US Edition'Ironheart' Stars Talk About Bringing Marvel Universe to Chicago in New Series
- The limited series Ironheart premiered its first three episodes on Disney+ on June 24, set primarily in Chicago with stars Dominique Thorne and Anthony Ramos.
- Marvel delayed Ironheart's production due to factors like the 2023 actors and writers strike, shifting tax incentives, and reducing projects after some underperformed.
- The series explores 19-year-old Riri Williams, a South Side Chicago tech prodigy who builds an Iron Man-like suit after being expelled from MIT, while contending with adversary The Hood.
- Dominique Thorne noted Chicago's unique architectural diversity and described Riri’s mix of grief, drive, and unapologetic belief in her technology as central to the character.
- The Ironheart debut broadens Marvel’s universe by spotlighting a new hero from Chicago, suggesting future MCU projects may build on this character’s complex challenges and relationships.
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Dominique Thorne calls release of ‘Ironheart’ ‘divine timing’
By Rodney Ho, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution ATLANTA — When Dominique Thorne came to Trilith Studios in Fayetteville in June 2022 to begin shooting Disney+’s new series “Ironheart,” the world of film and TV was far different. Georgia was a hot spot for big-budget movies and Marvel was pumping out TV shows and films with abandon. But the actors and writers strike in 2023 slowed production, film tax credit incentives in Europe became more entici…
‘Ironheart’ Star Dominique Thorne Explains How Riri Williams Will Have To Confront “The Weight Of Her Emotions” In Marvel Miniseries
SPOILER ALERT: This post contains details from the first three episodes of Marvel’s Ironheart. Dominique Thorne returns as Riri Williams in Marvel’s Ironheart, giving audiences a much closer look at the 19-year-old tech wiz than her introduction in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever was able to offer. Thorne says viewers met Riri “in a real fight […]
Dominique Thorne and Lyric Ross Bring Marvel’s 'Ironheart'—and Chicago’s South Side—to the Spotlight
In a new Disney+ series, Dominique Thorne and Lyric Ross talk to The Chicago Defender about starring in Ironheart, the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s boldest new chapter—set in Chicago and led by a brilliant young Black heroine.
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