Yahya Abdul-Mateen II

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II

Date of Birth

1986-07-15

Place of Birth

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Known for

Baywatch, Aquaman, The Vanishing of Sidney Hall, The Greatest Showman, Us

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Wonder Man, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II reacts to cancellation

Wonder Man, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II reacts to cancellation

TV News

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II reacts to surprising Wonder Man cancellation

Posted 7 hours ago

Despite being renewed for a second season, Wonder Man has been cancelled and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II is speaking out.

TV News

Wonder Man gets canceled by Disney+ after the previous announcement of season 2

Posted 11 hours ago

The Marvel Studios show was renewed at Disney+, which was rare for their shows. Now, the company has decided not to continue.

By Any Means

By Any Means

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Go behind the scenes of the unbelievable true story behind By Any Means with the new featurette

Posted 12 hours ago

Paramount releases a new featurette that gives you the background on the story that inspired By Any Means.

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A new teaser has been released for the Marvel / Disney+ series Wonder Man, starring Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and coming in January

A new teaser has been released for the Marvel / Disney+ series Wonder Man, starring Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and coming in January

TV Trailers

Wonder Man gets a full trailer after yesterday’s meta teaser

Posted 10 months ago

A full trailer has been released for Wonder Man, a Disney+ Marvel series that's taking a meta approach to superhero entertainment

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wonder man

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Yahya Abdul-Mateen II blurs the line between fantasy and reality with an interview as Wonder Man character Simon Williams at the Fantastic Four: First Steps premiere

Posted 1 year ago

In a fourth-wall-breaking promo, Simon Williams attended the Fantastic Four premiere and gave an interview.

Movie News

Viola Davis and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II to roll the dice for a reimagining of David Mamet’s House of Games

Posted 1 year ago

Viola Davis and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II will star in a reimagining of David Mamet's directorial debut, House of Games.

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood sequel, Cliff Booth movie

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood sequel, Cliff Booth movie

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Yahya Abdul-Mateen II joins David Fincher’s Cliff Booth movie

Posted 1 year ago

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II has joined the cast of David Fincher's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood sequel starring Brad Pitt as Cliff Booth.

TV News

Ghostman: Yahya Abdul Mateen II to roll the dice on a new series about a botched casino heist for Sony TV

Posted 1 year ago

Yahya Abdul Mateen II will produce and star in an adaptation of Roger Hobbs's casino heist novel Ghostman.

Wonder Man Yahya Abdul-Mateen II

Wonder Man Yahya Abdul-Mateen II

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Wonder Man confirmed to be an 8 episode series, described as very sincere, beautiful

Posted 1 year ago

The Marvel / Disney+ series Wonder Man will consist of 8 episodes, and those episodes have a wide range of running times

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Man on Fire TV series adds Alice Braga, Scoot McNairy, and Paul Ben-Victor to the cast

Posted 2 years ago

Alice Braga, Scoot McNairy, and Paul Ben-Victor have joined Yahya Abdul-Mateen II in the cast of the Netflix series Man on Fire

Netflix's Man on Fire TV series will see Bobby Cannavale and Billie Boullet sharing the screen with Yahya Abdul-Mateen II

Netflix's Man on Fire TV series will see Bobby Cannavale and Billie Boullet sharing the screen with Yahya Abdul-Mateen II

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Bobby Cannavale is a guest star on Netflix’s Man on Fire TV series starring Yahya Abdul-Mateen II

Posted 2 years ago

Netflix's Man on Fire TV series will see Bobby Cannavale and Billie Boullet sharing the screen with Yahya Abdul-Mateen II

TV News

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II to turn up the heat as the lead of Netflix’s Man on Fire thriller series

Posted 2 years ago

Netflix's episodic adaptation of A.J. Quinnell's Man on Fire sets Aquaman and Candyman actor Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as its lead.

The Marvel / Disney+ shows Ironheart and Wonder Man don't have premiere dates, but are making their way through post-production

The Marvel / Disney+ shows Ironheart and Wonder Man don't have premiere dates, but are making their way through post-production

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Marvel shows Ironheart and Wonder Man described as spectacular, amazing, and different

Posted 2 years ago

The Marvel / Disney+ shows Ironheart and Wonder Man don't have premiere dates, but are making their way through post-production

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Children of Blood and Bone, author, Tomi Adeyemi

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Children of Blood and Bone author says the movie is “the worst thing I have ever had to live through”

Posted 1 day ago

Tomi Adeyemi won't be watching the Children of Blood and Bone adaptation as the author says she left the set "sobbing."

Movie Reviews

I Want Your Sex Review: A Pretty Amusing Erotic Comedy

Posted 2 days ago

Gregg Araki is back with a bawdy, sexy comedy that’s along the lines of his own Smiley Face.

Alan Ritchson, Fast Forever

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Alan Ritchson on the struggles of Fast Forever: “It’s too expensive to make”

Posted 1 day ago

It feels like we're no closer to the release of Fast Forever, and Alan Ritchson details some of the struggles of the expensive sequel.

Horror Movie Reviews

The Devil’s Mouth Review: Can we stop with the PG-13 shark movies?!

Posted 2 days ago

Armed with a PG-13 rating and mostly unlikable characters, this shark movie fails to make us care who gets eaten and who doesn't.

Thomas Crown Affair

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Michael B. Jordan finds excitement in the art of the steal in the new teaser trailer for The Thomas Crown Affair

Posted 2 days ago

Michael B. Jordan's passion project is an upcoming reimagining of The Thomas Crown Affair and the teaser has been released.

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Christopher Nolan Movies Ranked: Where Does The Odyssey Land?

Posted 2 weeks ago

We rank all of Christopher Nolan's movies, up to and including his latest release, The Odyssey!

Ed Harris, star of James Cameron's The Abyss, has said that he wouldn't talk about the film, but now he has broken his silence

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“I’m Never Talking About It”: Ed Harris Finally Breaks Silence on The Abyss

Posted 4 weeks ago

Ed Harris, star of James Cameron's The Abyss, has said that he wouldn't talk about the film, but now he has broken his silence

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Evil Dead Burn’s Mid-Credits and Post-Credits Scenes Explained (SPOILERS)

Posted 2 weeks ago

Evil Dead Burn features two post-credits scenes that tease the franchise's future. We break down what it all could mean.

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How The Mask Went From a Violent Comic Book to a Jim Carrey Comedy Classic

Posted 2 weeks ago

Discover how a hyper-violent indie comic book about a homicidal artifact was transformed into Jim Carrey’s iconic 1994 family-friendly comedy hit, The Mask.

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Polygon Punches: We take a look at the 2000’s era of Hong Kong action-based video games

Posted 2 weeks ago

Join us as we take a look at the video games from the early 2000s, which centered around martial arts and gun-toting action stars.

In the Mouth of Madness

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5 Underrated Sam Neill Movies Every Fan Should See

Posted 3 weeks ago

While best known for the Jurassic Park movies, there was much more to Sam Neill than Dr. Alan Grant. Here are five killer performances you can't miss.