Marvel has found their actor to play Wonder Man for the upcoming Disney+ series based on the ionic-powered comic book character Simon Williams. Part of the gimmick of Wonder Man is that he’s an actor in addition to being a superhero; interestingly enough, the actor they found has his own history with comic book inspired projects.
Wonder Man will be played by Yahya Abdul-Mateen II who folks might remember as Black Manta in Aquaman and its upcoming sequel; he also starred as Dr. Manhattan in Watchmen where he was recognized with an Emmy Award for his work.
Andrew Guest is the head writer for Wonder Man which is being developed and possibly directed by Shang-Chi’s Destin Daniel Cretton. And, no, Wonder Man has no relation to Wonder Woman; one is Marvel, the other is DC, and their power sets are very different.
