EXCLUSIVE: The Photograph helmer Stella Meghie has been set to direct episodes of the Marvel Studios series Wonder Man starring Yahya Abdul-Mateen II. It is unknown how many episodes she will direct but it is believed to be multiple episodes for the series. Daniel Destin Cretton will direct multiple episodes as well with Andrew Guest serving as head writer. Cretton will also exec produce.

Marvel had no comment.

Created by writer Stan Lee and artists Don Heck and Jack Kirby, Wonder Man was introduced to Marvel Comics in 1964 via The Avengers #9. The character otherwise known as Simon Williams is the son of the industrialist Sanford Williams and assumes control of his munitions outfit following his passing, seeing its successes limited when it comes into competition with Tony Stark’s Stark Industries. The younger Williams gains ion-based superpowers, including super strength, while working under the villainous Baron Zemo and establishing himself as an antagonist to The Avengers, though he later decides to become part of that superhero team.

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Meghie already had strong ties with Disney as the two are developing Tiana, a new live-action series for Disney+ revolving around the character from the classic Disney animated pic The Princess and the Frog. When Meghie decided to only serve as exec producer on that series, Disney still very much wanted to work with her beyond that show and began looking for something else. It wasn’t long before Marvel came a calling with the Wonder Man job that has become one of the more high priority upcoming series for the streamer.

Meghie got her big break following the 2018 Toronto Film Festival premiere of her critically acclaimed pic The Weekend. The film helped put her on the map of up and coming filmmakers and ultimately led to her landing the Universal pic The Photograph, which she wrote, directed and exec produced.

She is repped by CAA, Lighthouse Management and Media and attorney Gordon Bobb.

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