WONDER MAN: First Teaser Trailer For Next MCU Spotlight Series Confirms Meta Storyline Theory

WONDER MAN: First Teaser Trailer For Next MCU Spotlight Series Confirms Meta Storyline Theory

Though we may still get a full trailer tomorrow during NYCC, Marvel Studios has now released a new teaser for the next Disney+ Spotlight series, Wonder Man...

By MarkCassidy - Oct 10, 2025 12:10 PM EST
Filed Under: Wonder Man

Marvel Studios has released the first teaser for Wonder Man, which will now premiere in January 2026 after being pushed from its original December 2025 date.

This is very much just a teaser, however, so there's a good chance we will also get a full trailer for the next Disney+ Spotlight series during Marvel's NYCC panel tomorrow.

The promo mostly highlights footage from the classic Wonder Man TV series(?), with director Von Kovak (who you may recognize from James Gunn's Superman) discussing his approach to a modern-day reboot. When the interviewer asks if he has given any thought to casting, we cut to Simon Williams (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II) watching with great interest.

"It's one of my favorite things I've ever been a part of at the studio. I'll start there," Marvel's head of TV and animation, Brad Winderbaum, tells EW. "It's very different than anything the studio's produced. In terms of how meta it is, without getting into details, it is a show that takes place within the MCU, but it's a story about Hollywood. And it's a story about not just Hollywood, I would say it's a story about acting and the journey of an actor in Hollywood, of having to balance being an artist with making money and very grounded ideas that anyone who came up in Hollywood or in the arts in general can relate to. I certainly could on a very deep level."

Wonder Man has already drawn comparisons to Apple TV+ satire The Studio.

"It's funny you should say that," Winderbaum adds when asked if the series influenced Wonder Man at all. "We all, obviously, are obsessed with that show. Sometimes it cuts a little close to the bone, but it's so funny and so great. [Wonder Man] is very different than The Studio, actually. It's different tonally. It's very sincere and it's very focused on acting as a craft. The Studio is really more about the big Hollywood system and the machine and the craziness that ensues. This is really a very intimate portrait of one actor trying to live his dreams while the world and the need to make money intervenes."

Check out the teaser below, and keep an eye out for some MCU Easter eggs.

Along with Abdul-Mateen II as Simon Williams, Wonder Man will star Demetrius Grosse as Simon's brother Eric Williams, aka the Grim Reaper, along with Sir Ben Kingsley as the returning Trevor Slattery. Byron Bowers is also on board in an undisclosed role. We have heard that Ed Harris, Bob Odenkirk, and Courtney Cox have been enlisted for cameos, but only Harris has been confirmed (he'll play Simon's agent Neal Saroyan).

Stella Meghie (The Photograph) had been tapped to direct multiple episodes. Destin Daniel Cretton - who we now know will also helm Spider-Man: Brand New Day - will reportedly direct the first two episodes and is on board as a writer along with Brooklyn Nine-Nine, 30 Rock, and Community scribe Andrew Guest, who will also serve as showrunner.

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WalletsClosed
WalletsClosed - 10/10/2025, 12:32 PM
This looks absolutely NOTHING like what a Wonder Man show should look like. Just more D+ slop. To make it even better, they're literally telling you it'll be shit putting it under the spotlight banner. The only other thing under that banner is Echoshit. Why would anyone waste their time with this garbage? Stockholm Syndrome is the only answer. Get ready for the MCU's 9th flop in a row! The reboot can't come fast enough.

Reboot the MCU and DCU

Rpendo
Rpendo - 10/10/2025, 12:39 PM
@WalletsClosed - you sure do spend a lot of time whining online about comic book movies, my guy.
WalletsClosed
WalletsClosed - 10/10/2025, 12:50 PM
@Rpendo - You sure do spend a lot of time crying about me criticizing superhero movies, my guy.
DarkeyeZ
DarkeyeZ - 10/10/2025, 1:42 PM
@Rpendo - this site has long stopped being a place where comic book fans come to geek out and be excited for the comic book movies coming. It is now a site where man babies whine about comic book movies, and sometimes even go on about how the movies and TV shows SHOULD be....which are always awful takes and would make shitty projects, which is why I'm happy that losers are stuck complaining here instead of being in any position to make their awful ideas a reality.
TheLobster
TheLobster - 10/10/2025, 12:32 PM
The overall look and feel alone feels more fresh than the crap Disney+ usually puts out so I’m game. Plus Yahya is great in anything he does.
TheVisionary27
TheVisionary27 - 10/10/2025, 12:46 PM
@TheLobster - My sentiments exactly.
WalletsClosed
WalletsClosed - 10/10/2025, 12:34 PM
"It's very different than anything the studio's produced. In terms of how meta it is, without getting into details, it is a show that takes place within the MCU, but it's a story about Hollywood. And it's a story about not just Hollywood, I would say it's a story about acting and the journey of an actor in Hollywood, of having to balance being an artist with making money and very grounded ideas that anyone who came up in Hollywood or in the arts in general can relate to. I certainly could on a very deep level."

