🔗 Share this article Wonder Man Preview Unveils Marvel's Most Meta Series Ever The Marvel studio is aware that viewers might be experiencing some superhero exhaustion, so they've opted to incorporate that very idea into their next superhero show. Indeed, the first preview for Wonder Man has arrived, and it promises a self-referential angle on the MCU. The trailer, which debuted on Oct. 10, also quietly pushed the Wonder Man release date back from its original end of 2025 window into early 2026. Why one more superhero film? People is tired of superhero content. Why watch them in the cinema? Wonder Man spoke to me on a deep level. There is an opportunity to surprise viewers. To reinvent the entire genre of narrative. The reporter responds: "Have you considered about casting?" The trailer then cuts to lead actor Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, who's watching the conversation on his mobile device, and the trailer concludes. Photo: Marvel What We Know Regarding Wonder Man We were previously aware that Wonder Man would be a meta take on the MCU. The series stars Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as the character Simon Williams, a Hollywood actor who transforms into a superhero (the hero Wonder Man). The rest of the cast features actor Ben Kingsley reprising his role as Iron Man 3's Trevor Slattery, Demetrius Grosse as Eric Williams (aka Grim Reaper), Ed Harris as Simon's agent Neal Saroyan, and Arian Moayed coming back as DODC officer 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 poke some fun at itself. In the wake of Deadpool & Wolverine, it seems like the studio is all in on meta-humor. Will this approach succeed without the star power of Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman? Only time will tell.