Marvel's Wonder Man Trailer Reveals Marvel's Most Self-Referential Series To Date
The Marvel studio is aware that audiences could be feeling some superhero exhaustion, so they've opted to include that very concept into their next superhero show.
That's right, the first trailer for Wonder Man has arrived, and it pledges a meta twist on the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
The trailer, which premiered on Oct. 10, also quietly moved the Wonder Man launch date back from its initial late 2025 window into early 2026.
Why one more superhero movie? People is tired of superhero content. Why watch them in the cinema? Wonder Man spoke to me on a profound level. There is an chance to surprise audiences. To reimagine the whole category of narrative.
The reporter replies: "Have you considered about casting?"
The trailer then cuts to lead actor Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, who's watching the conversation on his mobile device, and the preview ends.
What We Know About Wonder Man
We were previously aware that Wonder Man would be a self-referential interpretation on the MCU. The series stars Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as Simon Williams, a Hollywood actor who becomes a superhero (the hero Wonder Man).
The rest of the cast features actor Ben Kingsley reprising his role as Iron Man 3's Trevor Slattery, Demetrius Grosse as Eric Williams (aka Grim Reaper), Ed Harris as Simon's agent Neal Saroyan, and Arian Moayed coming back as Department of Damage Control agent P. Cleary.
Marvel's Self-Referential Comedy Approach
We don't know much else about the plot of Wonder Man, but it's evident that Marvel intends to laugh at its own tropes.
In the wake of Deadpool & Wolverine, it seems like the production company is fully committed on meta-humor. Will this approach succeed without the star power of its previous leads? Only time will tell.
