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New Iron Man Character Riri Williams Was Inspired By Skai Jackson

Skai Jackson is one of the coolest teens in Hollywood and apparently someone at Marvel thinks so too.
New Iron Man Character Riri Williams Was Inspired By Skai Jackson
Marvel
By Sydney Scott · Updated October 27, 2020
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Skai Jackson is one of the coolest teens in Hollywood and apparently someone at Marvel thinks so too.

Blavity noted that Mike Deodato, one of the artists who helped create new Iron Man star Riri Williams, recently tweeted that the inspiration behind Riri was Skai, “Riri Williams was based on the beautiful young actress @skaijackson.”

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Riri Williams was based on the beautiful young actress @skaijackson pic.twitter.com/tuQ7f8Td4m

— Mike Deodato, Jr. (@mikedeodato) July 11, 2016

Many people have already started to discuss who should play Riri Williams if the new Iron Man ever appears on the big screen, so it would be pretty cool to see Skai step into the shoes of the character she inspired.

 

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