After watching the Wonder Man trailer, I don't know. I'm pretty hyped

The Wonder Man trailer seems a bit. You know, cringe to some people, but to me it's okay, but it's not good, but it's okay. I mean, I get it. Some people are not happy because he is Caucasian in the comics, but he is Black in the show that is coming out.I think this is a good idea. I mean, not everything works in the MCU.

I Mean he is pretty OP in the animated show and in the comics. He can overpower Ant-Man if he wanted to. That's how strong he is compared to other heroes.Not to mention, he's kind of related to vision in a way, so I can't wait to see how the MCU will interpret that. I don't think it will be another She-Hulk failure; it will be more like Falcon and Winter Soldier kind of success, if Marvel does it right, which I have faith they will.

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igby12026-01-03 09:23

Do casuals know Wonder Man?

I had never heard of him.

That’s not necessarily a bad thing.

I just don’t know enough to be excited about this show and the trailer didn’t grab me.

ericbkillmonger2026-01-03 10:52

I think your last sentence is why it will probably have poor viewership . It might be decent tho

kulitchipon2026-01-03 11:03

As a casual fan, I only know of Wonder Woman lol

CaptainAksh_G2026-01-03 11:23

>Do casuals know Wonder Man?

Casuals didn't know of Iron Man. Heck, he wasn't even an A class hero. They knew after RDJ got the role.

Same with GoTG.

The movies help build the hype around the character.

Casuals don't know shit at first

BiddyKing2026-01-03 12:06

While this is true, Iron Man had far far more recognition as a character than Wonder Man, a lot of avid Marvel comics readers have never even read a comic with Wonder Man in it because outside of his original Avengers stuff he’s relegated to a handful of more recent Avengers events and Wanda/Vision nostalgia

GullibleGap99662026-01-03 13:28

Pre mcu iron man and wonder man are not comparable. Iron man was a solid b list super hero while wonder man isnt close to that now.

Guardians becoming popular was ONE exception for virtually unknown heroes

pigeonwiggle2026-01-03 14:23

Iron Man had a cartoon in the 90s.

he wasn't a household name, but yes, casuals knew who he was.

SeekerVash2026-01-03 19:04

He was also in a few video games, arcade and console, and Boomers grew up with him in comics.

MemoryLaps2026-01-03 14:47

Cool so is this going to be a good as Iron Man and GotG? Do they have leading actors as good as RDJ or Chris Pratt and company?

AmericanDoughboy2026-01-03 16:51

Wonder Man has great actors.

MemoryLaps2026-01-03 19:14

Who is the lead?

AmericanDoughboy2026-01-03 19:31

[Yahya Abdul-Mateen II](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yahya_Abdul-Mateen_II) plays Simon Williams. He won an Emmy for his role as Dr. Manhattan in the HBO series "Watchmen."

[Ben Kingsley](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Kingsley) plays Trevor Slattery. Kingsley won an Oscar for playing Ghandi and many other awards. He played Trevor Slattery in Iron Man 3 and Shang Chi.

They're both fantastic actors.

atrain7282026-01-03 15:32

RDJ was not an A list actor at time. It was his Iron man that made him one.

igby12026-01-03 17:49

RDJ owes so much to Favreau taking a chance on him.

Maybe he still would’ve landed some other big role regardless, but being cast as Ironman made RDJ generational wealth.

116morningside2026-01-03 17:37

I don’t know who wonder man is BUT I thought that trailer was good! Like remove marvel or expectations and watch the trailer. It looks like it can be a good show.

Jeczke2026-01-03 10:19

Im fine with not everything having to be as grand and tied to the MCU as Russo’s movies, sometimes you just get something different interesting and potentially „stand alone” within the bigger universe, like Eyes of Wakanda, it was dope! Did it move the grand plot forward? Hell nah. Was it a fun concept? 💯

Johnny02302026-01-03 10:31

I don't have high expectations for the TV series, and that's probably a good thing, besides the fact that I don't know Wonder Man as a character. But the trailer is very cute and funny, it convinced me.

supermassivecod2026-01-03 11:03

It looks ok

Just like 95% of MCU output nowadays

BiddyKing2026-01-03 12:09

I’m pretty keen for it. The race swap doesn’t bother me at all and makes the character more interesting imo, because despite having read a few comics with Simon in them I have never cared for the character whatsoever. But even if I did then it probably wouldn’t bother me. I like comics Namor and the MCU race swapped him too and I think that was an interesting interpretation of the character also, I can like both.

