Marvel has announced the name of the actor who will be the protagonist of the series wonder man. is approx Yahya Abdul-Mateen IIwho is approaching the world of comics for the third time, since he first played the role of the villain Black Manta in Guardians of HBO and it was Calvin Abar Aquaman by DC.
In August it was revealed that Ben Kingsley would repeat the role of actor and fake terrorist Trevor Slattery, implying that the series would follow the comic book line.
Previously, in June of this year, it was confirmed that Marvel Studios were preparing a series on Wonder Man, with the same writer and producer of Hawk eyeAndrew Guest and the manager of Shang-Chi and the legend of the ten ringsDestin Daniel Cretton.
History
In the comic wonder man An actor and stuntman named Simon Williams appears, who is also the founder of the West Coast Avengers. Heir to his father’s ammunition industry, which competed with Stark Industries, Simon worked for the evil Baron Zemo, who gave him superhero skills. And although he was initially an opponent of the Avengers, he later joined them.
The actor
Abdul-Mateen II became famous on the Netflix series The Get Down, directed by Baz Luhrman. His character, Clarence “Cadillac” Caldwell, was a prince of the disco world and received positive reviews. He then specialized in science fiction characters and heroes.
In 2017 he appeared in Shawn Christensen’s film The disappearance of Sidney Hall, in the role of Duane. It premiered at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival. He then played the role of police officer, Garner Ellerbee, in the comedy Baywatch, starring alongside Dwayne Johnson and Zac Efron. She also played WD Wheeler in the film the great showman (2017), working alongside Hugh Jackman, Michelle Williams and Zac Efron.
In 2018 she starred in the film borderswith Vera Farmiga and Christopher Plummer and then starred in Aquaman and Watchmen.
His latest works were in the series Black mirror Y The Handmaid’s Taleas well as doing theater on Broadway with Topdog / loser.
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