Last June, the people of Marvel Studios announced that they were cooking a new series to swell even more if it fits its bulky Disney + catalog. It will be centered on Wonder Man —better known as wonder-man—, directed by Destin Daniel Cretton —’Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings’— and written by Andrew Guest —screenwriter of ‘Brooklyn Nine Nine’—.
Changes of winds
Four months later, thanks to Deadline, we have met who will be in charge of giving life to Simon Williams, The protagonist of the story; and the signing is one of those that will get on the nerves of the most radical fanboys of The House of Ideas and the Distinguished Competition, since the chosen one has been none other than Yahya Abdul-Mateen II.
Thus, the Emmy-winning actor for his fantastic work on HBO’s ‘Watchmen’ will make the jump from DC to Marvel after having played the villain Black Manta both in the original ‘Aquaman’ and in the future subtitled sequel ‘The Lost Kingdom’ that will be released in 2023. A more than remarkable change of scenery.
Wonder Man, created by Stan Lee, Don Heck and Jack Kirby, debuted in 1964 in ‘Avengers’ number 9, becoming antagonist of the supergroup under the orders of Baron Zemo until, later, he decided not only to change sides and join the avengersbut to become interested in the world of acting, developing a career as an actor helped by Hercules.
The Disney+ series is likely to approximate Simon Williams’ acting arc, as the presence of Ben Kingsley’s Trevor Slattery has been confirmed, whom we met in ‘Iron Man 3’ as that —thrilling— fake Mandarin who unleashed the wrath of the fandom with less sense of humor. When we will see Kingsley and Abdul-Mateen II sharing the small screen in ‘Wonder Man’ remains a mystery.