Techwright Posted Sunday at 12:06 PM Posted Sunday at 12:06 PM The MCU is finally pointing the spotlight on Wonder Man, and... Sir Ben Kingsley's Trevor Slattery is back, baby! As IMDB points out, this interpretation is extremely meta. ( I thought the metas were all over in DC Comics. Okay, so that was a poor pun on terminology. Carrying on...) The character is Simon Williams, same name from the comics. This outing the character is black American, though he remains an actor, who is trying out for the big-movie remake of... Wonder Man. Huh? As Kovak, the in-story director states "When everyone is tired of superheroes, there is an opportunity to re-imagine a whole genre." It's as if Disney/Marvel had been reading online comments for a few years. Yep, the meta of this film crashes in early and often. Posters and clips from the in-story original Wonder Man film show a Caucasian Wonder Man whose appearance and costume match up (at least with 1970s sci-fi styling) with the comics character. Personally, I see it as a fun way to say, "Yep, this MCU Simon Williams is going to be somewhat different. Deal with it." The trailer can fill in the rest. What I find interesting is that the trailer deliberately doesn't speak to MCU's Simon William's powers, which gives the whole obsessed actor thing, and the comedy elements, including Trevor Slattery, a chance to breathe. While not stated, I suspect MCU Simon Williams does not yet have his powers. Wonder Man will be an 8-part series on Disney+. IMDB suggests Sir Ben will be in every episode. One other note: I keep thinking I've seen the actor for in-show director before, but if I've picked the right name from the IMDB list, I don't recognize him or his body of work. It looks like the character might be a lot of fun as well.
Darmian Posted Sunday at 01:44 PM Posted Sunday at 01:44 PM 1 hour ago, Techwright said: One other note: I keep thinking I've seen the actor for in-show director before, but if I've picked the right name from the IMDB list, I don't recognize him or his body of work. It looks like the character might be a lot of fun as well Have you seen the recent Superman? AE SFMA Arcs: The Meteors (Arc id 42079) | Dark Deeds in Galaxy City: Part One. (Arc id 26756) X | Dark Deeds in Galaxy City: Part Two. (Arc id 26952) | Dark Deeds in Galaxy City: Part Three. (Arc id 27233) Darker Deeds: Part One (Arc id 28374) | Darker Deeds: Part Two. (Arc id 28536) | Darker Deeds: Part Three. (Arc id 29252) | Darkest Before Dawn: Part One (Arc id 29891) | Darkest Before Dawn: Part Two (Arc id 30210) | Darkest Before Dawn: Part Three (Arc id 30560) | Bridge of Forever ( Arc id 36642) | The Cassini Division (Arc id 37104) X | The House of Gaunt Saints (Arc id 37489) X | The Spark of the Blind (Arc id 40403) | Damnatio Memoriae (Arc id 41140) X | The Eve of War (Arc id 41583) X | Spirals: Part One. (Arc id 55109) | Spirals: Part Two. (Arc id 55358) | Spirals: Part Three. (Arc id 57197) I Sing of Arms and the Man (Arc id 42617) | Three Sisters (Arc id 43013) | Give Me Liberty (Arc id 69444) (Pre War Praetorian Loyalist. Pre War Praetorian Resistance. Pre ITF Cimerora. Post ITF Cimerora. X = Dev Choice/Hall of Fame )
Ulysses Dare Posted Sunday at 03:53 PM Posted Sunday at 03:53 PM IMDb lists a credit for Eric Williams. I wonder if we'll get to see the Grim Reaper and if that will tie into Simon getting his powers? 1
Ghost Posted Sunday at 04:33 PM Posted Sunday at 04:33 PM The main thing that make me leery, is that I ALWAYS hated the character in the comics. 1 1
Techwright Posted Sunday at 04:51 PM Author Posted Sunday at 04:51 PM 3 hours ago, Darmian said: Have you seen the recent Superman? I have not. There's (unfortunately) a lot of things I've not seen this year due to some family needs that had to be addressed first. 1
TerroirNoir3 Posted Sunday at 04:53 PM Posted Sunday at 04:53 PM 1 minute ago, Techwright said: I have not. There's (unfortunately) a lot of things I've not seen this year due to some family needs that had to be addressed first. Ah, he plays the President of Boravia in that movie. 1 1 Regards from Engineria and Araminta!
