Summary:
- Actor Byron Bowers joins the cast of Marvel’s Wonder Man series.
- His character’s details are unknown, but Yahya Abdul-Mateen II plays Wonder Man.
- The series will be directed by Daniel Destin Cretton and Stella Meghie.
Actor Byron Bowers has joined the cast of the upcoming Marvel Studios series “Wonder Man” for Disney+. Bowers joins Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, who will portray the title character, Simon Williams / Wonder Man.
Specific details about Bower’s character are yet to be revealed.
Wonder Man” will be directed by Daniel Destin Cretton (“Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings“) and Stella Meghie, with Andrew Guest serving as head writer. Executive producers include Cretton and Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige.
Debuting in 1964’s “The Avengers” #9, Wonder Man is the son of industrialist Sanford Williams. He inherits his father’s munitions company but struggles to compete with Tony Stark‘s Stark Industries. Williams gains ion-based superpowers, including super strength, and initially works for the villainous Baron Zemo, even clashing with the Avengers. However, he eventually reforms and joins the superhero team himself.
Bowers’ upcoming credits include the Apple TV+ limited series “Lady in the Lake,” directed by Alma Har’el and starring Natalie Portman and Moses Ingram. Bowers also served as a consulting producer on the project. He is also known for his roles in Amazon’s “Swarm” and the Showtime series “The Chi.
