Initially, i was confused regarding what the show was going to be about, but after watching this, I im more confused
eBICgamer20102025-10-10 18:15
Winderbaum describes Wonder Man as a meta live-action Disney+ series in the sense that "it's a story about acting and the journey of an actor in Hollywood."
Abdul-Mateen stars as Simon Williams, a working actor who auditions for the lead role in Wonder Man, an upcoming reboot of a classic Wonder Man project from his youth. The story is a two-hander between Simon and Ben Kingsley's Trevor Slattery, who bond over their shared love of acting.
Per EW's article btw.
dukenuk3m2025-10-10 18:21
is ben kingsley still playing the character from iron man 3?
IkeaBreads2025-10-10 18:23
Yes, that is Trevor :)
Smkingbowls2025-10-10 20:49
Trevor , Trevor Slattery
Joshdabozz2025-10-10 18:33
He was the same character in both Iron Man 3 and Shang-chi and the name is exactly the same, so I would hope so
nukemypup2025-10-10 18:46
he's actually playing another citrus-based supervillain, "the Tangerine".
what happened to the REAL "Mandarin"? you'll have to wait another 12 years to see..
brendamn2025-10-10 18:30
I love they are finding ways to use Ben Kingsley character
Worthyness2025-10-10 20:59
Considering he accidentally did a terrorism, Trevor still getting consistent work is pretty great. such a dedicated actor.
navjot942025-10-10 21:31
Bucky was a congressman for a minute so anything is possible in the MCU as long as you put your heart into it.
Although I guess former Russian assets getting into positions of power isn’t that wild.
A_Tiger_in_Africa2025-10-11 03:13
Former?
theodo2025-10-10 22:07
I didn't even know he was in this.
matito292025-10-10 20:05
I’m very curious to see how they handle Trevor, considering he was canonically in prison for his connections with multiple terrorist attacks and then escaped/was broken out and was then imprisoned by the real Mandarin. How will he resume his acting career?
Mister-Distance-66982025-10-10 20:38
I mean the real mandarin was dead at the end of Shang Chi so I assume he was no longer imprisoned
matito292025-10-11 05:56
True, but I’m sure the US government was still unhappy about a federal inmate sentenced to prison on terrorism-related charges being broken out.
HeroDanTV2025-10-10 20:58
I still have no idea what to expect, even after you did a really great job explaining
whepoalready_readdit2025-10-10 21:45
Oh, this is the comment i was looking for so i wont be seeing wonderman give his lashings to Dr doom or the X-men he's just a guy?
eagc72025-10-10 23:29
Guess we'll find out in a few months
OnlyOneBT2025-10-10 21:59
Trevor will have been in more mainstream MCU properties than Kang.
innerdork2025-10-10 18:31
I see that as a good thing.
I love weird Marvel and this is looking weird so I'm in.
SuperSaiyanBen2025-10-10 18:55
Really makes you wonder, man.
No-Explanation-9352025-10-10 20:31
underrated comment
whepoalready_readdit2025-10-10 21:42
ckal092025-10-10 19:07
What could possibly be confusing to you after watching this? It is laid out very simply.
No_Inspection_31002025-10-10 21:51
cause it looks like a show in a show
General-Tiger91752025-10-10 18:15
It's giving the studio and I like that
PeeWeeCasanovaMC2025-10-10 18:22
Giving the studio what?
aplaceforsteaks2025-10-10 18:25
They’re saying it has the same feel as the show ‘The Studio’.
General-Tiger91752025-10-10 18:27
Thanks for the translation I've been spending too much time with my wife
AmishAvenger2025-10-10 19:05
That’s a pretty generous interpretation of a largely unintelligible comment.
aplaceforsteaks2025-10-10 19:10
“It’s giving (insert project here)” is internet lingo that means something has the same feel as another thing and The Studio is a meta tv series about a studio making movies. It is in no way a general interpretation of an intelligible comment when you relate it to the clearly meta aspect of this trailer and know what the phrase “it’s giving (…)” means.
AmishAvenger2025-10-10 19:30
You need to say “vibes” or a similar word at the end. Otherwise it doesn’t make sense.
And it’d help if “The Studio” was capitalized and in quotes. Otherwise it could be interpreted as referring to the studio that’s making this movie.
General-Tiger91752025-10-10 19:33
As my wife has explained to me many times saying "vibes" at the end of it defeats the purpose of saying "it's giving" don't ask my why but I trust her she's a pretty reliable source
SleestakLightning2025-10-10 19:50
Thank you! It drives me fucking crazy that people leave the word "vibes" off and just act like that's the normal way people talk.
