Ben Kingsley will reprise his role as “Iron Man 3” in Hero Series Magnum

Actor Ben Kingsley will reprise the role of Trevor Slattery, introduced in “Iron Man 3” (2013), in the upcoming Magnum (Wonder Man) series developed for the Disney + streaming service.

Slattery was a failed actor who was hired to play the role of the evil Mandarin in threatening videos at the behest of villain Aldrich Killian (Guy Pearce).

Later, the character was seen in the short film “All Hail the King” (2014), which showed him being released from prison by one of the Mandarin’s true associates, and more recently in “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten” . Rings “.” (2021), when he was found by Shang-Chi, the son of the Mandarin.

Produced by Destin Daniel Cretton (director of “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings”), “Wonder Man” (original title) doesn’t have a preview date yet.

The hero of the series is not the most famous, but he has a very interesting trajectory.

Created in 1964 by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby and Don Heck, Simon Williams (Magnum’s identity) emerged as Baron Zemo’s henchman, but was reconfigured in the 1970s as a hero (and one of the Avengers), until he began to use his super strength working as a stuntman and Hollywood action movie star.

While in Avengers, the character also developed strong bonds with Vision and Wanda, the Scarlet Witch. The stories even suggested that Magnum and Vision were practically brothers. He also developed feelings for Wanda after the Vision was dismantled.

It is not yet clear which phase of the character the Disney + series will face. But it’s worth mentioning that “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2” even filmed – and subsequently discarded – a scene full of movie posters in which actor Nathan Fillion (“Castle”, “The Rookie”) appeared in the movie. role of star Simon Williams. Fillion ended up playing the character only as a voice actor, in the animated series “MODOK” – which is not officially part of the MCU (Marvel Cinematic Universe).

Ben Kingsley has several projects that are about to debut, including the fantasy “The School of Good and Evil”, which will arrive on October 21 on Netflix, and the drama “Dalíland”, a biographical film by the painter Salvador Dalí, which will be presented in preview at the Toronto Film Festival.

Source: Terra

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