Yahya Abdul-Mateen II Cast as the Lead in Disney+'s Wonder Man

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Yahya Abdul-Mateen II's superhero reign conscionable won't fto up. 

The actor, who antecedently appeared successful 2018's Aquaman and 2019's Watchmen, has scored the pb role in the upcoming Disney+ bid Wonder Man, according to Deadline.

The bid volition beryllium directed by Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten RingsDestin Daniel Cretton and written by Andrew Guest, champion known for his enactment connected Brooklyn Nine-Nine and Community

Wonder Man volition besides spot Ben Kingsley reprise his relation arsenic The Mandarin (a.k.a. Trevor Slattery), who helium played successful 2021's Shang-Chi and 2013's Iron Man 3

Created by Stan Lee and artists Don Heck and Jack Kirby, Wonder Man (a.k.a. Simon Williams) archetypal appeared successful 1964's The Avengers #9.

Working nether villain Baron Zemo, Wonder Man gains ion-based superpowers and initially works to destruct The Avengers. The lad of industrialist Sanford Williams, helium assumes power of the household munitions concern and runs head-on into confrontation with Tony Stark and Stark Industries.

It's not each atrocious news, though, arsenic Wonder Man is aboriginal re-born arsenic a superhero and joins his erstwhile rivals successful the combat against evil. 

Wonder Man is portion of a increasing database of new Marvel programming hitting Disney+ successful the adjacent future, including Secret Invasion starring Samuel L. Jackson and Olivia Colman, Ironheart starring Dominique Thorne and Shea Coulée and Daredevil: Born Again starring Charlie Cox.

Plus, there's a rumored WandaVision spin-off centered connected Vision, starring Paul Bettany, successful the works. 

Marvel fans mightiness privation to commencement doing their endurance exercises now.

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In the meantime, connected the DC Comics broadside of things, you tin cheque retired Yahya reprise his relation of Black Manta erstwhile Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom hits theaters successful December 2023.

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