Yahya Abdul-Mateen II is on the point of make the change from DC to Marvel because the lead within the upcoming Disney+ sequence “Surprise Man”.
The actor’s new character, often known as Simon Williams, is “the son of the industrialist Sanford Williams” who “assumes management of his munitions outfit” following the demise of his father. Nonetheless, he sees the go well with’s “successes restricted when it comes into competitors with Tony Stark’s Stark Industries,” as per Deadline.
Simon receives his ion-based superpowers, together with tremendous energy, as he works below the villainous Baron Zemo. He additionally establishes himself as an antagonist to The Avengers, nonetheless he later chooses to affix the superhero group.
In June, it was introduced that the live-action sequence was coming into improvement with “Shang-Chi” director Destin Daniel Cretton and “Hawkeye” co-producer Andrew Visitor.
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Oscar winner Ben Kingsley’s MCU character, Trevor Slattery, will make his return in “Surprise Man”. The supervillain-turned-good, a.okay.a. The Mandarin, beforehand appeared in “Iron Man 3” and “Shang-Chi”.
Surprise Man was initially created by author Stan Lee and artists Don Heck and Jack Kirby, and was launched to Marvel Comics in 1964 through “The Avengers” #9.
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Abdul-Mateen was first tied to the DC universe when he starred as David Kane, in any other case referred to as Black Manta in 2018’s “Aquaman”. The actor will reprise his function within the upcoming sequel “Aquaman and the Misplaced Kingdom”, which is about to launch on Dec. 25, 2023.