Dominique Thorne knows her turn as Ironheart in the Marvel Cinematic Universe has been a long time coming.
Ever since the actor’s fascinating character was introduced as the genius inventor Riri Williams in the 2022 “Black Panther” sequel blockbuster “Wakanda Forever,” Marvel fans have been eagerly waiting to get reacquainted with her. However, the road to unleashing Disney+’s “Ironheart” faced hurdle after hurdle in the years that followed.
The series was originally slated to premiere in 2023, three years after Thorne was first announced as the lead. However, a series of delays continually pushed the release back. And with the 2023 Hollywood strikes and Marvel Studios temporarily pulling “Ironheart” from its release schedule, it seemed like the show was dead in the water before Thorne even got the chance to show the world exactly what Riri is made of.
But while the holdup sparked widespread chatter among doubtful fans, Thorne held steady, trusting that, like all things in life, everything in the journey to her Marvel television debut unfolded “right on time.”
“Of course, there were moments in there where you’re not really sure what’s going on,” the 27-year-old actor told HuffPost. “The industry was faced with a strike and then another strike, and a lot of people asking some tough and necessary questions. And so it’s difficult to witness something like that going on, and feel like it is wrong or a burden to not want to support or understand why it’s happening.”
