There will be a Josh Gad in the Marvel Cinematic Universe!
Josh Gad‘s casting in Wonder Man is another step in Marvel’s ongoing effort to broaden its already enormous cinematic world. Gad‘s participation in the next Disney Plus was made public during a Hot Mic podcast episode, but the role he is be portraying is still a mystery.
Josh Gad is a well-known actor and comedian who has appeared in a variety of movies and television shows. The 42-year-old actor has experience working on high-profile blockbusters, having starred in films including Artemis Fowl, Murder on the Orient Express, and Beauty and the Beast. In the Frozen movie series, he also lends his voice to the character of Olaf the Snowman.
Marvel Comics’ Wonder Man is a superhero with a fascinating past. Wonder Man was initially a prosperous businessman who undertook a risky experiment to acquire superhuman abilities. In 1964, Don Heck and Stan Lee developed him. He was susceptible to attacks from other entities with ionic powers because of a vulnerability he had to ionic energy.
Wonder Man has been a part of a number of superhero teams, such as the West Coast Avengers and the Avengers. In addition, he and Wanda Maximoff, a.k.a. the Scarlet Witch, had a troubled love affair. It is anticipated that Marvel’s Disney Plus series would dig deeply into the complicated past and character of Wonder Man.
The Wonder Man television series’ writing staff is led by Andrew Guest (Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Community), while Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings director Destin Daniel Cretton has joined the team as an executive producer. Before going on to the untitled Shang-Chi sequel and Avengers: The Kang Dynasty, Cretton is also anticipated to helm an undefined number of episodes.
