Wonder Man (miniseries)
Wonder Man | |
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Showrunner | Andrew Guest |
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Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
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Producer | Bonnie Munoz |
Production location | Los Angeles, California |
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Editor | Gina Sansom |
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Network | Disney+ |
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Marvel Cinematic Universe television series |
Wonder Man is an upcoming American television
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II will star as Simon Williams / Wonder Man, alongside Ben Kingsley, Demetrius Grosse, and Ed Harris. In December 2021, Cretton signed an overall deal with Marvel Studios to create television series for Disney+, with a comedy series already in development at that point. In June 2022, the series was revealed to be centered on Wonder Man, with Guest involved, and Cretton set to direct episodes of the series. Abdul-Mateen joined the cast that October, with Stella Meghie and James Ponsoldt set to also direct in February 2023. Filming began in early April 2023 in Los Angeles, before production was shut down in late May due to the 2023 Writers Guild of America strike. It resumed by early January 2024 and had concluded by that April.
Wonder Man is expected to debut on Disney+ and is intended to consist of 10 episodes. It will be released under the "
Cast
- Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as Simon Williams / Wonder Man:[1] An actor and stuntperson who gains superpowers to become the hero Wonder Man.[2][3]
- Demetrius Grosse as Eric Williams / Grim Reaper: Simon's brother.[5]
- Ed Harris as Neal Saroyan: Simon's agent.[6][additional citation(s) needed]
Additionally, Lauren Glazier has been cast in an undisclosed supporting role,[7] and Josh Gad has been cast in an undisclosed role.[8][9]
Production
Development
In December 2021,
Writing
Kira Talise, Madeline Walter, Paul Bradford Welsh, Anayat Fakhraie, Zeke Nicholson, Roja Gashtili, and Julia Lerman worked on the series.[20]
Casting
In August 2022, Ben Kingsley was revealed to be reprising his MCU role of Trevor Slattery in the series, which was said to be a "major role".[4] In October, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II was cast as Simon Williams / Wonder Man.[1] Nathan Fillion appeared on movie posters as Simon Williams in a cut sequence from Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017). James Gunn, the director of that film, enjoyed Wonder Man from the comics, and felt Fillion could portray "a sometimes douchey actor/superhero" that the character is, and even though their appearance was cut, he still considered them canon to the MCU.[21] Lauren Glazier was cast in an undisclosed supporting role in February 2023.[7] The following month, Demetrius Grosse was cast as Simon's brother Eric Williams / Grim Reaper,[5] while Ed Harris was cast as Simon's agent Neal Saroyan.[6][additional citation(s) needed] By the end of April, Josh Gad had reportedly joined the cast.[8][9]
Filming
In October 2023, Joanna Robinson, co-author of the book
Post-production
Winderbaum confirmed that the series was being edited by March 2024.[31] Gina Sansom serves as an editor on the series, after previously working with Cretton on American Born Chinese (2023).[32]
Release
Wonder Man is expected to be released on Disney+,
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External links
- Wonder Man at IMDb