The Marvel Cinematic Universe is suffering from superhero fatigue. How adorably meta.
Debuting at the 2025 New York Comic-Con, Marvel Studios has officially released the first trailer for Wonder Man, the upcoming 8-episode miniseries based on the Marvel Comics superhero of the same name. The series stars Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as Wonder Man/Simon Williams, Sir Ben Kingsley as Trevor Slattery, Demetrius Grosse as Grim Reaper/Eric Williams, Zlatko Burić as Von Kovak, Ed Harris as Neal Saroyan, Josh Gad, Arian Moayed, Lauren Glazier, Byron Bowers, Béchir Sylvain, Manny McCord, X Mayo, Olivia Thirlby, and Simon Templeman.
The trailer opens in the MCU's version of Hollywood, with a news voiceover announcing, "The entertainment world is stunned today, when internationally celebrated and reclusive filmmaker Von Kovak sprung out of retirement to sign on for a remake of Wonder Man."
Asked to say more on the subject, Kovak remarks, "Everyone is tired of superheroes. There is an opportunity to reimagine a whole genre of storytelling."
We see various collectibles from the original Wonder Man film, including a Wonder Man lunchbox and thermos, along with a VHS tape (still wrapped in plastic) that reveals the film starred Brent Willard and Jackie Kay. This is followed by a brief clip of the original film, showing Willard wearing the green-and-yellow version of Wonder Man's costume from the comics during the period he was with the West Coast Avengers.
Next, we cut to Simon Williams and Trevor Slattery, who meet up on the street to discuss a big audition opportunity. Trevor says he's auditioning for Wonder Man.
Simon goes to his agent, saying he needs to be in the movie. His agent is surprised that he's serious and tells him they're already talking to Leonardo DiCaprio.
We see Simon in a trailer, physically preparing for the audition and telling himself that he needs to go out there and crush it.
Later, we see Simon telling Trevor that he's trying to come up with a backstory for the character. Trevor advises him, "Well, trust the words, just show up and say them."
"Nah, that's not my process," Simon replies.
"Well, your process can go blow a spider," counters Trevor.
During the auditions, another actor tells Simon that Trevor is killing it during his audition. One casting director asks another where she's seen Trevor before. The other casting director replies, "Pretty sure he used to be a terrorist," alluding to Trevor's previous acting job as The Mandarin in Iron Man 3.
Next, we see Simon about to give his audition for the role, followed by a call from his agent that "the callback is happening now" and "the breakdown is...go method."
Simon and Trevor are invited over to Kovak's mansion to meet with the director. Inside, they find other actors also invited. Kovak enters and tells them that he wants to explore the place between fiction and nonfiction."
Privately, Kovak tells Simon and Trevor, "We are going to make the last movie on Earth. No one will have the balls to make another."
In the final scene, we see Simon calling his agent to find out if there was any news from Kovak. She replies, "If there is any news, you'll be the first to know, unless you call me again, in which case I will never tell you." She promptly hangs up.
If you'd like to check out the trailer, you can view it below thanks to the official Marvel Entertainment account on YouTube...
Wonder Man debuts January 27, 2026 on Disney+.
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