After previous delays (due to the 2023 Writers Guild of America strike) fuelled speculation that Marvel’s race swapped Wonder Man will eventually be scrapped, The Streamr has tweeted that Marvel‘s ‘Wonder Man‘ is set to resume production for Disney+ this January.
Created by Stan Lee, Wonder Man (Simon Williams) first appeared in Avengers #9 in 1964. Marvel’s Wonder Man gained his superpowers from the diabolical Baron Heinrich Zemo, who used chemical and radiation treatments with “ionic” energy, giving him superhuman strength, speed, stamina, durability, agility, and reflexes. In the original story line, Simon Williams was a wealthy industrialist who found himself in financial trouble, and eventually bailed out by Baron Zemo.
He initially appeared as an antagonist, Baron Zemo had manipulated him into fighting against the Avengers. Eventually, Wonder Man had a change of heart and sacrificed himself to save the Avengers, leading to his apparent death. Over the years, Wonder Man has been resurrected multiple times, and his powers and origin have been revisited and expanded upon in various comic story lines.
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Marvel’s Wonder Man is created for Disney+ and will be part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) TV series. Wonder Man will be race swapped to appease the woke crowd, and will be portrayed by actor Yahya Abdul-Mateen II. Departing from the original Wonder Man, in the Disney+ version of Wonder Man he will play the role of Simon Williams, an actor and stuntman who gains super powers, in what is supposed to be a “behind the scenes look at Hollywood and a character study of Simon Williams.” The series will also star Ben Kingsley as Trevor Slattery, a failed actor serving Xu Wenwu, Demetrius Grosse as Eric Williams/Grim Reaper (Simon’s brother), Ed Harris as Neal Saroyan, Simon’s agent and Lauren Glazier.
One has to wonder how Marvel and Disney+ came up with this plot line. How does a “behind the scenes look at Hollywood and a character study of Simon Williams even compete with Simon Williams as a wealthy industrialist, given super powers by a diabolical villain with a master plan to destroy the Avengers from the inside? With writers like that it is no wonder fans are suffering from “superhero fatigue.“
Do you believe the Disney version of Marvel’s Wonder Man will be as compelling as Stan Lee’s version? Let us know in the comments.
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