Darmian Posted Sunday at 04:54 PM Posted Sunday at 04:54 PM Just now, TerroirNoir3 said: Ah, he plays the President of Boravia in that movie. Beat me to it @TerroirNoir3! 1 AE SFMA Arcs: The Meteors (Arc id 42079) | Dark Deeds in Galaxy City: Part One. (Arc id 26756) X | Dark Deeds in Galaxy City: Part Two. (Arc id 26952) | Dark Deeds in Galaxy City: Part Three. (Arc id 27233) Darker Deeds: Part One (Arc id 28374) | Darker Deeds: Part Two. (Arc id 28536) | Darker Deeds: Part Three. (Arc id 29252) | Darkest Before Dawn: Part One (Arc id 29891) | Darkest Before Dawn: Part Two (Arc id 30210) | Darkest Before Dawn: Part Three (Arc id 30560) | Bridge of Forever ( Arc id 36642) | The Cassini Division (Arc id 37104) X | The House of Gaunt Saints (Arc id 37489) X | The Spark of the Blind (Arc id 40403) | Damnatio Memoriae (Arc id 41140) X | The Eve of War (Arc id 41583) X | Spirals: Part One. (Arc id 55109) | Spirals: Part Two. (Arc id 55358) | Spirals: Part Three. (Arc id 57197) I Sing of Arms and the Man (Arc id 42617) | Three Sisters (Arc id 43013) | Give Me Liberty (Arc id 69444) (Pre War Praetorian Loyalist. Pre War Praetorian Resistance. Pre ITF Cimerora. Post ITF Cimerora. X = Dev Choice/Hall of Fame )
Techwright Posted Sunday at 04:54 PM Author Posted Sunday at 04:54 PM 18 minutes ago, Ghost said: The main thing that make me leery, is that I ALWAYS hated the character in the comics. I have not been as exposed to the nature of Simon Williams as I have other Avengers. What I have encountered gave me something of a Johnny Cage-like vibe: cocky action star. Is there some facet(s) of the character that specifically trigger your hate?
Ghost Posted Sunday at 05:19 PM Posted Sunday at 05:19 PM (edited) 15 hours ago, Techwright said: I have not been as exposed to the nature of Simon Williams as I have other Avengers. What I have encountered gave me something of a Johnny Cage-like vibe: cocky action star. Is there some facet(s) of the character that specifically trigger your hate? Always thought he was overly cocky, and looked silly in that costume LOL Hopefully he won’t come across as bad in this adaptation. Edited yesterday at 08:06 AM by Ghost 1
Bionic_Flea Posted Sunday at 05:29 PM Posted Sunday at 05:29 PM 33 minutes ago, TerroirNoir3 said: Ah, he plays the President of Boravia in that movie. He was also the Russian former-boxer turned billionaire businessman that John Cusak drove around in 2012 (the movie). 1 1
JKCarrier Posted yesterday at 12:24 AM Posted yesterday at 12:24 AM I was always indifferent to Wonder Man -- I didn't mind having him around, but he was never a favorite. So I don't mind that they're apparently changing pretty much everything about him. After all the epic, apocalyptic superhero movies flying around, I'm ready for something low-stakes and light-hearted, and this seems to qualify. Hopefully it'll be good, and not just a bunch of Hollywood in-jokes. 1 --- 64453 - This Was Your Life? - An AE arc that lets you relive your hero's greatest triumphs! (Er, there may still be some bugs in the system...)
TTRPGWhiz Posted yesterday at 01:52 AM Posted yesterday at 01:52 AM This trailer seems to be a cheeky nod to complaints about certain changes made to characters between page and screen. It’s also incomprehensible to me, so maybe it’s also a nod to “they put everything in the trailer”. I get the sense that part of playing the role of Wonder Man will involve the actor gaining superpowers. It’s nice that they’re giving Simon Williams a rest from being constantly embroiled in Vision & Scarlet Witch drama. He deserves his own story. 1
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