Despite the movie poster
Easter Eggs featuring Nathan Fillion as
Simon Williams aka
Wonder Man ultimately being cut from
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Fillion is still hopeful to play the character one day. In an interview with
The Ara Radio Show on KISS FM in Vancouver (BC), Fillion stated [
via CBR]:
"I was going to be an Easter egg in the background…[there was] a Simon Williams Film Festival, and I was in all of the movie posters,” Fillion said of his near cameo.
He continued, “
If you know the Marvel Universe, Simon Williams becomes Wonder Man, becomes an Avenger. So, he’s part of that universe. It was a neat little Easter egg, it was a neat little piece of the universe. It didn’t get into the movie. That’s fine. That happens all the time. I still had the same wonderful experience. But moving forward, I don’t know, let me see what we can do with this opportunity. That’s just a cleverly disguised opportunity. Am I right?"
Gunn has previously stated that he hopes to work
Wonder Man into the
MCU at some point but that doesn't necessarily mean that Fillion will be playing him. Will he show up in
Vol. 3 or does Gunn have other plans for the character? There are a lot of old-school
Marvel fans that would love for the character to show up in an
Avengers film.
With
Chris Evans recently hinting at a major shift in the MCU post Avengers 4,
Earth's Mightiest Heroes just might need a powerhouse like Simon.
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