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‘Ironheart’ EP Ryan Coogler, Star Dominique Thorne Tease Show’s Connection To Marvel’s ‘Avengers: Doomsday’: “Great Sample Of Things To Come”

'Ironheart' EP Ryan Coogler and star Dominique Thorne discuss how the character deals with magic and tech, plus the future of the MCU.

Ryan Coogler, Dominique Thorne & Anthony Ramos at the 'Ironheart' premiere at El Capitan Theatre on June 23, 2025Photo by Charley Gallay/Getty Images for Disney Though Ironheart executive producer Ryan Coogler wasn’t initially thinking of a spinoff series for Dominique Thorne ‘s Riri Williams — first introduced in 2022’s Black Panther: Wakanda Forever as a young Chicagoan tech wiz — once Marvel ‘s team approached him about it, the character’s future in the MCU was set in stone. “No, no, I like to take things one step at a time,” Coogler told Deadline on the red carpet at today’s Los Angeles premiere for the Disney+ series held at the El Capitan Theatre. It wasn’t until the creative team was “down the road” on the film that he was approached by fellow Ironheart executive producers Brad Winderbaum and Zoie Nagelhout about a show.

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