WONDER MAN NYCC Display Reveals First Look At The Original Wonder Man - Possible SPOILERS

WONDER MAN NYCC Display Reveals First Look At The Original Wonder Man - Possible SPOILERS

Ahead of Marvel's NYCC panel this Saturday, we have a very interesting first look at some props from the next Disney+ Spotlight series, Wonder Man...

By MarkCassidy - Oct 10, 2025 08:10 AM EST
Filed Under: Wonder Man

Marvel Studios' next Spotlight series, Wonder Man, is heading to Disney+ this December, and we're hoping to see the first full trailer during Marvel TV's panel at New York Comic-Con this Saturday.

Star Yahya Abdul-Mateen II appeared to confirm that we will be seeing something from the show at the event when he shared a fun new title logo earlier this week, and we now have a first look at the Wonder Man NYCC display.

The items in the display appear to be props from the "Wonder Man" show-within-a-show that Simon Williams is believed to be auditioning for. If you look closely at the lunchbox, you'll notice artwork depicting a completely different actor in-costume as the hero.

Possible spoilers follow.

The prevailing theory is that Williams will land the lead role in a reboot of a classic '70s Wonder Man series, which would allow the actual show to poke some fun at Hollywood's penchant for revisiting and revamping old properties - and race-swapping characters.

We have heard that this show was developed as a superhero satire and “a love letter to LA and the industry," with a tone similar to shows such as Silicon Valley, Dave, and Barry

Marvel's Head of Streaming, Television, and Animation, Brad Winderbaum, recently confirmed the show's the episode count, while also giving Wonder Man his endorsement as "the best show no one's ever seen."

"Wonder Man is eight episodes. It's a very new flavor for Marvel," the exec tells Collider. "It's straight from the minds of Destin Daniel Cretton and Andrew Guest. Honestly, it is one of my favorite things ever. I think it's the best show no one's ever seen, and I’m very excited to see the audience reaction to it. I think it's a love letter to what we do as filmmakers. It's a love letter to acting as a profession, and it's a very sincere, beautiful show."

As for the episode run-times, Winderbaum says they will vary.

"There's a little bit of some streaming leeway in the episode runtimes, so I think our shortest episode is 20-something, and our longest is, like, 40-something."

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. Cretton - who we now know will also helm Spider-Man 4 - 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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Radders
Radders - 10/10/2025, 8:57 AM
So nothing like Wonder Man then? - they just took his name, the fact he tried to be an actor in the comics, and did the story they wanted to do
Termin8r
Termin8r - 10/10/2025, 9:25 AM
@Radders - Well if the Joker movie taught us anything, it's that slapping a brand on an unrelated story will yield a billion dollars.
HelloBoysImBack
HelloBoysImBack - 10/10/2025, 10:05 AM
@Termin8r - joker 2?
IAmAHoot
IAmAHoot - 10/10/2025, 8:57 AM
Do they need Marlon Brando's rights to use that image?
Termin8r
Termin8r - 10/10/2025, 9:26 AM
@IAmAHoot - I was thinking more Warren Beatty but I see where you're coming from.
JobinJ
JobinJ - 10/10/2025, 8:58 AM
It’s a shame they used AI to make that art for the lunchbox.
dragon316
dragon316 - 10/10/2025, 9:34 AM
@JobinJ - maybe it was down with image editor what people use to say before ai was created
Matador
Matador - 10/10/2025, 8:59 AM
The Tease

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WelcomeBackFrank
WelcomeBackFrank - 10/10/2025, 9:22 AM
More and more this show proves to be retarded and unnecessary. Sounds like it was only made to go after fans online for… heaven forbid… wanting their comic book shows and movies to look like the comics they grew up with.
BruceWayng
BruceWayng - 10/10/2025, 9:28 AM
I think it’s time to accept the fact that the old Marvel is done and everything we liked about the early MCU is gone. They are a completely different studio/company now and the only thing that remains from the original MCU is the name.

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Odekahn
Odekahn - 10/10/2025, 9:28 AM
DOA. Ready for this to go the way of Ironheart and The Acolyte.
supermanrex
supermanrex - 10/10/2025, 9:42 AM
@Odekahn - explain your observation about this show, without having seeing it, without sounding like an incel. this should be good.
supermanrex
supermanrex - 10/10/2025, 9:45 AM
my only concern for this show is will it actually feel like its in a superhero world or be artistic driven and ashamed of its super hero roots.
Spike101
Spike101 - 10/10/2025, 9:55 AM
So another complete turd that nobody wants but the writers thought would be funny….
CreateNowSlpL8r
CreateNowSlpL8r - 10/10/2025, 9:59 AM
Maybe instead of poking fun at the character, they could have taken it seriously. Wonder Man has a decent enough backstory. I would have somehow used him to give White Vision his emotions back. That would have made the triangle perfect and opened up a lot of stories.
solskulldeath
solskulldeath - 10/10/2025, 10:09 AM
Completely that's ai generated picture as the teaser

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