"Ms. Thorne, I couldn't be happier than to be seeing you bring Riri Williams to life," Downey Jr. said in the pre-recorded message, before turning his focus to Ramos' upcoming rol

Something that hasn’t been in question, however, is how Iron Man icon Robert Downey Jr. feels about another armored hero being in the MCU. Downey has shown the upcoming Marvel show’s lead actress, Dominique Thorne a lot of support and most recently did so via a video message.

The torch has been officially passed. During a recent Good Morning America interview, Ironheart stars Dominique Thorne and Anthony Ramos were surprised with a video message from Robert Downey Jr. In the clip,