US Edition'Wonder Man' Shows, Again, Why the MCU Is Superior on TV with a Grounded Hollywood Story
Marvel's Wonder Man explores Hollywood's acting world with a melancholic tone and self-referential satire, featuring a struggling actor with secret powers amid industry challenges.
- Now streaming on Disney+, Wonder Man debuts under the Marvel Spotlight banner with a darker, melancholic tone starring Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as Simon Williams and Ben Kingsley as Trevor Slattery.
- Marvel Spotlight, introduced in 2023, first appeared with Echo and now features Wonder Man as its second project, tracing its name to a 1971 anthology comic series noted for grounded stories.
- Simon Williams, a struggling actor, secretly harbors superpowers and faces industry rules barring powered actors while Trevor Slattery befriends him with ulterior motives; both land auditions for a Wonder Man reboot directed by Zlatko Buric.
- Marvel says the series is self-contained and not guaranteed a second season under Marvel Spotlight, though Brad Winderbaum hopes for one if fans like it, and it casts the prison system and bureaucracy as primary antagonists.
- Responding to superhero fatigue, Marvel is experimenting with grounded projects under Marvel Spotlight, and audience reception will help determine future expansions.
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'Wonder Man' shows, again, why the MCU is superior on TV with a grounded Hollywood story
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