General-Tiger91752025-10-10 19:16
My apologies for tarnishing your phone screen with my Internet lingo
AmishAvenger2025-10-10 19:29
You should’ve said “The Studio” vibes.
Odd_Werewolf77532025-10-10 18:16
It's an open casting
aplaceforsteaks2025-10-10 18:21
“Why one more superhero film? Everyone is tired of superheroes. Why go see them in cinema?”
The meta angle here interests me.
Only_Dentist_48162025-10-10 18:40
fr, I’m excited to see how they address it. But if they fail, they could be shooting themselves in the foot
Feet? What’s the grammatically correct way of saying that in this case?
PirateBeany2025-10-10 18:50
It's a single huge corporate foot.
Killionaire1042025-10-10 19:37
Foots
dahlkomy2025-10-10 18:41
I'm expecting more meta with people in the series being outraged about changing the race of Wonderman for the reboot.
Mummy-Dust2025-10-10 18:50
The chuds that raged at She-Hulk are polishing their review bombing sausage fingers.
KingOfAwesometonia2025-10-10 19:21
Need to get the dialling wand
TelenorTheGNP2025-10-10 19:31
Whatevs - we lived through them once.
MuNansen2025-10-10 20:10
Did we, though? They kind of run the government now.
TelenorTheGNP2025-10-10 20:35
Well then hopefully they've got better things to do.
tgillet12025-10-10 21:35
They do, but try telling them that.
Sullyville2025-10-11 00:01
>CNN: Charlie Kirk’s Turning Point USA Announces ‘All American Wonder Man TV Show’ in Protest of Marvel's Black-casted Wonder Man.
MuNansen2025-10-11 01:57
Lol good one
Mickeyjj272025-10-10 23:09
Well they were feasting on Ironheart. They didn’t care enough to complain about Zombies so this is next for obvious reasons
Vandersveldt2025-10-11 05:05
They can already tell that the "writing" is bad.
camxcold2025-10-10 18:56
I would be surprised if that is addressed much given how Disney these days seems so adverse to making any kind of political or cultural statement for fear of upsetting anyone (brave new world)
MarkZuckerbergsPerm2025-10-11 00:22
MAGA turds are probably already staying up at night foaming at the mouth over this
TonyStark392025-10-10 22:16
lol, the clapper says- "Cash grab-2"
eBICgamer20102025-10-10 18:21
Can't believe >!President Ghurkos is in this. Zlatko Buric is literally one of the first, if not the first DCU actors to join the MCU.!<
Bryneils2025-10-10 18:32
Wendell Pierce was in Superman and Thunderbolts
eBICgamer20102025-10-10 18:33
Thunderbolts came out first though, so Pierce technically was an MCU actor joining DCU rather than vice-versa.
Robtimus_prime892025-10-10 18:49
Jennifer Holland? The was in Suicide Squad/Peacemaker/Black Adam/Shazam 2 - and although the continuity of some of those projects is patchy, she had a small part Guardians 3.
Chukwudi Iwuji also went from Peacemaker to Guardians 3.
(The films are mostly out, but Peacemaker straddles DCEU and DCU)
eBICgamer20102025-10-10 18:52
That technically was the *DCEU*, and you could say the same to Henry Cavill, Pedro Pascal and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II.
N8CCRG2025-10-10 19:22
So in other words you mean the first actor from Superman to join the MCU.
abusedporpoise2025-10-10 19:31
and technically suicide squad and peacemaker are part of the dcu so
PNWCoug422025-10-10 18:54
Her start would technically be the DCEU first, then MCU, then DCU.
your_mind_aches2025-10-10 19:13
>Chukwudi Iwuji also went from Peacemaker to Guardians 3.
That was the DCEU.
And Jen Holland didn't go from the DCU to the MCU. Dhe was in the DCEU, then MCU, then DCU
kneeco282025-10-10 22:53
And wasn't even the first Perry White actor to also play a role in the MCU - Laurence Fishburne played White in Man of Steel before being in Ant-Man and the Wasp.
shakuyi2025-10-10 18:51
they coudlve atleast changed the hair or accent, he looks like the same character
KingOfAwesometonia2025-10-10 19:23
I think that’s just him.
And honestly I respect it.
Eryk02012025-10-10 18:52
Ah yes, the Putinyahu
tuggernts2025-10-10 22:29
To be fair, he probably shot it over 2 years ago.
moonknightcrawler2025-10-10 18:21
Never would’ve expected Marvel to have the balls to produce a show filled with meta-commentary about race swapping fictional characters but my interest level in this show just went through the fucking roof. And I was already looking forward to it
Snorlax40002025-10-10 18:52
It apparently is still gonna have the “guy gets super powers” element to it but I’m interested now to see the career behind a superhero (outside of saving the day and stuff). Kinda like how we see Matt handle being a lawyer or Peter being student but a little more deeper?
