DUBAI: US actor Yahya Abdul-Mateen II is jumping the DC ship to make his Marvel move.
The actor, who is already known to comic book fans as DC’s Black Manta in the “Aquaman” movies and for his breakout role in HBO’s “Watchmen,” will star in “Wonder Man,” Marvel’s latest Disney+ series.
Wonder Man, created by Stan Lee and artists Don Heck and Jack Kirby, was initially introduced as a supervillain imbued with “ionic” energy who fought the Avengers. He was later reborn as a superhero who eventually joined the Avengers.
“Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” filmmaker Destin Daniel Cretton and Andrew Guest, a writer-producer on comedies such as “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” and “Community,” are spearheading the series.
"Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings" filmmaker Destin Daniel Cretton and Andrew Guest, a writer-producer on comedies such as "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" and "Community," are spearheading the series.
