Yahya Abdul-Mateen II to star in Marvel’s ‘Wonder Man’ series 

By PTI

LOS ANGELES: Actor Yahya Abdul-Mateen II has been roped in to play the titular hero in Marvel Studios’ upcoming Disney Plus series ‘Wonder Man.’

According to the entertainment website Variety, ‘Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings,’ filmmaker Destin Daniel Cretton is developing the ‘Wonder Man’ series.

Andrew Guest is the head writer.

Cretton, who is already set to direct Marvel’s ‘Avengers: The Kang Dynasty’ movie, may also helm ‘Wonder Man.’

In the Marvel comics, Williams is the son of a wealthy industrialist whose company, Williams Innovations, is run out of business due to competition from Stark Industries.

In desperation, Simon turns to Baron Zemo, who gives Simon superpowers and directs him to infiltrate and then betray the Avengers.

However, Simon joins the Avengers in earnest and is even a founding member of the spin-off team, the West Coast Avengers.

‘Wonder Man’ will be Abdul-Mateen’s third comic book character, after the villain Black Manta in 2018’s ‘Aquaman’ and Dr Manhattan in HBO’s 2019 series ‘Watchmen,’ for which he won an Emmy.

He will be reprising Black Manta in ‘Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom.’

Marvel Studios has not yet announced a premiere date for the series.

<br /> LOS ANGELES: Actor Yahya Abdul-Mateen II has been roped in to play the titular hero in Marvel Studios’ upcoming Disney Plus series ‘Wonder Man.’</p> <!-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v. 2.0.85 --> <div class="quads-location quads-ad241053 " id="quads-ad241053" style="float:none;margin:0px 3px 3px 3px;padding:0px 0px 0px 0px;" data-lazydelay="0"> <!-- WP QUADS - Quick AdSense Reloaded v.2.0.85 Content AdSense async --> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block;" data-ad-format="auto" data-ad-client="ca-pub-7550963679842137" data-ad-slot="3250057321"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});</script> <!-- end WP QUADS --> </div> <p>According to the entertainment website Variety, ‘Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings,’ filmmaker Destin Daniel Cretton is developing the ‘Wonder Man’ series.</p> <p>Andrew Guest is the head writer.</p> <!-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v. 2.0.85 --> <div class="quads-location quads-ad241053 " id="quads-ad241053" style="float:none;margin:0px 3px 3px 3px;padding:0px 0px 0px 0px;" data-lazydelay="0"> <!-- WP QUADS - Quick AdSense Reloaded v.2.0.85 Content AdSense async --> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block;" data-ad-format="auto" data-ad-client="ca-pub-7550963679842137" data-ad-slot="3250057321"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});</script> <!-- end WP QUADS --> </div> <p>Cretton, who is already set to direct Marvel’s ‘Avengers: The Kang Dynasty’ movie, may also helm ‘Wonder Man.’</p> <p>In the Marvel comics, Williams is the son of a wealthy industrialist whose company, Williams Innovations, is run out of business due to competition from Stark Industries.</p> <!-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v. 2.0.85 --> <div class="quads-location quads-ad241053 " id="quads-ad241053" style="float:none;margin:0px 3px 3px 3px;padding:0px 0px 0px 0px;" data-lazydelay="0"> <!-- WP QUADS - Quick AdSense Reloaded v.2.0.85 Content AdSense async --> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block;" data-ad-format="auto" data-ad-client="ca-pub-7550963679842137" data-ad-slot="3250057321"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});</script> <!-- end WP QUADS --> </div> <p>In desperation, Simon turns to Baron Zemo, who gives Simon superpowers and directs him to infiltrate and then betray the Avengers.</p> <p>However, Simon joins the Avengers in earnest and is even a founding member of the spin-off team, the West Coast Avengers.</p> <!-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v. 2.0.85 --> <div class="quads-location quads-ad241053 " id="quads-ad241053" style="float:none;margin:0px 3px 3px 3px;padding:0px 0px 0px 0px;" data-lazydelay="0"> <!-- WP QUADS - Quick AdSense Reloaded v.2.0.85 Content AdSense async --> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block;" data-ad-format="auto" data-ad-client="ca-pub-7550963679842137" data-ad-slot="3250057321"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});</script> <!-- end WP QUADS --> </div> <p>‘Wonder Man’ will be Abdul-Mateen’s third comic book character, after the villain Black Manta in 2018’s ‘Aquaman’ and Dr Manhattan in HBO’s 2019 series ‘Watchmen,’ for which he won an Emmy.</p> <p>He will be reprising Black Manta in ‘Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom.’</p> <!-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v. 2.0.85 --> <div class="quads-location quads-ad241053 " id="quads-ad241053" style="float:none;margin:0px 3px 3px 3px;padding:0px 0px 0px 0px;" data-lazydelay="0"> <!-- WP QUADS - Quick AdSense Reloaded v.2.0.85 Content AdSense async --> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block;" data-ad-format="auto" data-ad-client="ca-pub-7550963679842137" data-ad-slot="3250057321"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});</script> <!-- end WP QUADS --> </div> <p>Marvel Studios has not yet announced a premiere date for the series.<br />