The comics may have touted Ironheart as the successor of Tony Stark, but too bad the MCU had to kill him off before he could even meet Riri Williams.
That being said, the premiere day of Ironheart saw Robert Downey Jr. himself sending a message to Dominique Thorne and congratulating her on the show. Check this out:
Robert Downey Jr. celebrated the premiere of #Ironheart tonight with a special call to Dominique Thorne! Watch: pic.twitter.com/O38oQ6NuWn
— MCU – The Direct (@MCU_Direct) June 24, 2025
Admittedly, it’s been an uphill battle for Ironheart even before the show was announced. Several ‘anti-woke’ channels have been bashing the show even before it released, and a lot of people have also been review-bombing the series. RDJ’s endorsement though, it’s greatly appreciated by the fans, and they take this as a sign that he’s standing by Thorne and the character and wants fans to check out the show.
Though Riri may have lost the edge of her Wakanda tech, the series is going in an interesting direction in that they’re making her go up against a magic-based villain—kind of like the original Iron Man and his clash with the Mandarin in the comics.
I am curious to see how they’re going to deal with Alden Ehrenreich’s character though. With him being related to Iron Man’s first villain, everyone is expecting some kind of betrayal to happen; but maybe Ryan Coogler and the rest of the writers have something else in store for the show. We’ll just have to wait and see.
Ironheart is now available on Disney+.
