WONDER MAN Teaser Trailer Reveals A Unique New Spin On Simon Williams' Origin Story (And A Big Return)

WONDER MAN Teaser Trailer Reveals A Unique New Spin On Simon Williams' Origin Story (And A Big Return)

Marvel Television has released the first footage from Wonder Man and it points to us getting a very different take on Simon Williams when he makes his MCU debut next year. You can check it out here...

By JoshWilding - Oct 30, 2024 06:10 AM EST
Filed Under: Wonder Man

As part of Marvel Television's 2025 slate preview, we have a first look at Wonder Man ahead of its release on Disney+ next December. 

Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom star Yahya Abdul-Mateen II is playing Simon Williams and, in this brief preview, we discover that he's an actor auditioning for the lead role in a movie called "Wonder Man." 

Marvel Studios is clearly putting a different spin on the Avenger here and we'd imagine he'll somehow acquire powers during this story...unless he already has them, of course. Either way, this misadventure is something Iron Man 3 and Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings star Sir Ben Kingsley appears to be at the centre of as the returning Trevor Slattery. 

Wonder Man may be a standalone story about Simon pretending to be the hero he's playing on screen but given how powerful the character is in the comics, we'd be flabbergasted if this series doesn't end with the MCU getting a new heavy-hitter. 

You can watch the first footage from Wonder Man below. A few additional snippets can be found in the full Marvel Television preview trailer here.

Earlier this year, we caught up with Grim Reaper actor Demetrius Grosse to discuss his role in Sound of Hope: The Story of Possum Trot and asked if there was anything he could tease about his MCU debut. 

"Yes, and I think people are going to be intrigued by the dynamic between Simon Williams and Eric Williams as much as they’re excited about the dynamic between Grim Reaper and Wonder Man," the actor told us. "This series is gonna be a very, very different kind of show, but pleasantly so."

There's no sign of him in this sneak peek, though we can't help but wonder (no pun intended) whether this version of the character will be Simon's co-star in "Wonder Man."

Wonder Man made his Marvel Comics debut in the pages of Avengers #9 in 1964. Initially a villain, he was later retconned and became a hero (and an Avenger) in the 1970s. The Grim Reaper is his brother, and his brainwaves were used by Ultron as a basis for The Vision; later, he joined the West Coast Avengers and became a Hollywood star. 

Stella Meghie (The Photograph) is directing multiple episodes, with Destin Daniel Cretton reportedly tapped to helm the first two instalments. Andrew Guest is Head Writer. Wonder Man has previously been described as a "superhero satire" and "a love letter to LA and the industry."

Wonder Man premieres on Disney+ next December.

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Conquistador
Conquistador - 10/30/2024, 6:12 AM
Looks ok.

Unpopylar Opinion.... She-Hulk was the most original MCU product from the Multiversal Saga so far and when comparing it to everything else we got post Endgame, even more so that WandaVision. It's actually pretty good. VFX we're shoddy in places but still a decent show.
Reginator
Reginator - 10/30/2024, 7:44 AM
@Conquistador - original does not always mean good.
TrentCrimm
TrentCrimm - 10/30/2024, 7:45 AM
@Conquistador -

I genuinely disliked the ending of She-Hulk but otherwise yeah I thought it was a pretty entertaining watch (cringe twerking aside).

The ending bothered me just because it felt like a slap in the face, I get what they were trying to do, but the execution sucked, you cant spend an entire season leading on a mystery and pushing a plot forward, just to wipe basically all of it out in the last 10 minutes of the season and say "naw none of that matters/happened" . They tried to do a clever meta twist ending, but to me it felt more out of touch and like a lack of creativity.
Conquistador
Conquistador - 10/30/2024, 7:54 AM
@Reginator - Agreed, but i thought it was good and I do feel it'd going to be one of those that actually ages better than most of the other ones. If we were going to have a She-Hulk in the MCU, I think we were given the best possible version in that world. It did away with the standard formula and was still engaging. I think it was just down to timing. Had we got that show in 2018/19 I'm sure it was have been appreciated more.

@TrentCrimm - 100% agree. I see what they were going for. But because it was a series it felt like the audience time was wasted after weeks getting to that finale. Had it all dropped at once or been condensed into a movie it wouldn't have stung as much.
TrentCrimm
TrentCrimm - 10/30/2024, 8:45 AM
@Conquistador -

Time wasted is pretty much how I felt, I mean I know it wasn't, I'd enjoyed the ride up to that point, but after the finale it did have a feeling of "Well why did I bother watching any of that then?" .
AC1
AC1 - 10/30/2024, 8:55 AM
@Conquistador - She Hulk didn't deserve the hate it got. It was pretty fun for the most part, couple things I wish they hadn't included (the twerking was so cringe) but overall it was fine and Tatiana Maslaney was fantastic in the lead role.
Reginator
Reginator - 10/30/2024, 9:46 AM
@Conquistador - I was mainly interested in seeing the MCU Daredevil. That ended up disapinting with the whole walk of shame stupidity.
Conquistador
Conquistador - 10/30/2024, 9:55 AM
@Reginator - I'll admit i initially hated that too, but watched it all again on a binge and it fits. Gota think like; he's in her show rather than him appearing in any of those other Netflix shows. His character was in keeping with the charming Murdock rather than the Dark side you were probably expecting to see.
Lucasberg
Lucasberg - 10/30/2024, 2:16 PM
@Conquistador - I felt similar about She-Hulk.