Why would any Marvel fan even care about this? If I wanted this, i'd just watch the Studio which for sure is 100% better than this garbage. Just more useless D+ slop content for the masses to eat up like the mindless drones they are. More Hollywood self fellatio.
DarkeyeZ
DarkeyeZ - 10/10/2025, 1:49 PM
@WalletsClosed - I can't understand how someone who is resorted to whining on a Comicbook movie fan site, feels so entitled and thinks that everyone sees things as you do. Marvel fans DO want this. YOU don't. you do not speak for every Marvel fan, and, well, judging by your posts, you don't even speak for the majority of Marvel fans.
This show is happening whether you like it or not. People will like it whether you like it or not.
You want something different? Then make it yourself. start with fan made films, and if they are good they will get noticed. There is a market for fan made films. a Team in my city is making a Batman movie set in the Tim Burton Universe. It can be done.
But bitching online about things you don't plan to do anything about is stupid as hell.
You don't like it, then don't watch it. It's as simple as that.
complaining online just gives the Show more online engagement, which means they will make more like it.
People like you are on a hamster wheel of negativity. you complain about things online, which just makes the things more popular online and your algorithms will keep feeding you more of the same stuff because you are engaging with it, and then that just gives you more stuff to complain about online.
You are trapped in a cycle that you will never escape because you don't have the will power to not complain online.
WalletsClosed
WalletsClosed - 10/10/2025, 1:54 PM
@DarkeyeZ - I can't understand why you troglodytes can't help but respond to every comment I make. So much bitching and moaning about my criticisms of your precious slop. It's honestly why I keep doing this. You people never fail to make me laugh.

Go shill and eat up your garbage some more.
Urubrodi
Urubrodi - 10/10/2025, 2:19 PM
@DarkeyeZ - Couldn't have said it better man, but I've learned from dealing with trolls in this website is that it's more effective not to feed it. They normally enjoy triggering people.
ClungeOfSteel
ClungeOfSteel - 10/10/2025, 12:45 PM
There's your MCU connection james Gunn 😅
TheVisionary27
TheVisionary27 - 10/10/2025, 12:46 PM
This more I see the more intriguing this looks.
SonOfAGif
SonOfAGif - 10/10/2025, 1:38 PM
@TheVisionary27 - I feel like this is gonna be a strong sleeper hit.
DarkeyeZ
DarkeyeZ - 10/10/2025, 1:51 PM
@TheVisionary27 - I agree. I had no interest before, but this is a very intriguing trailer.
rebellion
rebellion - 10/10/2025, 12:46 PM
That retro poster looks AI generated. Disgusting.
ModHaterSLADE
ModHaterSLADE - 10/10/2025, 12:49 PM
Not really crazy about a Marvel take on The Studio, but hopefully it's good.
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 10/10/2025, 12:58 PM
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I’m liking the meta angle they are doing here…

Feels unique and will help the show stand out in the sea of superhero stories we have now.
LenSpiderman
LenSpiderman - 10/10/2025, 1:13 PM
i don't know why people get so worked up over this stuff. For one thing, if you’re so adamant that something like this will be garbage (which is an opinion, not a fact) don’t watch it. Why do people care what other people spend their time and money making or watching if it’s simply for entertainment? For another thing: stop getting so worked up over whether things are accurate or faithful to the comics. As has always been the case, the people who own the rights to these properties are the ones making the decisions about them, so they decide the direction these characters and stories go in. Stan Lee was very much alive when Disney bought marvel. What we are getting now is the direction the “father of marvel comics” approved of if only by his participation in the movies. These characters are changing, as they always have. And finally: no one is owed anything in regards to these characters and stories. People may think that because their money is a drop in the bucket of what keeps these companies rich and powerful, that the output and product should reflect their personal tastes and desires and expectations. That’s not how it works.
Spike101
Spike101 - 10/10/2025, 1:24 PM
@LenSpiderman - easy reply, I get annoyed because this rubbish destroys characters from my childhood that I remember with great fondness. Simple really.
Spike101
Spike101 - 10/10/2025, 1:22 PM
As predicted, total garbage with a side dish of ‘woke’
DarkeyeZ
DarkeyeZ - 10/10/2025, 1:54 PM
@Spike101 - what is 'woke' about this? 'woke' means to be aware of police brutality and government corruption....This series is about a filmmaker remaking a movie...
I swear you brain dead 'anti-woke' people don't even know what 'woke' means, lol.
no wonder most people ignore anyone that uses the term, as people always sound like idiots when they do.

P.S. no need to reply. I never come back to read replies.
marvel72
marvel72 - 10/10/2025, 1:33 PM
I thought comic book accurate Wonder Man,then the trailer kicked in.
THEDARKKNIGHT1939
THEDARKKNIGHT1939 - 10/10/2025, 1:43 PM
That looks like some AI bullshit to me 🤨
DarkeyeZ
DarkeyeZ - 10/10/2025, 1:55 PM
This actually looks dope. I'm looking forward to it now. all previous looks at Wonderman were lame.
Ha1frican
Ha1frican - 10/10/2025, 2:10 PM
Not liking how AI that merch is looking. Given that they used it for Secret Invasion it wouldn’t surprise me if the used it here too
Urubrodi
Urubrodi - 10/10/2025, 2:13 PM
If they were taking these huge liberties with an A, B or even C list character, I could get some of the outrage, but come on... it's Wonder Man. He's part of those classic background Avengers characters, with overcomplicated origin stories that are there to fill up the roster. Let's stop pretending they are tarnishing the legacy of some iconic comics character.

If anything maybe now he'll actually become more popular, the show looks intriguing at least.
CamtonoOfBeskar
CamtonoOfBeskar - 10/10/2025, 2:14 PM
Is Wonder Man an actual superhero with powers or not?
Urubrodi
Urubrodi - 10/10/2025, 2:21 PM
@CamtonoOfBeskar - One of the clips did show him smashing a table, so it looks like he'll get actual powers at some point.
DocSpock
DocSpock - 10/10/2025, 2:19 PM

No one should be complaining about a black guy starring in the meaningless Wonder Man show. All of the dozens of people who thought Ironheart was good will probably like this too. Let them enjoy it.

grif
grif - 10/10/2025, 2:20 PM
shitman


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