Watch Robert Downey Jr. give ‘Ironheart’ star Dominique Thorne a pep talk

An iron hero passes the stick to another.

Iron Former Robert Downey Jr. celebrated the first day of Iron heart Tuesday, by giving his young successor Dominique Thorne a speech of comforting encouragement on FaceTime.

“Good morning!” Downey Jr. started the call, which was published in a video on Instagram. “Guess why I call-it’s June 24, that is to say …”

“It’s Dad’s birthday,” said Thorne with a sigh, referring to the late father of Downey Jr., who died in 2021. “Happy birthday.”

“My father’s birthday, thank you for your consideration,” confirms Downey Jr. with a sly smile, knowing that it was not what he was referring. “Also – God, you made too much press – Iron heart First today! “”

While Thorne cries out of excitement, Downey Jr. continues: “All this led to that. Isn’t that exciting?”

“Oh my God, thank you!” Said Thorne. “Thank you for the call.”

“17 years of the birth of the MCU at the first of Iron heart“Downey Jr. said.” And we are in this love together. So excited. I loved you so much, they are bananas. “”

As Thorne thanks him again, he congratulated her on the launch of his new series. “I’m going to look at him with the world and we will keep ourselves,” explains Downey Jr.

“Oh my God, okay, yes we will,” replies Thorne.

“”Iron heartLet’s go! “Downey Jr. ends the call.

Watch the sweet exchange in the video below:

While Thorne and Downey Jr. have not yet crossed the screen in the MCU, she takes the iron coat he left after the death of her character Tony Stark Avengers: end of game (He will come back as a completely new character, the villain Door Doom, in Avengers: Doomsday). Thorne resumes her role as Riri Williams alias the Ironheart holder of Black Panther: Wakanda forever In the new Disney + television series, chronicle Riri’s return to his hometown of Chicago as she joined a criminal team led by Parker Robbins Aka The Hood (Anthony Ramos).

Downey Jr. recently gave its Iron Approval stamp for the new series with a surprise support message during a live interview with Thorne and Ramos last week Hello America.

“It bothers you if we interrupt the interview for a moment, because I think we have a very special message. I think you will recognize who it is,” said Robin Roberts, before the show goes to a clip while Thorne and Ramos watched him.

“Ms. Thorne, I could not be happier than seeing you give life to Riri Williams,” said Downey Jr. in the pre -recorded message, before focusing on Ramos’ role as mysterious villain. “But the hood makes me nervous. Is the hood green? Please, tell me that Mr. Ramos does not replace me as Doctor Doom via Parker Robbins. Is there something that they don’t tell me?”

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The winner of the Oscars finished the video by making a heart with his fingers, saying to the pair: “Long Story Short, Iron Man Iron heart. “”

Back in the GMA Studio, Thorne flashed the same symbol with her hands she said: “Iron heart Likes Iron Man too. “”

Iron heart First with the first three episodes Tuesday on Disney +. The other three episodes are presented on Tuesday, July 1, following.