Wonder Man, an 8-episode series, premieres January 27 at 6PM PT only on Disney+.
Yeah, it’s not Wonder Man from the comics, but it (so far) looks like an absolute delight! Can’t wait!
For the folks going “Who?” Wonder Man in the comics, Simon Williams, is an in-universe Tom Cruise level actor who happens to have been juiced by a mysterious energy and turned into an Avengers villain, briefly:
After that he joined the Avengers as a Thor/Hercules level tank:
Wears red shades because his eyes glow weird:
Following on from the Trevor Slattery Method promo from earlier:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDPn1t_H5o8
Wonder Man is directed by Destin Daniel Cretton, the director for Shang Chi, so Ben Kingsley’s return as Slattery is no surprise.
A great actor giving a masterclass in purposfully acting badly.
This looks like it will be fun! Also a great idea from them to do such an artsy/indie vibe movie like a European buddy comedy
This looks really fun.
Is it too much to ask of Disney to keep some semblance of the character when it is translated to the screen?
Honestly though, there’s not very many people who are emotionally attached to Wonderman. He’s like the perfect character to do this kind of full revamp on.
