Wanda will appear in the Disney+ series titled Wonder Man
We last saw Wanda in Sam Raimi’s Doctor Strange: Multiverse of Madness, but we might see her soon in Wonder Man. During Multiverse of Madness, she played the villain and caused major damage while taking lives. All the while, she was completely corrupted by the Darkhold as she searched the multiverse for her children. However, when she saw the destruction she had caused, she changed her mind. She destroyed Mountain Wundagore and let it crash into her. There was a burst of his signature red chaos magic.
Fans theorize that Wanda is still alive because her chaos magic protected her from Wundagore’s fall. Also, knowing the MCU, no one can truly be considered dead unless and until their body is shown. This brings us to the theory of Wanda appearing in Wonder Man. The theory was backed by Daniel Richtman and Youtuber Grace Randolph.
What are the speculations?
Marvel is supposedly working on a project involving Wonder Man. We’ll get to who he is and how he’s connected to Scarlet Witch a bit later. Wonder Man will be a Disney+ show led by Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings director Destin Daniel Cretton. Filming and production will most likely begin next year in 2023. The project will also see the involvement of Andrew Guest, who you may know from Brooklyn Nine-Nine.
Given that in the comics, Wonder Man is heavily associated with Wanda and Vision, the show might give Wanda another chance to right her wrongs. After all, she must answer for countless wizard deaths and the decimation of the multiverse. The show could also bring back White Vision who we last saw in the WandaVision series. We don’t know anything about the cast yet. However, there have been rumors claiming Nathan Fillion may be involved.
Who is Wonderman
Wonder Man, also known as Simon Williams, was not born with powers. He was treated with ion beams and radiation by none other than the evil mastermind Baron Zemo. This gave him his superpowers but also made him dependent on Zemo to keep him alive. You see, there was a major side effect to this treatment, his metabolism was impaired. Wonder Man would perish if not administered regularly with a particular antidote. Thus, Zemo used Wonder Man to attempt to defeat the Avengers.
But he changed his mind and refused to betray them. He lost Zemo’s antidote and sacrificed his life. However, unknown to the Avengers, he wasn’t actually dead. Turns out he was in a death coma. He was later revived and joined the West Coast Avengers. He also joined Hollywood as an actor. His powers include superhuman strength, stamina, stamina, and near-invulnerability. One interesting power is his ability to leap over hundreds of feet.
How are Wonder Man and Wanda connected?
In the comics, Wonder Man and Wanda have a relationship. This could be explored in the Wonder Man series, especially now that Wanda and Vision are no longer together after Westview and Vision died in Infinity Wars. As for Wanda, she too was once part of the West Coast Avengers. She developed feelings for Wonder Man as they worked on the same team together. While on a mission for Force Works, Wonder Man died. This affected Wanda to the extent that she went ahead and resurrected him using her powers. They continued a relationship that ended prematurely due to Wanda’s lingering feelings for Vision.
Wonder Man is also deeply connected to Vision as he played an extremely important role in the creation of Vision. When Ultron created Vision, he used Wonder Man’s brainwaves. This practically made Vision his brother. In the future, they also go on several adventures together and have many stories.
On the other hand, Marvel could very well decide to bring a Wanda variant. From the Multiverse of Madness, we’ve been exposed to the various Wandas across all universes. After the fall of Earth-616 Wanda, it would be quite difficult to redeem her in the public eye. So introducing a different Wanda, perhaps even one from Earth-838 who is also a mother of two sons, might just be the way to go.
