‘Wonder Man’ For Disney+ Began As A Joke Pitch, Says EP – Contenders TV

The new Disney+ eight-part series Wonder Man, starring Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Sir Ben Kingsley, all started as a joke. During a Deadline Contenders TV panel Executive Producer Destin Daniel Cretton got quite candid with how it all came to be.

“The genesis of the idea actually sprouted when we were on the set of Shang Chi and I just loved working with Sir Ben [Kingsley, as Trevor Slattery] and I really loved his character and I really feel like in every movie Trevor Slattery has been such a standout and under utilized,” said Cretton. So I did a joke pitch to my producer Jonathan Schwartz and said ‘We should do Trevor Goes To Hollywood.’” 

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