🔗 Share this article Marvel's Wonder Man Trailer Unveils The MCU's Most Meta TV Show Ever The Marvel studio is aware that audiences might be feeling some superhero exhaustion, so they've opted to include this exact concept into their upcoming superhero series. Indeed, the first preview for Wonder Man has been released, and it pledges a self-referential angle on the MCU. The preview, which debuted on Oct. 10, also quietly pushed the Wonder Man release date later from its initial end of 2025 slot into January 2026. Why one more superhero movie? People is tired of superhero content. Why watch them in the cinema? Wonder Man resonated with me on a deep level. There is an opportunity to surprise audiences. To reimagine the entire genre of narrative. The reporter replies: "Have you given any thought about the cast?" The trailer then transitions to lead actor Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, who's watching the interview on his mobile device, and the preview concludes. Photo: Marvel Key Details Regarding Wonder Man We were previously aware that Wonder Man would be a self-referential interpretation on the MCU. The show features Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as Simon Williams, a film star who transforms into a superhero (the hero Wonder Man). The rest of the cast includes actor Ben Kingsley returning as Iron Man 3's Trevor Slattery, Demetrius Grosse as Eric Williams (aka Grim Reaper), Ed Harris as Simon's manager Neal Saroyan, and Arian Moayed returning as Department of Damage Control agent P. Cleary. Marvel's Meta-Humor Approach We don't know much else about the plot of Wonder Man, but it's clear that the studio intends to laugh at its own tropes. In the wake of Deadpool & Wolverine, it seems like the production company is all in on self-referential comedy. Will that work without the star power of Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman? Only time will tell.