🔗 Share this article Wonder Man Trailer Unveils The MCU's Most Self-Referential TV Show To Date The Marvel studio has heard that audiences could be experiencing some superhero exhaustion, so they've decided to include that very concept into their next superhero show. Indeed, the first trailer for Wonder Man has been released, and it promises a self-referential angle on the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The trailer, which debuted on Oct. 10, also quietly pushed the Wonder Man release date later from its initial late 2025 slot into early 2026. Why one more superhero movie? People is tired of superheroes. Why watch them in the theater? Wonder Man spoke to me on a deep level. There is an chance to shock viewers. To reinvent the whole category of storytelling. The interviewer replies: "Have you given any thought about the cast?" The preview then cuts to lead actor Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, who's watching the conversation on his mobile device, and the preview concludes. Photo: Marvel Comics Group Key Details About Wonder Man We were previously aware that Wonder Man would be a meta take on the MCU. The show stars Abdul-Mateen II as Simon Williams, a Hollywood actor who transforms into a superhero (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 (also known as Grim Reaper), Ed Harris as Simon's manager Neal Saroyan, and Arian Moayed coming back as DODC agent P. Cleary. Marvel's Self-Referential Comedy Approach We have limited information about the storyline of Wonder Man, but it's evident that Marvel plans to poke some fun at itself. In the wake of Deadpool & Wolverine, it seems like the studio is all in on self-referential comedy. Will that work without the star power of its previous leads? Only time will tell.