Marvel Announces Josh Gad is Joining The MCU As... Josh Gad

Beauty and the Beast and Frozen prima Josh Gad volition officially go portion of the MCU successful upcoming Disney+ bid Wonder Man, wherever the histrion volition represent a fictionalized mentation of himself.

The casting has been revealed successful the latest contented of Disney's D23 Magazine (via The Direct), wherever Gad's relation is described arsenic "an highly celebrated mentation of himself" who rubs shoulders with celebrities wrong the MCU's mentation of Hollywood.

The study besides states that Gad volition show his singing abilities. Will we besides get confirmation that Frozen's Olaf exists successful the MCU? Perhaps.

Josh Gad (left). Image credit: Jeff Spicer/Getty Images

Created by Shangi-Chi manager Destin Daniel Cretton and starring Yahya Abudu Mateen II (previously seen arsenic Black Manta successful DC's Aquaman films), the upcoming Marvel amusement is designed arsenic a superhero drama acceptable successful the amusement industry, amid the shooting of a caller movie based connected the series' eponymous superhero.

The bid volition besides spot the instrumentality of Sir Ben Kingsley's fan-favorite failed histrion Trevor Slattery, archetypal seen each the mode backmost successful Iron Man 3, and Agent P. Cleary, played by Succession histrion Arian Moayed, who antecedently popped up successful Spider-Man: No Way Home arsenic an cause of the United States Deparment of Damage Control.

Marvel has kept comparatively quiescent astir the offbeat bid since its filming began successful aboriginal 2023. After delays caused by that year's SAG-AFTRA strike, the amusement yet wrapped shooting successful April 2024 and has since been sat awaiting release.

As of now, Disney is acceptable to driblet each 8 episodes of Wonder Man simultaneously via Disney+ connected January 27, 2026, kicking disconnected a large twelvemonth for Marvel. The 2nd play of Daredevil: Born Again volition motorboat connected March 4, with WandaVision sequel VisionQuest acceptable to debut aboriginal successful the year. On the large screen, Spider-Man: Brand New Day launches July 31, earlier Avengers: Doomsday arrives connected December 18.

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