Worthyness2025-10-10 21:00
Dude accidentally gets super powers and the director is gonna be like "HOLY SHIT! WE CAN DO THIS SHIT PRACTICAL MY GUY"
Snorlax40002025-10-10 21:02
The amount of money you’d save on CGI and practical stunt work lool. This guy could be this biggest dude in Hollywood and a super hero as a side gig
navjot942025-10-10 21:33
They said they’re gonna shock the audience, so maybe in universe it’s framed as a super hero movie starring an actual superhero.
navjot942025-10-10 21:34
My baseless theory (other than the fact that IronHeart came out a few months ago) is that it’s Mephisto that gives Simon what he desires, the role and the powers that come with it. The balance he has to achieve is part of the monkeys paw situation where he’s thrown into some wild situation from his deal with the devil
Author-S2025-10-10 18:24
Actually looks promising ngl
The marketing so far has been quite clever lmao
dukenuk3m2025-10-10 18:28
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moonknightcrawler2025-10-10 18:34
Yahya doing red carpet interviews as Simon Williams and the fake director of the movie doing an interview with Discussing Film immediately come to mind. Both very creative marketing methods that we haven’t seen from Marvel before
Author-S2025-10-10 18:40
Exactly this, really interested to see Wonder Man now since it seems to be a really special project
ckal092025-10-10 19:08
Are these on YouTube?
moonknightcrawler2025-10-10 19:20
[Simon Williams Red Carpet](https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Yh0CHTH8Yyc)
I couldn’t find a YouTube link for the DiscussingFilm interview, but I did find a Reddit post for it so maybe that’ll work?
So is there no actual powers in this show or villains?
NoLeadership22812025-10-10 18:26
There will be, I’ll just leave it at that
God_is_carnage2025-10-10 18:28
Simon's brother is confirmed to be in the show, and in the comics he's the villain Grim Reaper
Caffine_rush2025-10-10 18:30
Yeah I know that wonder man’s brother is grim reaper just this trailer shows nothing super
AgentP202025-10-10 18:37
It's a small teaser.
SDLRob2025-10-10 18:28
The meta aspect of this is looking intriguing.
Mr_smith14662025-10-10 18:28
I feel like this has the potential to be a really inventive meta trippy story.
TheDeadlyCat2025-10-10 18:50
It has to be the potential to be the next She-Hulk too. Might be too meta. Could be that the only reason it exists and works is late-stage MCU.
Carefully optimistic though.
____mynameis____2025-10-10 18:57
She Hulk problems was it tried to be many things and ended up being meh in all of them.
It was supposed to be a comedy series, but comedy was meh.
A lawyers series but legal aspect was shit.
Was supposed to explore female issues but was a bit too superficial most of the time.
And fourth wall breaking meta show but they took it too much by the end of the show by making it a freakin plot device.
So it wasn't bad but it wasnt also good enough to generate enough positivity to drown the voices of the bigots, like it happened for BP2 and Agatha.
TheDeadlyCat2025-10-10 19:15
Exactly what I expect here if this isn’t done carefully.
Vandersveldt2025-10-11 05:09
She Hulk's ONLY problem was that no one here actually reads comics, so no one knew she was a fourth wall breaker who knew she was in a comic and had at one point broken out of her comic to go yell at the writers.
Kiboune2025-10-10 18:30
Ok, it's weird. And weird MCU projects are often good
MadmanIgar2025-10-10 19:00
Makes weird thing > Weird thing isn’t watched by many people > the people who do watch, like it > the people who don’t watch it, complain that it’s weird/woke/looks dumb > studio decides that weird thing isn’t good
AmishAvenger2025-10-10 19:03
You left out the part of the sequence where people post on reddit: “Does anyone else think Wonder Man doesn’t get enough love?”
Pure_Gonzo2025-10-10 19:24
Don't forget the "Am I the only one who ...?" variant.
goten1002025-10-10 20:17
"I watched wonderman with my 73 year old mom and I actually really enjoyed it"
JayZsAdoptedSon2025-10-10 22:34
“Why do….{insert question I know the answer to}”
Lumple6602025-10-10 19:26
So the bots can karma farm so they can sell their accounts to OF models to get around reddit guidelines.
Yes this is why people karma farm.
DSGandalf2025-10-10 19:35
If any of model is interested in buying my account, I'm listening
Killionaire1042025-10-10 19:38
Mine too I have a relatively good karma:contributions ratio 😔
lavahot2025-10-10 20:58
People who complain things are "woke" are not worth listening to.
