Dominique Thorne says 'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever' lets audiences '[get] to know' Ironheart

The 'Black Panther' sequel, 'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever', will finally arrive on November 11, but the cast will be different this time around. The biggest difference, of course, is that the franchise is moving forward without its main character following the death of star Chadwick Boseman from colon cancer in 2020 (his role as T'Challa will not be recast). "It's clearly very emotional without Chad," Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige said at a 2021 fan event, per Variety. "But everyone is also very excited to bring the world of Wakanda back to the public and the fans. We're going to do it in a way that would make Chad proud."

So who will be in the new movie? The cast includes several of the key characters from the first film, as well as a few new additions. A trailer released on October 3 provides further insight into who will be playing who in the new feature, revealing the possibility of a major milestone for Letitia Wright's Shuri and introducing a dangerous new villain called Namor (Tenoch Huerta). /p>

Additionally, Dominique Thorne will debut as American inventor Riri Williams, also known as Ironheart. In September, according to The Direct, she told Empire Magazine that "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" is the perfect introduction to her "Ironheart" persona. "There couldn't be a surer track for Riri to enter his age...