Disney+’s Surprise Man now has a brother and sure foe.
TVLine has discovered that Demetrius Grosse, whose most up-to-date TV credit embrace Concern the Strolling Useless and Apple TV+’s Swagger, has formally signed on with the upcoming Marvel sequence to play Eric Williams, the brother of Simon Williams aka the titular Surprise Man (Watchmen‘s Yahya Abdul-Mateen II).
Filming is anticipated to start this spring.
Phrase of Grosse being eyed for the position first swirled weeks in the past, by way of a Patreon. Neither Disney+ nor Marvel had touch upon TVLine’s report.
First launched in comics in 1964, Surprise Man has been depicted as a gifted engineer who good points superhuman talents and turns into an enemy of The Avengers, although he has additionally fought alongside the group of Marvel heroes in a number of capacities.
In comics lore, Eric, in the meantime, suffered because the “black sheep” of the Williams household, whereas Simon was doted upon. Eric finally steered towards a lifetime of crime and, wielding a scythe that was in the end upgraded with coma-inducting powers, he adopted the title Grim Reaper.
Although particular particulars concerning the live-action Disney+ sequence’ plot stay below wraps, Destin Daniel Cretton (Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings) and writer-producer Andrew Visitor (Brooklyn 9-9, Neighborhood) are creating it, with Visitor serving as head author.
Amongst different castings, Ben Kingsley is reportedly reprising his position as Trevor Slattery, the character he beforehand performed on the massive display screen in each Iron Man 3 and Shang-Chi.
Along with his aforementioned roles on Concern TWD and Swagger, Grosse’s TV credit embrace Banshee, Justified and The Courageous.
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