Despite centering around the MCU’s latest tech genius, Riri Williams, Ironheart‘s executive producer Ryan Coogler has said that he believes that the series will go a long way in setting up Doctor Doom’s introduction in the much-awaited Avengers: Doomsday. In a recent interview, the Black Panther director opened up about how the content of the upcoming Disney+ show will help in laying the groundwork for Avengers 5.
Ryan Coogler on how Ironheart’s magic could be used in Avengers: Doomsday
During his red carpet appearance at the Los Angeles premiere of Ironheart, Coogler noted that the combination of technology and magic in the series will serve as a “sample” for what fans can expect to see in Avengers: Doomsday. (via Deadline)
“It’s so crazy to be putting this movie out now, at the time where AI is on the front of everybody’s mind, technological ethics are on the front of everybody’s mind,” the acclaimed filmmaker said, before adding, “we didn’t know it was going to be Dr. Doom and the Avengers when we first started, but he’s a guy in publishing who’s most famous for fusing technology and magic, so it’s a great sample of things that are to come in probably what’s going to be the biggest movie in Marvel history.”
Aside from building upon the story of Dominique Thorne’s Riri Williams, Ironheart will also introduce MCU fans to Anthony Ramos’ The Hood, a low-level vigilante who somehow gets his hands on a mystical cloak that draws power from the same magic wielded by Benedict Cumberbatch’s Doctor Strange.
At the same event, Thorne also teased how her character will attempt to balance her technological skills with spectral magic in the Ironheart show, which will serve as a precursor to things to come in Avengers: Doomsday. “I think it’s a hilarious journey and also a really tempting journey that we see her go on once she realizes the full extent and capability of the magic side of the world,” the actress said.
The Ironheart series is on track to come out on Disney+ today. Meanwhile, Avengers: Doomsday will hit theaters on a delayed release date of December 18, 2026.
