Dominic Thorne's "Iron Heart" will premiere on Disney+ next year, and many fans are wondering if that will open the door for Robert Downey Jr. to the return of Iron Man? With Black Panther 2: Wakanda forever, Dominic Thorne's Riley Williams debuted in the Marvel Cinematic Univers

"Iron Heart" played by Dominic Thorne will premiere on Disney+ next year, and many fans are wondering if this will open the door for Robert Downey Jr. to return to Iron Man?

With the release of Black Panther 2: Wakanda forever, Dominic Thorne's Riley Williams debuted in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and she will launch her own solo series next year when Heart of Steel arrives on Disney+. However, Riri's debut surprisingly leaves a pretty big question: What does the Heart of Steel have to do with the Iron Man of the Marvel Universe?

naturally curious how Riri's story will be linked to the late Avengers without Robert Downey Jr.'s iconic Marvel hero, because Tony Stark died in 2019's " Avengers 4: Endgame " and there is no indication that in "Black Panther 2: Wakanda forever", Riley has a connection with Stark, except she once attended his alma mater at MIT!

"Black Panther 2: Wakanda Forever" director Ryan Coogler recently stated that despite the "connection between (Riri) and Tony in the Marvel Universe, it's a complex connection." This may indicate that the Heart will not complete the handover smoothly like Sam Wilson's Captain America or Kate Bishop's Hawkeye.

From the moment, Riri Williams seems to have less relationship with the talented billionaire than expected, which makes fans wonder if Riri still has the need to make the necessary connection with Tony Stark, which could mean she might encounter Robert Downey Jr.’s Iron Man in some form on her Disney+ show of the same name.

Regarding Robert Downey Jr.'s return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the most popular theory has always been the return in the form of artificial intelligence . In fact, he appeared in holographic form when he last appeared in "Avengers 4: Endgame".

In addition, some fans believe that the Edith glasses in "Spider-Man: Far From Home" were given to Peter after Tony Stark's death. If only Stark could get the glasses, it would be impossible. If a digital version of Tony Stark lurks online and is still trying to put a suit of armor around the world, he might approach Riri once he discovers a MIT student mimics his flashy heroic style.

AI seems to be the most practical way for Robert Downey Jr. to return to Tony Stark, because it hardly discredits Iron Man's sacrifice of life, and Riri no longer needs her Wakanda AI to help her wear her own iron suit – it's just as good as having Tony Stark as her new armor, imagine Stark trying to teach Riri to fly, and she tells him she's already flying with Dora Milaje.

By comparison, Marvel may choose to take a tougher approach to dealing with Iron Heart’s connection with Iron Man and letting Riri clash with the late Avengers, and one theory about why Riri might not like Tony Stark is that he funded the device she built to track Wakanda’s eternal vibrant, which led to a secret underwater civilization trying to kill her and go to war with the ground world.

is possible through Stark's September Foundation grant to MIT students in " Captain America 3: Civil War ". Riri may blame Wakanda's eternal death and destruction in part on Tony Stark, for he blindly funding her studies without considering potential consequences.

This may mean that the morality and belief of the heart will be different from Tony Stark, Riri's personal struggles and how she deals with them may be explored in the Disney+ series; Stark's rather reckless coping mechanisms may also be amplified if they have any effect on Riri.

The Heart of Steel series may have an interesting twist, exploring the abuse of MIT's September fund , and Riri Williams may take over Iron Man and use the billionaire's impulsive generosity to deliver justice for others.

If so, this could include Riri analyzing multiple memories of Stark’s work at her school and realizing that Stark’s guilt has caused unintentional damage, or even using Iron Man-style projected holograms to reconstruct the scene or memory that includes Tony. . .

In addition, from the perspective of the film industry, it is very unlikely that Robert Downey Jr. will star in "Heart of Steel". Considering that almost every Marvel cameo has been leaked in advance these days, and the cost of showing RDJ on Disney+'s show is very high, the resources required to make Iron Man guest appearance successful may exceed the production value of the upcoming series.