It’s a “wonder” Marvel didn’t announce this sooner.
Disney’s acclaimed superhero subsidiary, Marvel Studios, has just confirmed that its most recent live-action series Wonder Man is getting a second season!
“Simon Williams and Trevor Slattery will return,” the social media announcement reads. You can check it out below!
The announcement comes days before the second season of another popular series, Daredevil: Born Again, was set to premiere.
You can read our full thoughts about that show when the embargo lifts Tuesday.
And you can also check out our thoughts on the first season of Wonder Man here.
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In Wonder Man, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II (Aquaman, The Matrix Resurrections) stars as Simon Williams, an actor trying to earn a role in the remake of the superhero film “Wonder Man.”
Ben Kingsley and Arian Moayed reprise their roles from previous MCU projects, and are joined by franchise newcomers X Mayo, Zlatko Burić, Olivia Thirlby, and Byron Bowers.
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For those unfamiliar with the Wonder Man, his real name is Simon Williams. While he was originally conceived as a villain in the 1960s, he was later reimagined as a hero and went on to be a founding member and key leader of the West Coast Avengers.
Unlike most of the characters in the MCU, Williams does not have any superpowers. Rather, he relies on his swift intellect and combat skills to fight crime. His experience as a former actor and stuntman also help whenever he needs to go undercover for a mission.
Now, this won’t technically be Wonder Man’s first planned appearance in the MCU. Originally James Gunn planned to have Nathan Fillion cameo as the character in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2.
Over the course of the first few episodes of WandaVision, there were also Easter eggs that suggested the character might appear. You might even recall that in one interview with the series’ showrunner Jac Schaeffer a blurred out poster of the character appeared in the back. Those all obviously turned out to be (brilliant) red herrings.
It’s unclear if anyone else from the first season will appear in the next season, or how else it may connect to the ever-growing MCU. But at the very least, it seems creators Destin Daniel Cretton and Andrew Guest are coming back. It proves another victory for Cretton, who will continue to leave his footprint on the MCU with the upcoming Spider-Man sequel too.
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SOURCE: Marvel Studios
