‘Wonder Man’ Will Finally Delve Into Trevor Slattery’s Backstory

After years of waiting, Marvel fans will finally get to see Simon Williams enter the MCU next month when Wonder Man premieres on Disney+.

Initially announced in December 2022, Wonder Man stars Abdul-Mateen II as the titular hero. He is joined by Ben Kingsley, who will reprise his role as Trevor Slattery from Iron Man 3 and Shang-Chi and the Legend of the 10 Rings.

“Aspiring Hollywood actor Simon Williams is struggling to get his career off the ground. During a chance meeting with Trevor Slattery, an actor whose biggest roles may be well behind him, Simon learns legendary director Von Kovak is remaking the superhero film “Wonder Man”,” the show’s synopsis reads.

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“These two actors at opposite ends of their careers doggedly pursue life-changing roles in this film as audiences get a peek behind the curtain of the entertainment industry.”

Trevor Slattery Finally Gets a Chance To Shine

While the primary focus of Wonder Man will be Simon Williams’ origin story, the series will also delve deeper into Slattery.

Trevor Slattery, played by Kingsley. Photo: Marvel

According to Kingsley, the show will both advance Slattery’s story and shed more light on his mysterious past.

“[This] series does see Trevor before he got the role of Mandarin, and then of course after, so it’s a real biography — it’s a biopic of Trevor in four episodes,” Kingsley said.

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Eventually, the actor finds himself at a crossroads

“He manages to escape from the real Mandarin and from Shang-Chi land, and he flies back into Hollywood to give his career a second chance and to prove to his dear mother Dorothy, who always had faith in him and his talents, that he was truly the actor his mom always hoped he would be and that he always aspired to be,” Kingsley explained.

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“And a series of extraordinary events place him exactly in that space, which crowns him and compromises him at the same time. He’s pulled in two directions at the same time.”

“There’s So Many Layes To Him”

While many fans were disappointed that the bumbling Trevor Slattery turned out to be the Mandarin in Iron Man 3, the character has been well-received since.

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In Wonder Man, fans will finally get to see Kingsley develop Slattery into a full character.

“During Shang-Chi, Kevin Feige and [director] Destin [Daniel Cretton] suggested to me the possibility of Trevor reappearing for the fourth time in a TV series,” Kingsley said.

Director Destin Daniel Cretton arrives for the world premiere of Marvel’s “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings”.  El Capitan theatre in Hollywood, California, August 16, 2021. Photo: VALERIE MACON/AFP via Getty Images

“We didn’t even know the title, and I said, I’d be thrilled. I love revisiting Trevor. There’s so many layers to him. [This] series does see Trevor before he got the role of Mandarin, and then of course after.  So it’s a real biography — it’s a biopic of Trevor in four episodes.”

Wonder Man will premiere January 27 on Disney+.