I mean my biggest gripe with the MCU in terms of doing things different from the comics was how Spider-Man’s supporting cast and context is so different than the comics including being iron man’s bitch but at the same time the MCU is just another multiverse so all these different iterations of characters still work, so it’s easy for me to get over it. The comic versions of the characters still exist

AdditionalInitial7272026-01-03 12:25

Visually it looks great. My concern is the Hollywood acting career storyline being cheesy & have bits that will drag on and on.

Marvel needs to take an X-men 97 approach to writing their dramas. Even without super power fight scenes ‘97 has a lot of compelling relationship conflicts. Marvel needs to stop writing like Hallmark & write more like HBO.

Mundane-Emergency4272026-01-04 03:11

Man.... That last sentence is it right there. Never really had that thought. But imagine if they were brave enough to what you suggest. The HBO stuff from other team has been outstanding.

_________FU_________2026-01-03 12:34

Honestly I’m not. It looks like a goofy show which marvel hasn’t done well with in the past. I like the concept and it looks good in the previews but I have lost a lot of faith.

Regenitor_2026-01-03 13:02

I'm quite interested in it for the fact that it's going very meta (direct references to superhero fatique and the like), which is something I appreciated in the likes of D&W and She-Hulk.

My excitement was dampened for the longest time as I knew it was a Marvel Spotlight show like Echo before it. Echo really missed the mark for me. I also know that Spotlight shows are supposed to be more grounded, character-driven stories that can stand on their own without required viewing prior. I like the MCU's interconnectivity in how I'm rewarded for watching other movies and shows, so that also disappointed me.

However, the trailer showing the damage control guy AND frames from Iron Man 3 restored some hope for me that there will be a lot of payoff in Wonder Man for having seen previous MCU projects. Coupled with some good actors and what looks like a fun plot, I'll definitely binge this on release day.

Unitedfateful2026-01-03 13:06

“Am I the only one low key excited for…”
“I just watched … and honestly it was pretty great”

Guys you are early with this stuff.
Don’t forget once it releases the
“I don’t get the hate … got, I loved it! Am I the only one?”

JOliverScott2026-01-03 13:07

I mean, Ben Kingsley, come on!

pigeonwiggle2026-01-03 14:22

no man is an island.

thenewjerk2026-01-04 00:46

I’m here for more Trevor

ra_laidgp2026-01-03 15:05

I am so behind on Marvel TV at this point that I’m about to give up on it and just stick to the movies. We watched Echo a while back and it was alright. That’s the latest TV we have watched. Caught up on the movies recently though. I love Marvel, it has been 100% my shit since I was like 9 years old, but it’s just gotten unwieldy to watch every single thing.

sarandipity-412026-01-03 18:10

Same. Between mediocre shows that haven’t seemed to improve in quality, spaghetti thrown at the wall and left unattended, and characters being weirdly nerfed or flanderized, I can’t bring myself to care. I’m curious about Doomsday, but within the context of Marvel exhibiting a pattern of messing up. I hope I don’t have to watch the rest of phase four and five in order to understand Doomsday.

CaptHayfever2026-01-03 18:43

You won't need the shows for Doomsday.

Cookie-Dunker2026-01-03 15:24

I’m not a fan of Trevor Slattery.

Heart-Lights4202026-01-03 15:36

From my humble perspective.

Cons: I didn’t know WM existed. Never read a comic of him. Didn’t even know he’s originally Caucasian in the comic. I don’t care the character got casted as black, as long as they create/build properly any necessary background to fit the story of the comic character, so it feels natural; kind of like they did with Namor. I watched WM trailer but didn’t grab my interest…

Pros: I really ike Yahya. I know him first thru The Get Down; later watch him on Aquman, Candyman, Matrix Resurrection and The Ambulance. Ben Kingsley is in the show too, so we get to see him again!

