Marvel's Wonder Man Trailer Unveils The MCU's Most Self-Referential TV Show To Date
Marvel is aware that viewers might be experiencing some superhero fatigue, so they've decided to include this exact concept into their next superhero show.
Indeed, the first trailer for Wonder Man has been released, and it promises a meta twist on the MCU.
The preview, which debuted on Oct. 10, also quietly pushed the Wonder Man release date later from its initial late 2025 slot into early 2026.
Why one more superhero movie? People is weary of superhero content. Why go see them in the cinema? Wonder Man spoke to me on a profound level. There is an opportunity to surprise viewers. To reinvent the entire category of narrative.
The interviewer replies: "Have you given any thought about casting?"
The preview then transitions to series star Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, who's watching the conversation on his phone, and the preview ends.
What We Know Regarding Wonder Man
We already knew that Wonder Man would be a meta take on the MCU. The show stars Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as the character Simon Williams, a film star who becomes a super-powered being (the hero Wonder Man).
The rest of the cast includes 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 manager Neal Saroyan, and Arian Moayed coming back as DODC officer P. Cleary.
The Studio's Self-Referential Comedy Strategy
We don't know much else about the plot of Wonder Man, but it's evident that the studio intends to laugh at its own tropes.
In the wake of Deadpool & Wolverine, it seems like the production company is all in on self-referential comedy. Will this approach succeed without the celebrity appeal of its previous leads? We'll have to wait and see.
