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Geek Tyrant
23-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Geek Tyrant
Marvel's WONDER MAN Brings Back a Surprising SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME Character — GeekTyrant
Marvel's upcoming Disney+ series Wonder Man is digging into the MCU's past, bringing back a character many fans didn't expect to see again. According to Deadline, Arian Moayed will reprise his role as Agent Cleary, a high-ranking official in the Department of Damage Control. Cleary first showed up in 2021's Spider-Man: No Way Home , where he grilled Peter Parker after Spider-Man's identity was exposed. He later returned in 2022's Ms. Marvel , hunting down Kamala Khan and reminding us that Damage Control was being positioned as a major force in the MCU. Now, he's back for Wonder Man , and fans are thrilled that Marvel isn't leaving those threads hanging. 'Cool, the MCU needs characters like this who can show up in multiple projects without stealing [the] spotlight,' one Reddit user wrote. Another added, 'Nice to see characters showing up in multiple projects.' Some fans even pointed out how overdue this feels: 'About time. Phase 4 set up Damage Control to be a major player and then just disappeared for all of Phase 5.' Others are simply excited to see Moayed again: 'Yess, I love Arian! Always happy to see his character pop up again (same with Jimmy Woo).' Another chimed in, 'Hell yeah!! Loved him!' Wonder Man stars Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as Simon Williams, a superpowered actor and stuntman turned hero. Ben Kingsley will also return as Trevor Slattery, the washed-up actor from Iron Man 3 and Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings . Behind the camera, Shang-Chi director Destin Daniel Cretton and Hawkeye writer Andrew Guest are steering the show. Wonder Man consists of eight episodes and Marvel's Head of Streaming, Television, and Animation, Brad Winderbaum called it 'one of my favorite things ever. I think it's the best show no one's ever seen, and I'm very excited to see the audience reaction to it. I think it's a love letter to what we do as filmmakers. It's a love letter to acting as a profession, and it's a very sincere, beautiful show."
Yahoo
17-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood 2 Adds Aquaman Star To Cliff Booth Movie Cast
has added an Aquaman star to the cast. Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood was released in 2019 by Sony Pictures. The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio as Rick Dalton, Brad Pitt as Cliff Booth, Margot Robbie as Sharon Tate, and more. David Fincher is now working on a sequel for Netflix that will focus on Pitt's Cliff Booth character. Pitt will reprise his role in the movie, while the cast further includes Elizabeth Debicki and Scott Caan. Yahya Abdul-Mateen II has now joined the cast of Once Upon a Time in Hollywood 2, according to Deadline. He is rumored to be playing a character 'in the vein of Jim Brown, who famously ended his Hall of Fame football career early to focus on acting, starring in such hits as The Dirty Dozen.' The script for the movie comes from Tarantino. Plot details remain under wraps at this time, though Deadline reports, 'The film will follow one of Tarantino's characters as he now serves as a Hollywood fixer.' Abdul-Mateen is known for playing David Kane/Black Manta in the DCEU Aquaman movie that was released in 2018, while he also reprised the role in the 2023 sequel, Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom. He additionally played Anthony McCoy/Candyman in 2021's Candyman movie and Morpheus in 2021's The Matrix Resurrections, while his filmography further includes 2017's The Greatest Showman, 2019's Us, 2020's The Trial of the Chicago 7, and 2022's Ambulance, and more. He'll be seen playing the MCU's Simon Williams/Wonder Man in a Disney+ series launching later this year, while he's also leading a new Man on Fire show for Netflix. A release date for Once Upon a Time in Hollywood 2 has not yet been announced. The post Once Upon a Time in Hollywood 2 Adds Aquaman Star To Cliff Booth Movie Cast appeared first on - Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More.
Yahoo
14-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Quentin Tarantino's Massive Pay for Once Upon a Time in Hollywood 2 Revealed
Dropped in amongst the news that Yahya Abdul-Mateen II would be joining the upcoming Once Upon a Time in Hollywood 2, Jeff Sneider of The InSneider also reported that Quentin Tarantino was receiving a big payday for writing the script. According to Sneider's report, Tarantino is getting a whopping $20 million for the script, with Netflix also reportedly offering Leonardo DiCaprio 'millions of dollars' to return and reprise his role as Rick Dalton in a cameo. According to initial reports on the movie, David Fincher and Pitt will reunite to work on a sequel to Quentin Tarantino's 2019 comedy drama, with Pitt reprising his role as stuntman Cliff Booth. Yahya Abdul-Mateen II is rumored to be playing a character 'in the vein of Jim Brown, who famously ended his Hall of Fame football career early to focus on acting, starring in such hits as The Dirty Dozen.' According to a separate report from The InSneider's Jeff Sneider, Leonardo DiCaprio — who starred alongside Pitt in the original film — is in talks to join Pitt and Fincher and reprise his role as Rick Dalton. As for Margot Robbie, who played Sharon Tate in the movie, early reports mention that she is also 'available' for the movie should Fincher come calling. As for how this movie came together, The Playlist notes that the script for the film was something that his script for The Movie Critic (which was also rumored to involve Pitt as Booth in some capacity) evolved into over time. Tarantino also has a unique deal with Sony Pictures on the rights to various aspects of Once Upon a Time. A release date for Once Upon a Time in Hollywood 2 has not yet been announced. (Source: The InSneider) The post Quentin Tarantino's Massive Pay for Once Upon a Time in Hollywood 2 Revealed appeared first on - Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More.
