Demetrius Grosse (“Fear The Walking Dead”) will play a key role in the upcoming MCU series”miracle man‘ as Eric Williams, the brother of main character Simon Williams (Yahya Abdul Mateen II). This is reported by the American trade magazine , after there had already been similar rumors in fan circles. As Simon and Eric Williams are bitter enemies and rivals in the Marvel comics, so they should be in the Wonder Man series.
While Simon Williams is showered with love and affection by his parents in the comics, Eric is considered the black sheep in his family. Simon eventually gains superpowers and is initially an adversary to the Avengers, but then turns into the good and falls into a coma. Eric then swears revenge against the Avengers and becomes a supervillain himself named Grim Reaper – so you see: Just like with Thor (Chris Hemsworth) and Loki (Tom Hiddleston) the relationship between the two is characterized by a love-hate relationship.
The Grim Reaper sounds like a menacing villain, but Eric Williams aka the Grim Reaper is quite the joke in the comics, who continues to die and revive. His only special ability is a rotating scythe arm, which he got instead of an amputated arm.
The right character for a new MCU comedy series?
Of course, it remains to be seen whether all this will also happen in the Marvel series. After all, it wouldn’t be the first time those responsible for the MCU have tweaked and modernized their characters’ backgrounds and origin stories. However such a brotherly strife and such a silly character as the Grim Reaper would also suit “Wonder Man” very well. Because the MCU series promises to be a real comedy series, just like “She-Hulk” recently.
When the project was first reported on, it was said that “Wonder Man” should be a Hollywood satire. Simon Williams is a very successful stuntman and movie star in the Marvel comics, so that would fit. It has also been announced that Ben Kingsley will once again play wannabe mime and villain Trevor Slattery. Kingsley has already provided some of the funny MCU moments in this role in “Iron Man 3” and “Shang-Chi And The Legend Of The Ten Rings”.
Noisy Filming on Wonder Man is scheduled to begin in the spring of 2023. With the The series could appear on Disney+ in mid-2024. However, MCU architect Kevin Feige recently promised to give the individual films and series more time and space. Therefore, both the start of the recordings and the release date can be postponed.