Ironheart Star Addresses Pre-Release Backlash to Latest MCU Show — 'At Least They're Talking About It, Because if They Ain't, Then I'd Be Worried' - IGN
Ironheart Star Addresses Pre-Release Backlash to Latest MCU Show — 'At Least They're Talking About It, Because if They Ain't, Then I'd Be Worried' - IGN
Hamilton star Anthony Ramos has addressed the negative backlash to Marvel's latest Disney+ series Ironheart, that began online before the series' debut.
This show had a lot going against it.
Riri Williams had a small introduction in Wanda Forever, but wasn't core to the story. We never learned that much about her, but we got a rough idea of her character.
The show was delayed by a year, year and a half, so instead of being a follow up to Wakanda Forever it awkwardly comes out 2-3 years later.
Disney released it as a quick dump, it's 6 episodes released in quick succession (1 week gap). Generally this means low confidence in the show.
That being said, what I've seen so far, the show generally is pretty good. It's got problems, mainly the pacing. It either needs a few more episodes to flesh out some storylines and characters, or it needs to trim things down and just be a movie.
Now maybe it won't stick the landing, but after three episodes I'm intrigued by the main plot and looking forward to the final three episodes.
Isn't a week gap classic tv dripfeed schedule? How is that a quick dump?
A week gap for the whole series. Three episodes last Tuesday, three episodes this Tuesday.
All I ever give a shit about with comic adaptations is that they stay true to the characters. If you're into comics, you're uses to alternate universes and weird retcons. As long as you're up front about that in your show/movie, you won't piss off many fans of an established character. They might not show up for it, but it'll be less drama.
Ironheart's whole thing, the core of who she is, is seeing a need for a hero, having the guts and smarts to make it happen, then not giving up on it. That's what this version does.
Is Riri my favorite Marvel character? Nah, not even my favorite of the era she was introduced in. But she's still pretty damn cool. She's everything Tony isn't, and she's still able to fight the good fight without trampling on Iron Man's cool factor.
Haven't seen the show yet, and won't until it's all out. But in terms of ironheart getting a show, I don't see a fucking problem that isn't artificial. It's most likely mostly racists and misogynists whining when it's this damn early. Real critique can't be done until there's enough available to at least get a vibe from it. Since its 6 episodes, nobody talking shit has anything useful to say. STFU unless you're talking about the actual production itself.
Hell, Guardians of the Galaxy basically took a giant dump on staying true to the characters, and it still did really well.
Yeah, they made it work by virtue of going full alternate and making the gog movies themselves sci-fi action. Though, groot, kinda hard to go wrong with someone that has one line :)
Promotion was simply non existent. Felt bad for the actors but seeing how people are enjoying it, I'm happy. The marketing was so shit that they suddenly dropped the trailer same day as superman trailer. Like they were genuinely not interested.