“Wonder Man”.. “Marvel” mocks superheroes with a comedy drama
Despite the public’s certainty, especially teenagers, that superheroes are nothing but legendary stories and do not exist in reality, films and series that tell superhero stories find a large audience when they are shown at any time, as the works of “Spiderman,” “Batman,” and “Superman” still find a wide audience and achieve huge revenues.
In this context, Marvel, the global artistic and cinematic production company, excited the audience for its latest series, “Wonder Man,” which belongs to the category of comedies, and in its story it mocks superheroes, and treats the idea as imaginary and cannot be realized.
The series, whose hero Simon Williams has finished filming, will be shown starting January 27, 2026, on the “Disney Plus” platform, and revolves around a person who believes he has supernatural abilities, so he seeks to help people, but he always makes mistakes.
The official trailer for Marvel Studio’s ‘WONDER MAN’ has dropped
Premiering January 27
— ScreenTime (@screentime) October 11, 2025
The American actor, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, presents the story of “Simon Williams” in the series “Wonder Man”, which is the role of a failed actor, who dreams of embodying his favorite superhero since childhood, and is surprised and hopeful that his dream will come true. When he sees an advertisement for the famous director Von Kovac, played by star Zlatko Buric, about his desire to re-present the classic film “Wonder Man” with modern techniques.
Simon works to achieve his dream, by submitting a request for a “casting” experience, and during his trip he meets another actor named “Trevor Slattery”, whose character is embodied by the artist Ben Kingsley. He also dreams of playing the role, and during the trip many funny comedic paradoxes occur, and problems begin to surround Simon, and end as expected with sarcastic situations, bringing both laughter and anger.
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“Wonder Man”.. “Marvel” mocks superheroes with a comedy drama
The “Wonder Man” series was created by Destin Daniel Cretton, who co-wrote the story alongside Andrew Guest, and also stars alongside Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, and Oscar-winning star Ben Kingsley: X-May, Demetrius Gross, Ariane Moayed, and Olivia Thirlby.
The character “Wonder Man” appeared for the first time in 1964. It was created by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, and Don Heck, and became famous through collections of cartoon comic stories.
The hero of the “Wonder Man” series is the American artist Yahya Abdul-Mateen II. The audience knew him when he played the role of “Cadillac” in the television series “The Get Down.” He also starred in a group of cinematic films, such as: “The Greatest Showman” (2017) and “Aquaman” in (2018).
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