Ryan Coogler on Why 'Ironheart' Is the Next Superhero We Need

Ryan Coogler on why 'Ironheart' is the next superhero we need

Jalen Marlowe Ryan Coogler is out with a new series exploring a character from his blockbuster hit Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. The first three episodes of the new series, Ironheart, launch on Disney+ on Wednesday. The series focuses on Riri Williams (Dominique Thorne), “a young, genius inventor determined to make her mark on the world” and whose iron suits “rival the best” in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, according to a press release. Coogl…

Ryan Coogler Reveals Why Now Is The "Perfect Timing" For 'Ironheart': "It's So Relevant Today"

Marvel StudiosMarvel’s Cinematic Universe, it’s been said, is kind of like one massive TV show. Each blockbuster is akin to an episode of television, with one storyline informing another — and some, occasionally, shooting at the same time.It was like this for Ironheart, the long-gestating spinoff of director Ryan Coogler’s Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. The latter was the closing of a chapter in more ways than one: specifically, a farewell to t…

Ryan Coogler Centers Black Women on Marvel’s ‘Ironheart’

Marvel’s Ironheart made its debut on Disney+ on Tues. June 24; one of the summer’s more eagerly-awaited TV shows. Set in Chicago, the miniseries follows Riri Williams (Dominique Thorne), a gifted scientist working to build her own versions of Iron Man’s famed armored suit who winds up crossing paths with a mysterious figure called The Hood (Anthony Ramos.) In addition to its Black female lead, the show and its crew have Black women in positions …

Ryan Coogler on why Ironheart is the next superhero we need - Regional Media News

Ryan Coogler is out with a new series exploring a character from his blockbuster hit Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. The first three episodes of the new series, Ironheart, launch on Disney+ on Wednesday. The series focuses on Riri Williams (Dominique Thorne), “a young, genius inventor determined to make her mark on the world” and whose iron suits “rival the best” in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, according to a press release. Coogler, who is an …