It has been confirmed The Wonder Man will be developed as a standalone and Marvel executive Marvel Spotlight TV series Brad Winderbaum opens up about the resurrection of the “Marvel Television” banner for Disney+ and what it means.
Marvel Spotlight projects are meant to be one-off, character-driven shows that have fewer connections to the larger MCU. These are basically a limited series for Marvel.
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings director Daniel Destin Cretton is developing the next one The Wonder Man series with Andrea Guest (Hawk eye) as head writer and executive producer.
Speaking to Variety, Winderbaum went on to explain their approach to Marvel Television: “There was a lot of pressure after ‘Avengers: Endgame’ on audiences to feel obligated to watch absolutely everything in order to watch anything.
“Part of the rebranding was a signal to the general public that we are creating a lot of options and that you can follow your tastes within this brand.”
He went on to explain, “Some will be more comedic, some will be more dramatic, some will be animated, some will be live-action. Marvel is more than just one thing — it’s actually many different genres that just coexist.” in a single story.
“The characters still live and breathe in the same universe, but the interconnectivity isn’t so rigid that you need to look at Project A to understand Project B.”
He adds: “We were already, two years ago, adapting our process from being, you know, filling the service as quickly as possible, no matter what, to a more thoughtful approach. I really like the idea of two shows a year , especially because we are developing more than we earn.”
“We used to treat shows like feature films where we’ll do a show and that’s it, we’ll hit a release date, hell or high water. Well, that’s hard to do for a two-hour feature, it’s even harder to do for six, seven, eight, nine hours, so now we have a more traditional approach.”
As for Wonder Man, Cretton will direct the first two episodes. This had already been revealed Ben Kingsley he is also set to reprise his role as Trevor Slattery in the series. The cast of the series also includes Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as Wonder Man, Demetrius Grosso as Eric Williams/The Grim Reaper, Ed Harris as Neal Saroyan, Bob Odenkirk, Lauren Glazier, Courtney CoxAND Josh Gad.
The series will focus on Marvel character Simon Williams, aka Wonder Man. In the comics, he is “the son of a wealthy industrialist whose company is going through hard times due to competition from Tony Stark’s Stark Industries. As a result, Williams accepts an offer from the villain Baron Zemo which grants him ionic superpowers including super strength and durability. After fighting the Avengers several times, Wonder Man eventually joined their ranks.
by Joey Paur
Source: Geek Tyrant
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