Marvel's Wonder Man Trailer Reveals The MCU's Most Meta TV Show To Date

The Marvel studio is aware that viewers might be experiencing some superhero fatigue, so they've decided to include that very concept into their upcoming superhero series.

That's right, the debut trailer for Wonder Man has arrived, and it pledges a self-referential angle on the MCU.

The preview, which premiered on October 10th, also subtly moved the Wonder Man release date back from its initial late 2025 window into early 2026.

Why another superhero film? People is tired of superheroes. Why watch them in the theater? Wonder Man resonated with me on a deep level. There is an opportunity to shock viewers. To reinvent the entire category of storytelling.

The reporter responds: "Have you considered about casting?"

The preview then transitions to series star Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, who's viewing the interview on his mobile device, and the preview ends.

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What We Know About Wonder Man

We already knew that Wonder Man would be a self-referential interpretation on the MCU. The series features Abdul-Mateen II as Simon Williams, a film star who transforms into a superhero (the hero Wonder Man).

The supporting cast includes actor Ben Kingsley returning as Iron Man 3's Trevor Slattery, Demetrius Grosse as Eric Williams (also known as Grim Reaper), Ed Harris as Simon's manager Neal Saroyan, and Arian Moayed returning as DODC agent P. Cleary.

The Studio's Meta-Humor Strategy

We don't know much else about the plot of Wonder Man, but it's evident that the studio intends to poke some fun at itself.

In the wake of Deadpool & Wolverine, it appears like the studio is fully committed on meta-humor. Will this approach succeed without the star power of its previous leads? We'll have to wait and see.