A lot of people were talking about how terrible it was because it had a feminist flavor. The thing is, that is actually pretty reflective of the comics with her lol...I'm not particular fan of her comics, but I can't knock the showrunners for actually doing a pretty good rendition of her comic's character...in fact, for the source material, I think the show was virtually a homerun.
dragon316
dragon316 - 10/30/2024, 3:10 PM
@Conquistador - can’t comment on vfx never work in Hollywood know what good vfx is she hulk would have been good if didn’t make wrecking crew look like joke , stupid twerking , and final end episode
dragon316
dragon316 - 10/30/2024, 3:11 PM
@TrentCrimm - I didn’t cringe at stripper twerking dance I did hate it
MrDandy
MrDandy - 10/30/2024, 4:48 PM
@Conquistador - HARD disagree, but you do you. She-Hulk to me was the Velma of the MCU.

Also it was hacked to pieces in post and they tried to salvage it. It was like watching a show that had been shoved four times down a garbage disposal.
McMurdo
McMurdo - 10/30/2024, 10:36 PM
@Conquistador - nah it was just lesser Deadpool. Wandavision was far more compelling in my opinion and heavily original for the genre.
KennKathleen
KennKathleen - 10/30/2024, 6:18 AM
Oh great, the guy that gave the biggest villain flop of ALL TIME makes his 4th MCU appearance...

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kazuma
kazuma - 10/30/2024, 9:02 AM
@KennKathleen - 4th?
RolandD
RolandD - 10/30/2024, 9:35 AM
@kazuma - He was featured in a One Shot.
KennKathleen
KennKathleen - 10/30/2024, 12:17 PM
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cubrn
cubrn - 10/30/2024, 6:21 AM
Here we goooooooooo
nightwing2090
nightwing2090 - 10/30/2024, 6:32 AM
Already looks silly but let's see what happens
harryba11zack
harryba11zack - 10/30/2024, 6:51 AM

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MisterBones
MisterBones - 10/30/2024, 6:56 AM
The real story is that Daredevil teaser
Clintthahamster
Clintthahamster - 10/30/2024, 8:24 AM
@MisterBones - Oh, I'm sure each show that's featured in the teaser will get it's own article in due time.
RolandD
RolandD - 10/30/2024, 9:36 AM
@Clintthahamster - Articles.
WruceBayne
WruceBayne - 10/30/2024, 9:50 AM
@Clintthahamster - and list of most anticipated shows. And then a list of every marvel television rated worst to best.
TheFinestSmack
TheFinestSmack - 10/30/2024, 7:08 AM
2nd
HermanM
HermanM - 10/30/2024, 7:11 AM
Mega crap and bad casting
ModHaterSLADE
ModHaterSLADE - 10/30/2024, 7:26 AM
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II is pretty damn charismatic ever since his Get Down days. Looking forward to it.
Fogs
Fogs - 10/30/2024, 7:33 AM
Not expecting a lot.
But who knows, maybe I'll be surprised.
WelcomeBackFrank
WelcomeBackFrank - 10/30/2024, 7:37 AM
Look, I have nothing against the actor, but that’s not Wonder Man. There are plenty of actors that look like the comics Wonder Man and could’ve been better choices. This is just Wonder Man in Name Only.

The race-swap thing has gotten old. DEI in everything has gotten old.
Reginator
Reginator - 10/30/2024, 7:42 AM
@WelcomeBackFrank - he was awesome in aquaman, but is in no way wonder man. Disney still has money they want to burn. message over profit.
GameOn
GameOn - 10/30/2024, 2:44 PM
@WelcomeBackFrank - Saying diversity and inclusion is getting old is wild
WelcomeBackFrank
WelcomeBackFrank - 11/9/2024, 2:40 PM
@GameOn - LOL. Forced DEI is getting old. Which this casting is. Which this show is. Which a lot of what Disney has burned money has been.
WelcomeBackFrank
WelcomeBackFrank - 11/9/2024, 2:41 PM
@WelcomeBackFrank - *burned money on
GameOn
GameOn - 11/9/2024, 6:11 PM
@WelcomeBackFrank - Why does it bother you so much?
WelcomeBackFrank
WelcomeBackFrank - 11/9/2024, 10:03 PM
@GameOn - Because it’s gone on for too long. It’s gimmicky. Lazy. Politically-motivated. It’s almost they want to bait and then demean people every time they voice opinion on it whether it be Ariel to MJ to Black Canary, and now Wonder Man.

When Hollywood used to adapt comic books, they would go and find people who look like the characters or had personalities and characteristics that relate to the characters. Now, it’s just “That’s a nice character you have there… how about we race, gender or sexuality-swap it?” Or in the case of like say Tolkien and “Rings of Power”, completely alter that universe to try and make it fit with our current times.

At least Peter Jackson understood to leave that alone and honor J.R.
Fares
Fares - 10/30/2024, 7:43 AM
You know what, seeing Trevor in there actually made me interested in this show.
JFerguson
JFerguson - 10/30/2024, 7:51 AM
Nothing to say he’ll have powers. And I guess that’s ok. Might be refreshing. Bring back Bohner
Feralwookiee
Feralwookiee - 10/30/2024, 7:52 AM
Looks just like him.

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SteelGunZ
SteelGunZ - 10/30/2024, 9:51 AM
@Feralwookiee - LMAO!
HermanM
HermanM - 10/30/2024, 7:56 AM
Asked for Wonder Man..

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Got The Weekend

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Another anti white race replaced casting....
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