This wasn’t something that appealed to me on name alone but the more I see the more I’m into it.
saibjai2025-10-10 18:32
Aw shit. They going full meta. I'm interested now.
jhandersson2025-10-10 18:35
Omg Zlatko Buric!!! If you haven’t seen Pusher go see it right now. You’ll love him after that and I’m so excited for this movie because of him!
somms9992025-10-10 19:29
Also more recently seen as the President of Boravia in 'Superman'.
Franken_Frank2025-10-10 18:36
I forgot about this
IndependentBit97452025-10-10 18:37
This show is gonna be absolute fucking cinema
Regimas2025-10-10 18:37
Not a fan of all the retro merch being AI generated, I hope they catch some flak for this.
kidlambo2025-10-10 18:43
Yeah the AI retro merch is ugly. They could’ve commissioned an artist to create something better looking.
TheMobHunter2025-10-10 18:49
With how meta this teaser is, maybe the characters with actually acknowledge how ugly it looks
MystifiedBeef2025-10-10 18:38
I kind of hope like in She-Hulk they criticize the kind of people that are going to hate watch this. While that aspect wasn’t the best I still enjoyed that they did it in the first place. And I’d love to see them do it again,hopefully this time around it will be better.
Baratheoncook2502025-10-10 19:02
She Hulk, rely to much on cameos, over good writing.
Only_Dentist_48162025-10-10 18:39
Okay, I’m a little excited for this
yuuki1572025-10-10 18:39
Was that poster AI...?
SorryRoof16532025-10-10 18:40
Trevor Slattery's back :)
KlausLoganWard2025-10-10 18:41
Wgat did i just watch?
Bitter_Classic_892025-10-10 18:44
Meta as fuck I'm excited
Staind14102025-10-10 18:48
OK I just have a question: Ermmm what?
EyeScreamSunday2025-10-10 18:49
Pretty good teaser. It makes the series feel indie and like it has a vision, which is great for subject matter that could feel too on-the-nose for being satire of superhero films made by Marvel. It has sold me on its hook, which I was skeptical about before.
In-universe, it’s interesting that this is a fictional superhero character not already based on or influenced by, say, Captain America, based on the era, but an entirely new character. It’s almost like Wonder Man is more like or “based on” a Star Lord or Captain Marvel before they existed.
Heisenburgo2025-10-10 19:15
>The Wonder Man series... feels like it has a Vision
Say that again.
TheMoorNextDoor2025-10-10 18:50
So is Wonder Man going to end up like King on One Punch Man?
TheAgmis2025-10-10 18:53
I don’t understand
demonoddy2025-10-10 18:53
This looks even better than i thought it would. We’re in for something really special
LouisGustavo2025-10-10 18:53
The more I see of this project, the less I understand... And that's exactly why I'm hooked up to see it. Seriously, I can't make a single assumption to what to expect to be in the show.
SuperSaiyanBen2025-10-10 18:54
“Cash Grab 2”
I love it.
geraldlaflare2025-10-10 19:00
I hope you guys support and watch!! I worked locations on this show. Thank you for all the support!!
MrDoom4e52025-10-10 19:05
What is xcancel???
Dazzling-Bus-11462025-10-10 19:07
Seated
TrinityCodex2025-10-10 19:11
Oh hey its that dictator form DC
sixthestate2025-10-10 19:16
Wow this looks so fucking good. Like *good* good. Not just “good.”
Weirdly, I knew from the sparse logo that its priorities were in order but this looks even more out there and creatively risky than I imagined.
rckjr2025-10-10 19:17
Looks different. I’m in.
Jumpy_Cup_84262025-10-10 19:21
Loving the meta aspect of it
wickedspork2025-10-10 19:22
Was that Brandon Wardell?
Khaluaguru2025-10-10 19:27
Looks like the ~~prime minister~~ President of Boravia has made a full recovery.
WannabeWonk2025-10-10 19:29
Do we know how much the real life superheroes in the MCU have inspired media? In worlds like The Boys it’s obviously a huge empire but I don’t recall much about how heroes have inspired pop culture in the MCU. I know there was an in-universe Captain America comic and some movies in the 40s when he was more of a mascot.
Kevinuara2025-10-10 19:30
I knew nothing about it and wasn't expecting anything, but now I'm pretty hyped! However, not enough to resubscribe to D+ if my current subscription expires before the series airs. In that case, I think I'll still give it a shot by pirating it.
OliWood2025-10-10 19:33
I'm intrigued.
