Ben Kingsley Will Reprise His Iron Man 3 Villain in Disney+/Marvel Series Wonder Man

Ben Kingsley is returning to the MCU.

Variety reports Kingsley will reprise the role of Trevor Slattery, Iron Man 3 villain, in upcoming Marvel/Disney+ series Wonder Man. The show centers on Simon Williams/Wonder Man, the son of a man whose company begins to struggle due to competition with Stark Industries.

The storyline of the series is not yet known, though in the comics, Williams acquires superpowers with the help of villain Baron Zemo (played by Daniel Brühl in the MCU) and winds up fighting the Avengers (though he eventually joins them). 

This isn't the first time since Iron Man 3 Kingsley has stepped back into Slattery's shoes; last year, he appeared as the failed actor in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. Wonder Man is co-created by Destin Daniel Cretton, who directed and co-wrote Shang-Chi, and Brooklyn Nine-Nine vet Andrew Guest. 

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