The cast of the second film about Wakanda’s Defender has been enlarged by another name. This time she is playing the role of Riri Williams.
Dominique Thorne, who is set to play the title role on the Ironheart series , will make her MCU debut earlier than expected. The actress began work on Black Panther: Wakanda Forever this week . The information comes from the head of Marvel Studios – Kevin Feige. He revealed this unexpected news during one of the interviews during the promotion of the movie Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings .
The Marvel film studio is increasingly focusing on new characters while working on new productions. Riri Williams first appeared in comics in 2016. The brilliant teenager after getting to the prestigious MIT creates her own version of Iron Man armor and starts fighting criminals. The girl’s achievements draw the attention of Tony Stark, who encourages her to continue her heroic activity.
In addition to the aforementioned Dominique Thorne, the cast of the new Black Panther includes the returning Letitia Wright, Angela Bassett, Danai Gurira, Florence Kasumba, Daniel Kaluuya, Winston Duke, Lupita Nyong’o and Martin Freeman. Debuting in the MCU, Tenoch Huerta will play Namora. Of course, the film will not include Chadwick Boseman, who died before the film began. The film is directed by Ryan Coogler again. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever should debut next July.