"Marvel's latest offering barely feels like a Marvel project at all - which, for the record, is a really good thing - but it still introduces a few major changes to the franchise's status quo. Wonder Man is as grounded as it gets for the MCU, cut more from the cloth of something like The Studio than Iron Man. Its hero, Simon Williams (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II), just wants to be an actor, a dream that proves all the more challenging thanks to his mysterious powers."
"As Wonder Man unspools, however, Simon steadily loses control. Our hero gains an ally in Trevor Slattery (Ben Kingsley) - the venerated actor whose reputation was tarnished by posing as the Mandarin - but it's almost all for naught. The final episodes of Wonder Man push Simon and Trevor to the brink. Miraculously, though, things turn out okay for the unlikely duo; Marvel might even have found its next Avenger in Simon."
Wonder Man adopts a grounded, character-driven tone that diverges from typical MCU spectacle, emphasizing acting and industry realities. Simon Williams, an aspiring actor with mysterious powers, struggles to hide his abilities because productions cannot insure enhanced individuals. Simon lands a role in a Wonder Man reboot but loses control as pressures mount. Trevor Slattery joins Simon as an ally despite a compromised past involving the Mandarin persona and a deal with the Department of Damage Control. A New York Times reporter probes the production, putting tension on set. Final episodes push Simon and Trevor to the brink, but the duo ultimately prevail and hint at Simon's Avenger potential.
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