Testing Her Metal

How Ironheart gives Riri Williams the opportunity to choose her path in the MCU

-  TARA BENNETT

IT'S BEEN ALMOST three years since we last saw genius MIT student Riri Williams/Ironheart (Dominique Thorne) in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, suiting up to fight alongside the Wakandans against King Namor and his Talokan warriors. And after that life-changing experience, Williams returned to her academic life sans suit, where she was left to figure out what's next.

In the long-awaited Disney+ series Ironheart, audiences will get to see Williams figure out how to stake out her place in Chicago and the world of superheroes. Since she was introduced into the MCU by director Ryan Coogler, he and his production shingle, Proximity Media, have been key in helping to creatively define her Disney+ series.

Co-executive producer Sev Ohanian tells Red Alert that they worked closely with Marvel Studios executive producers Kevin Feige and Zoie Nagelhout, and series head writer Chinaka Hodge to flesh out this young heroine's broader story.