HEART OF IRON
Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jnr) left a big pair of iron boots to fill and Riri Williams is ready to step into them. Played by Dominique Thorne (If Beale Street Could Talk), Riri makes her big-screen debut in Wakanda Forever and will be seen again next year in the Disney+ series Ironheart, as the armoured superhero.
Letitia says she’s excited for Shuri to meet another young woman with an equally brilliant mind – and for young audiences to see another smart, science-focused black woman as an on-screen role model.
“It’s like that’s being done again in a fresh, beautiful way,” she says. “I think it’s just beautiful to see there’s more room being made for those characters to shine.”