In October 1965, in number 9 of the series of marvel comics of Avengersthe character of Simon Williams, by profession an actor, stuntman and stunt double, and his alter ego with superpowers appeared for the first time Wonder Mancreated by the writer Stan Lee and the cartoonists Don Heck y Jack Kirby. Now, almost six decades later, his interesting story arc comes to the fore. Marvel Cinematic Universe (UCM) and although there is still a lot left for its premiere, many details are already known about this new miniseries that will be released in Disney+.
About the deal
In its origin, Wonder ManKnown for his red and black suit with a large W on his chest, he emerged as a supervillain, but would later switch sides and establish himself as the founder of The Avengers on the West Coast of the United States. In the cartoons, she gained superhuman abilities from him due to chemical and radiation treatments with ionic energy from Baron Zemo. The actor Yahya Abdul-Mateen IIalready versed in these conflicts after his interpretations of Black Manta in Aquaman and its sequel (to be released next Christmas), and Doctor Manhattan in the series Watchmenwill get into the shoes of the hero for the small screen.
Other prominent names that will be part of the cast are: the Oscar winner Ben Kingsleywho returns as Trevor Slattery, the eccentric actor and fake Mandarin who appeared in Iron Man 3 (2013) y Shan-chi and the legend of the ten rings (2021), and nominated for four Hollywood Academy Awards Ed Harris, whose participation was confirmed this week. The American actor will supposedly be Neal Saroyan, Simon Williams’ agent in Los Angeles. They also sound like cast members, the actor Demetrius Grossefrom the series Fear the Walking Dead, who will be Eric Williams, the brother of Wonder Man, also known as the Grim Reaper; the actress Lauren Glazier (Mindhunter), Courteney Cox (saga Scream) y Bob Odenkirk (Better call Saul).
In front of Wonder Man there is the hawaiian filmmaker Destin Daniel Crettonscreenwriter and director of Shang-Chi and the legend of the ten rings, next to Andrew Guestconsultant in the series of Hawk Eye.
UCM Calendar
With a possible premiere in 2024, meanwhile, numerous proposals remain to arrive within phase 5 of the UCM, which started in mid-February with Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania. After several tweaks, it will soon be followed by: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3opening in theaters on May 4; The Marvels, for November 10; and the series Secret Invasion, with Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury, on June 21; as well as other titles with no confirmed release date for 2023, such as the series Echo, Loki. Season 2, Ironheart or the spin-off of Scarlet Witch and Vision, Agatha: Coven of Chaos. Already for 2024 the new adaptation of Blade, on September 6; and without known date the series Daredevil: Born Again and feature films Captain America: New World Order y Thunderboltsboth with Harrison Ford as General Ross.