At first, Wonder Man seemed like an oddball choice for a Marvel Studios TV series . The title character hadn’t appeared in the Marvel Cinematic Universe before, and the other main character was… Trevor Slattery, the faux Mandarin, who’d previously popped up in Iron Man 3 and Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings . But when the show arrived in January, fans realized Wonder Man was exactly what the MCU needed: a funny, heartfelt tale of an unlikely friendship that plays out against the backdrop of Hollywood and secret superheroes. Three big reasons the show worked so well: Oscar winner Ben Kingsley returned as Trevor. Shang-Chi director Destin Daniel Cretton (who has Spider-Man: Brand New Day coming in July) co-created and co-directed it. And Yahya Abdul-Mateen II played the role of struggling actor James Williams, aka Wonder Man. In real life, Abdul-Mateen is about as far from a struggling actor as you can get.…