhero in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Marvel Studios revealed a sneak peek at its upcoming Disney+ series “Ironheart” to audiences at the D23 Expo on Friday. The trailer continues the story of Riri Williams (Dominique Thorne), who made her MCU debut in 2022’s “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” and the footage is perfectly in keeping with that film’s aesthetic.
“After my internship abroad, I felt like I was in a rut,” Riri says, referring to her time in Wakanda. “I wanted to build something that was undeniable.”
But to do so, she says she needs “cash,” which leads her to Parker Robbins (Anthony Ramos), who wears a magical headdress that gives him access to the Dark Arts—leading to a clash between him and the science-driven Riri. At one point, Parker encounters Alden Ehrenreich's character, Joe McGillicuddy.
“Anyone who has ever been successful in anything in life has had to do some questionable things to get there,” Parker says.
There are plenty of high-octane shots of Williams in the Ironheart super suit, including an epic slow-motion sequence of her smashing a truck. The clip ends with another light-colored suit approaching the camera.
In Wakanda Forever, Riri is a super-smart MIT student from Chicago who invents her own energy armor suit and vibranium detector that catches the attention of Wakanda's leaders, the underwater king Namor and the CIA. Shuri (Letitia Wright) and Okoye (Danai Gurira) find Riri and protect her from Namor's warriors from the underwater city of Talkan. When Namor's forces attack Wakanda, Queen Ramonda (Angela Bassett) saves Riri, who dies in the aquatic war. Riri teams up with the people of Wakanda to defeat Namor, and Okoye creates a flying suit of armor called the Midnight Angel.
The cast of “Ironheart” also includes Lyric Ross as Riri's friend Natalie Washington, Matthew Elam as Xavier Washington, Angie White as Riri's mother, Manny Montana as Cousin John, and Shea Coule as Slug.
Riri was originally created by writer Brian Michael Bendis, who helped bring Miles Morales' Spider-Man to life, and artist Mike Deodato. The miniseries was created by Chinaka Hodge, with Sam Bailey and Angela Barnes each directing three episodes of the six-episode run.
