đź”— Share this article Wonder Man Preview Reveals The MCU's Most Self-Referential Series To Date The Marvel studio has heard that audiences could be feeling some superhero exhaustion, so they've decided to include this exact concept into their next superhero series. That's right, the debut trailer for Wonder Man has arrived, and it promises a self-referential angle on the MCU. The trailer, which premiered on Oct. 10, also subtly pushed the Wonder Man launch date later from its original end of 2025 slot into January 2026. Why another superhero movie? People is weary of superheroes. Why watch them in the cinema? Wonder Man spoke to me on a profound level. There is an opportunity to surprise audiences. To reinvent the entire genre of narrative. The interviewer responds: "Have you considered about the cast?" The preview then cuts to series star Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, who's viewing the conversation on his mobile device, and the preview ends. Photo: Marvel Comics Group What We Know About Wonder Man We were previously aware that Wonder Man would be a meta take on the MCU. The series features Abdul-Mateen II as Simon Williams, a film star who transforms into a super-powered being (the hero Wonder Man). The supporting cast features actor Ben Kingsley returning 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 plot of Wonder Man, but it's evident that the studio plans to laugh at its own tropes. In the aftermath of Deadpool & Wolverine, it seems like the studio is all in on meta-humor. Will this approach succeed without the star power of its previous leads? We'll have to wait and see.