Actor Yahya Abdul-Mateen II recently shared details about the powers of his character Simon Williams, AKA Wonder Man, in Marvel’s upcoming series. A trailer of Wonder Man was recently shown at the New York Comic-Con, featuring Abdul-Mateen, accompanied by Ben Kingsley. The release date of the show was recently postponed by a month from December 2025 to January 2026.
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II on what Wonder Man’s super power is in MCU
The Aquaman star had a conversation at the NYCC recently. There, he talked about the powers of his character, Simon Williams, in Wonder Man.
While Yahya Abdul-Mateen II didn’t reveal much, he hinted that Williams’ acting skills are his main power. He told Rotten Tomatoes, “I think Simon is, well, Simon is trying to figure out what his powers, you know. Simon has a superpower. Simon would say that his superpower is his craft.”
Abdul Mateen added that fans will “get to see how well he manages” being a superhero and an actor in the upcoming series.
Furthermore, Marvel Head of TV and Streaming, Brad Winderbaum, sat with Entertainment Weekly and spoke about Wonder Man. Apart from it being a meta show, he also stated, “It’s one of my favorite things. It’s very different than anything the studio’s produced. In terms of how meta it is, without getting into details, it is a show that takes place within the MCU, but it’s a story about Hollywood. And it’s a story about not just Hollywood, I would say it’s a story about acting and the journey of an actor in Hollywood.”
Winderbaum also shared his views on Wonder Man being compared to the hit Apple TV+ series The Studio. He stated, “It is very different than The Studio, actually. It’s different tonally. It’s very sincere, and it’s very focused on acting as a craft. The Studio is really more about the big Hollywood system and the machine and the craziness that ensues. This is really a very intimate portrait of one actor trying to live his dreams while the world and the need to make money intervenes.”
