Yahya Abdul-Mateen II is in talks to star in 'Wonder Man,' Marvel’s latest Disney+ series
No. 9. He was initially a villain and only appeared sporadically in the early Marvel Age, but was reconceived as a hero in the late 1970s.
In the 1980s, the character really came into his own. Known as Simon Williams, he was a founding member of the Los Angeles-based West Coast Avengers and, with a look that included a turtleneck, a red jacket and sunglasses, became a celebrity thanks to his day job as an actor and stuntman. The character also developed strong ties to classic globally known characters Vision and Wanda/Scarlet Witch. Stories tied him to the android via ionic energy and brainwaves that implied the two were akin to brothers. Wonder Man even developed feelings for Wanda, after Vision had been dismantled.
The hero has been white in the comics, and the casting of Abdul-Mateen is the latest example of colorblind casting, something Marvel has consistently practiced, from Nicky Fury to Johnny Storm . Takes on the character for the Disney+ series were not revealed but there certainly are clues. Evan as Marvel searched for its hero for several months, it tapped
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