Ironheart Actress Was ‘This Close’ To Playing New Black Panther

Ironheart Actress Was ‘This Close’ To Playing New Black Panther

Not only was Dominique Thorne up to replace Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man, but it’s also been learned that she was also up to replace Chadwick Boseman as Black Panther.

However, we all know now, she didn’t get the Black Panther part, which went to Letitia Wright, she landed the part of Riri Williams aka Ironheart.

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About Matt McGloin

Matt McGloin is the editor-in-chief and publisher of Cosmic Book News, the independent entertainment news site he founded in 2008. He covers movies, comics, TV, video games and pop culture and has reported major industry scoops over the years, including revealing the Avengers: Endgame title ahead of its official announcement. Through Cosmic Book News, he helped Marvel Comics promote Guardians of the Galaxy and Nova through exclusive previews, artwork, and interviews, with the site also quoted in solicitations and on comic covers. He also reported on Marvel’s Daredevil: Born Again retooling before it was later confirmed by the trades.

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