Disney+ Ironheart (Marvel Cinematic Universe) (1 Viewer)

[Jake Lipson]

This will be a direct sequel to

Spoiler

Wakanda Forever

Well, yeah, what else would it be? Riri was established in the film knowing she would have a series.

 

[Alex...]

 

[Alex...]

 

[Sam Favate]

I know Marvel has been sitting on this one for a while, so glad to see it is getting its day. I'm sure Coogler's recent success with Sinners will be a boost for the show.

 

[Jeff Cooper]

How many times have we seen the hero punch down into the front of a car to have it flip over them shot?

 

[Sam Favate]

How many times have we seen the hero punch down into the front of a car to have it flip over them shot?

It certainly doesn't help that we just saw the same shot in Thunderbolts.

 

[Malcolm R]

How many times have we seen the hero punch down into the front of a car to have it flip over them shot?

Probably as many times as the flying/leaping hero landing back on the ground in a squat with one fist planted.

 

[Joe Wong]

Or the slo-mo of people walking away from an explosion behind them…

 

[Adam Lenhardt]

I know Marvel has been sitting on this one for a while, so glad to see it is getting its day. I'm sure Coogler's recent success with Sinners will be a boost for the show.

Yeah, they're smart to play up his connection to this, given the popularity of both Black Panther movies and the recent success of Sinners.

That being said, they lost a lot of momentum by sitting on this so long after Wakanda Forever came out. And I'm also not sure what the targeted direction for this character is. The obvious choice would be to make her the successor to Iron Man, but aside from the technology involved there doesn't seem to be any effort from Marvel to do so. The next most obvious choice would be to make her part of the Young Avengers that Kamala seemed to be assembling at the end of The Marvels. But given how that movie underperformed, I don't know that that's a thing they're still going for.

 

[Jake Lipson]

That being said, they lost a lot of momentum by sitting on this so long after Wakanda Forever came out.

Agreed. I remember hearing that it was filmed before Wakanda Forever came out, and that was two and a half years ago. It would have made more sense to put this out while that film was still fresh in the cultural zeitgeist. I hope the long delay isn't a reflection of its quality.

 

[DaveF]

I have been oblivious to this show. I watched the trailer last night. And learned it’s series and not the next movie as I’d assumed.

I liked the trailer. Fun vibes. And girl-power TV is long a favorite of mine.

 

[Jake Lipson]

I have been oblivious to this show.

That's probably because they've barely been marketing it until this week. It seems like it is getting less of a push than usual for a Marvel production. Maybe they'll ramp up as we get closer to the premiere, but I've been looking forward to it and it still feels like there isn't very much buzz going for it right now. The main reason I want to see this is because I liked Riri in Wakanda Forever. But that movie probably isn't top of mind anymore for most people because of the long gap between the two releases.

 

[Sam Favate]

But that movie probably isn't top of mind anymore for most people because of the long gap between the two releases.

IMO, that’s the greatest failing Marvel has these days. When they take so many years between related projects, they lose all momentum and the audience loses enthusiasm.

 

[Joe Wong]

Apparently Disney is changing focus for their Marvel content - the Disney+ shows going forward will have less to do with "major" characters that will be reserved for the films. This probably follows from the response to films like The Marvels where two of the main actors began on Disney+, and that audiences thought it felt like "homework" to get caught up.

Ironheart is a holdover from the old strategy, so the lack of marketing may reflect this.

 

[Jake Lipson]

Ironheart is a holdover from the old strategy, so the lack of marketing may reflect this.

If that's the case, it's a stupid decision. If the strategy will be different in the future, that's fine. But they still shot Ironheart and are going to release it. They should still market it the same as they would their other properties. Dumping it on the service without much promotion makes no sense for anybody involved.

 

[Adam Lenhardt]

New Trailer:


The burnoff begins June 24th.

 

[Josh Dial]

I'll watch it. I'm really trying to not pre-judge, because I like the cast (Anthony Ramos can do no wrong in my books, and is a ball of pure charisma and talent). But the crew (directors) and creatives (writers) are leaving me feeling this is another "sending the B-team to nationals" I complained about for Secret Invasion (another post here) and The Acolyte.

I hope I'm wrong.

 

[Sam Favate]

I continue to think this should have been released sooner, closer to the character’s debut in the second Black Panther film.

Premiering three (out of six) episodes the first night does not inspire confidence.

 

[TravisR]

Premiering three (out of six) episodes the first night does not inspire confidence.

I'll try to be uncharacteristically optimistic and say that maybe they think that the show takes a couple episodes to get going and that by episode three, the audience will be drawn in enough to keep coming back. That had to be Disney's thinking for releasing the first three episodes of Andor: S1 at one time and then going to weekly for the remainder.

 

[Jake Lipson]

I'll try to be uncharacteristically optimistic and say that maybe they think that the show takes a couple episodes to get going and that by episode three, the audience will be drawn in enough to keep coming back.

The only problem with that is there are only six episodes. If it takes half of the season to get going, that wouldn't really be very exciting.