Ironheart producer Ryan Coogler teases the Marvel show is "a great sample of things that are to come" in Avengers: Doomsday, which he describes as "the biggest movie in Marvel history"

Still from Ironheart showing Riri Williams with a HUD that combines science and magic — (Image credit: Marvel Studios)

Ironheart has finally arrived on Disney Plus, and apparently it includes some elements that will be key for the future of the MCU, particularly Avengers: Doomsday. According to the show's producer and Black Panther director Ryan Coogler, the show is "a great sample" for what's next for the superhero franchise.

"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," he told Deadline when asked about the show's blend of spectral magic and technology through Anthony Ramos' character, The Hood.

Coogler established a connection between this kind of power and the upcoming introduction of Robert Downey Jr's Doctor Doom, saying it was a total coincidence. "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," he added.

Executive producer Zoie Nagelhout shared some more details about the introduction of spectral magic during an exclusive interview with GamesRadar+. "Pairing her [Riri] with a magic based villain was really exciting to us, because it allowed us to not only explore new corners of the MCU – we've seen Doctor Strange, we've entered that world – but I think, as you may know from the comics, we've barely scratched the surface," she explained.

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