Either way; I’ll watch the show, just like I watch any MCU movie or show and I’m hopeful it would be a nice surprise just like Thunderbolts and F4 was. We’ll see! I’m very curious to see who he will be interacting with in the MCU, since more likely he won’t be included in Doomsday.

the_fenixdown2026-01-03 15:40

I just don’t see the point. They take every opportunity they can to introduce a new character then never mention them again. Where is America Chavez? moon Knight? Kate Bishop? Make some shows about characters we have seen already.

SeekerVash2026-01-03 19:08

>Where is America Chavez? moon Knight? Kate Bishop?

I have to admit, I do find it hysterical that a Young Avenger is now enough of an adult that she's pregnant.

At this stage I think Marvel played 4D chess and that the Young Avenger they were teasing is Hailee's kid by the time we see her again.

thorserace2026-01-07 05:18

This is a great take and I didn’t realize I felt this till I read it. The reason they’re having to bring back Steve as the first face of Doomsday is that they haven’t spent enough time with any new characters to let the audience connect to them. In the infinity saga every one of the main trio had a full trilogy. The only multiverse saga character who has even come close to that is maybe Loki or Wanda. It is a crime that Shang Chi was as good as it was and has not had a sequel or a crossover. Moon Knight wasn’t a perfect 10 to me but I definitely wanted to see a second season. And it really seems like they just don’t know what to do with Sam as Captain America.

Funnily, the plot of the multiverse saga tracks with the real life MCU outside it. They branched out too much and screwed themselves.

Fthooper142026-01-03 15:58

Previous wonder man marketing did nothing for me. Then this new trailer dropped that actually shows his powers and how he's already got them from the start makes the project far more intriguing to me now. I didn't know what to think of it before but now I look forward to it.

Affectionate_Rub_6382026-01-03 16:52

Meh

CaptHayfever2026-01-03 18:48

I'm *extremely* hyped for the show itself. I'm just not looking forward to a bunch of repetitive "wait, why isn't he blowing things up all the time?" complaints from people who can't understand that not every Marvel story is a fight scene.

ChronicChoof2026-01-03 22:36

I have a bit of hype now but it won't hold a month.

If they dropped now I would have got a month of Disney+ to watch but real life is about to kick in again now the holidays are over so it will be forgotten to me unfortunately.

JasonP272026-01-04 01:30

Looks like they're going meta with the whole "but he's black and Wonderman was white" thing. You can clearly see the old Wonderman in the show was white so no doubt they are directly addressing the haters of changes like these in the show itself.

To me, a change like this shouldn't matter unless the character's culture/race is deeply tied to his story and character, kind of like Magneto.

Even in cases like Magneto I don't see an issue with exploring *alternate versions* with a changed backstory. There were rumours that Denzel Washington was going to play a version of Magneto but instead of the being Jewish and his parents being rounded up it would be black history, segregation etc. That idea didn't phase me as long as it wasn't going to replace the original Magneto and be an alternate "What If?" kind of thing.

-MrFozzy-2026-01-04 19:37

I genuinely think it looks great. i like the style and cinematography. At the very least, the absolute minimum…it doesn’t look like the recent mcu sludge. It looks like aaaa I don’t know how to phrase it, it looks like an indie movie, like little miss sunshine or garden state type of thing. It’s just nice to see a bit of actual style in the MCU. I like trailer 2 WAY more than the teaser.

BitchofEndor2026-01-05 00:28

I like Yaya bu I would rather see the fake "Wonder Man" show from the trailer.

Equal2zero2102026-01-07 06:02

I've never heard of him. I'm almost forty and, would imagine being my age, I would have heard of him.
Will be canceled after one season.

Chance_Letterhead_512026-01-18 08:56

It won’t depend on the actors but the WRITERS! Will they write a good story? Comparing wonder man to iron man shows that most of you don’t read the comic books these characters are based on. Iron man might be a B lister to most casual fans but him hulk, Thor and captain America all were original avengers. I don’t have faith in marvel anymore and it has nothing to do with the actors and everything to do with the writers and directors. I’m personally not interested in wonder man and it isn’t because he’s played by a black actor. I’m black and that doesn’t matter one bit to me, can they write a show that entertains and tells a good story? I think that’s the reason the gotg did so well at the end of the day because talented writers and directors were involved.