It's not exactly a one-in/with regard to’concerning’regarding -one swap, but with word of James Gunn becoming co-CEO of DC Studios, someone is convert’transform ing from DC to Marvel as Yahya Abdul-Mateen II – normally found playing Black Manta in the Aquaman movies, will lead the Wonder Man series on Disney+.###Shang-Chi director Destin Daniel Cretton is aboard as one of the series' manufacture rs and directors (in addition to his enormous’vast’massive’tremendous ger gig making Avengers: The Kang Dynasty), while Hawkeye veteran Andrew Guest is head writer.###Wonder Man, AKA Simon Williams was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby and first appeared in 1964. As originally written, he was the son of a fortune’property y industrialist whose firm’enterprise falls on hard times due to competition from Tony Stark’s Stark Industries.###Williams then accepts an offer from villain Baron Zemo that gives him ionic superpowers including super strength and durability. After fighting the Avengers several times, Wonder Man ultimately joined their ranks.###The reveal’illustrate’demonstrate’indicate’present’display’argue will, of course, chart its own path through the story – origin or not – and ultimately the likely plan is to possess’own’nurse Abdul-Mateen's character reveal’illustrate’demonstrate’indicate’present’display’argue up in other MCU projects. And we already know that Ben Kingsley is on board to reprise his role as Trevor Slattery.###Want to acquire’obtain’attain’procure’secure the most from Empire? Sign up in/with regard to’concerning’regarding Empire Membership!###Get exclusive content, new member-merely’barely rewards, access to the latest issue of the magazine plus our back-issue archive, and much more.