LeonSnakeKennedy2025-10-10 19:40
Can’t watch is there a date
LeBio212025-10-10 19:42
This has the potential to be really damn cool, hope it sticks the landing. Marketing has been minimal and pretty vague so far but if they can make something cool about the movie industry in the MCU, I'm all in
FantasticFourLGD2025-10-10 19:45
This makes me incredibly excited. As a filmmaker, meta storytelling is one of my absolute favorite tropes when utilized correctly.
Unpopular opinion, but I actually liked She-Hulk. I thought the meta moments, while a little cheesy at times, was fairly well done and set up. I think a lot of the mass didn't really understand the metaness of the show, so I'm hoping this doesn't get the same treatment. It certainly didn't help Shehulk that a lot of "Marvel fans" (I cant really call them real fans and mean it) don't like when there's a female lead and automatically judge it more critically than they would of it was a male lead. Some internalized misogyny. Hopefully there won't be some form of internalized racism with a black Wonder Man, though I have a feeling that people will still be upset about it.
TelenorTheGNP2025-10-10 19:45
Looking forward to it as well as the bitching enthusiasts who will be humiliating themselves for weeks while it airs.
jtsyoung902025-10-10 19:52
Something looks off about him.
Boom22152025-10-10 20:01
Wonder Man really lends itself into potential meta commentary regarding the MCU and super hero movies probably more than any character considering the medium. Really interested in how they lean into it if at all.
derf_vader2025-10-10 20:04
Did they even try to cart Werner Herzog as himself for the role of the director?
Glittering_Noise_5322025-10-10 21:05
I always cheer a little inside when I see those crazy comic-accurate suits from the 80s.
scattersmoke2025-10-10 21:35
looks boring and like another incoming bomb
Adorable_Ad_34782025-10-11 04:38
Black Manta is cast in a film made by the President of Boravia. Also starring: Mahatma Gandhi.
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Abdul-Mateen stars as Simon Williams, a working actor who auditions for the lead role in Wonder Man, an upcoming reboot of a classic Wonder Man project from his youth. The story is a two-hander between Simon and Ben Kingsley's Trevor Slattery, who bond over their shared love of acting.
Per EW's article btw.
what happened to the REAL "Mandarin"? you'll have to wait another 12 years to see..
Although I guess former Russian assets getting into positions of power isn’t that wild.
I love weird Marvel and this is looking weird so I'm in.
And it’d help if “The Studio” was capitalized and in quotes. Otherwise it could be interpreted as referring to the studio that’s making this movie.
The meta angle here interests me.
Feet? What’s the grammatically correct way of saying that in this case?
Chukwudi Iwuji also went from Peacemaker to Guardians 3.
(The films are mostly out, but Peacemaker straddles DCEU and DCU)
>Chukwudi Iwuji also went from Peacemaker to Guardians 3.
That was the DCEU.
And Jen Holland didn't go from the DCU to the MCU. Dhe was in the DCEU, then MCU, then DCU
And honestly I respect it.
The marketing so far has been quite clever lmao
I couldn’t find a YouTube link for the DiscussingFilm interview, but I did find a Reddit post for it so maybe that’ll work?
[Von Kovak Interview](https://www.reddit.com/r/MarvelStudiosSpoilers/comments/1o31z78/awardwinning_director_von_kovak_tells_why_his/)
Carefully optimistic though.
It was supposed to be a comedy series, but comedy was meh.
A lawyers series but legal aspect was shit.
Was supposed to explore female issues but was a bit too superficial most of the time.
And fourth wall breaking meta show but they took it too much by the end of the show by making it a freakin plot device.
So it wasn't bad but it wasnt also good enough to generate enough positivity to drown the voices of the bigots, like it happened for BP2 and Agatha.
Yes this is why people karma farm.
In-universe, it’s interesting that this is a fictional superhero character not already based on or influenced by, say, Captain America, based on the era, but an entirely new character. It’s almost like Wonder Man is more like or “based on” a Star Lord or Captain Marvel before they existed.
Say that again.
I love it.
Weirdly, I knew from the sparse logo that its priorities were in order but this looks even more out there and creatively risky than I imagined.
Unpopular opinion, but I actually liked She-Hulk. I thought the meta moments, while a little cheesy at times, was fairly well done and set up. I think a lot of the mass didn't really understand the metaness of the show, so I'm hoping this doesn't get the same treatment. It certainly didn't help Shehulk that a lot of "Marvel fans" (I cant really call them real fans and mean it) don't like when there's a female lead and automatically judge it more critically than they would of it was a male lead. Some internalized misogyny. Hopefully there won't be some form of internalized racism with a black Wonder Man, though I have a feeling that people will still be upset about it.