Moon Knight

But is it possible that Moon Knight is actually using Grant's bad accent to make a broader comment on the MCU? Let's take a closer look. Why does Oscar Isaac ...

Notably, the comic book version of Steven Grant is not British, but in the Moon Knight show, he is. In interviews, Isaac says he made the decision because he wanted to inject the Marvel Cinematic Universe with something new, citing Peter Sellers, Russell Brand, and Karl Pilkington as his inspiration. But when audiences meet Steven Grant in Episode 1 of the new Marvel show, he’s speaking in a questionable cockney dialect.

What they said: Executive producer Grant Curtis told Inverse that “Moon Knight” is a show within the Marvel Cinematic Universe, even though it takes place in ...

So it wouldn’t be surprising to see him show up in future crossover films. - “‘Moon Knight’ is very much in the MCU,” Grant Curtis toldInverse. “The observant viewer is going to hear and see those Easter eggs we drop that do explain that and confirm that.” An executive producer for Marvel’s “Moon Knight” confirmed that the upcoming Disney+ series takes place in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and that there are plans to expand the character’s role in the MCU.

Unlike other Marvel stars whose contracts specify they must return for future projects, Oscar Isaac is free to leave Moon Knight behind after a single ...

But after learning more about the character and developing the Steven Grant accent, Isaac decided to give it a shot — provided they could meet his terms.universe, Isaac first turned down the opportunity to play Moon Knight and his other identities. But after learning more about the character and developing the Steven Grant accent, Isaac decided to give it a shot — provided they could meet his terms. Based on the first episode, we see that the series will bring in aspects of past Moon Knight arcs, while also blazing its own path.

An Easter egg hidden in the first episode of Moon Knight grants eagle eyed fans access to the title character's first comic book appearance.

Disney+'s Moon Knight hides a clever Easter egg that leads fans to the Marvel Unlimited e-comics service and gifts them with a free digital copy of the first comic book appearance of the antihero. The Easter egg shows how Disney pays attention to all the minor details of their Marvel Cinematic Universe productions, rewarding fans who decide to analyze their films and series frame by frame. Since most museums feature QR codes as a tool to provide visitors with more information about exhibitions, it’s easy to ignore the code.

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Moon Knight director Mohamed Diab reveals a key scene with Oscar Isaac was nearly cut from the Marvel/Disney+ show.

So to convince him to do this was to convince him that we were going to do something unique and something really intimate. It’s very important to see us, and by the end of the show, there’s going to be a couple of surprises about Egypt that are very important. I don’t want to say it’s my favorite scene in the whole show, but it’s my favorite scene in episode one. But I’m so proud of it, and I feel like it’s going to give you an experience and a feeling that is unique and different. That is the moment when the audience is going to say, “It’s the first episode, but I’m in love with this character. It’s such a black comedy kind of moment, but it’s the moment that the audience can connect to Steven. That scene was written by me and [consulting producer] Sarah [Goher], and I knew that I was never going to know Steven unless we had that steak scene,” Diab tells The Hollywood Reporter. “That is the moment when the audience is going to say, ‘It’s the first episode, but I’m in love with this character. That scene was written by me and Sarah, and I knew that I was never going to know Steven unless we had that steak scene. It’s such a black comedy kind of moment, but it’s the moment that the audience can connect to Steven.” The idea that we took a project in the MCU and made it a stand-alone film means a lot to me. I have to say that it was there in the writing. Once Steven eventually got his bearings at the restaurant, he decided to go ahead and order the steak that he was supposed to have two days earlier.

Starring Oscar Isaac and Ethan Hawke, the new Marvel series follows a troubled, crime-fighting caped crusader. But don't mistake him for Batman.

The producers also worked with mental health experts to make sure they were sensitive to one of the other major traits that separates Moon Knight from Batman and other heroes: his struggles with dissociative identity disorder. So our approach in the writers’ room was to push the boundaries of how weird we can make it.” (The other two are directed by the indie horror duo Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead because, according to Curtis, “Nobody does ‘bump in the night’ better.”) That’s partly why Slater said he leaned away from that side of the character in his pitch to Marvel. Curtis said that maintaining the “fallibility” of Moon Knight was essential. The early Moon Knight stories introduced a cast of characters who in the many different iterations have generally stuck around. The Moench and Sienkiewicz run on Moon Knight was notable for its noir-influenced visual style and tone, thick with long shadows and moral ambiguity. Created by the writer Doug Moench and the artist Don Perlin, Moon Knight debuted in a 1975 issue of the horror-adventure comic Werewolf by Night as a mercenary out to capture the series’s title monster. They fleshed out the origin story, establishing a lot of the lore that has survived through decades of reboots and retcons. “Anytime a character is getting turned into Legos and Funkos, there are going to be a lot of people weighing in,” Slater said. In recent video calls, we spoke with Slater and a “Moon Knight” executive producer, Grant Curtis, about the choices they made and about the history of one of Marvel Comics’s most unusual creations. “But we really had a lot of latitude with Moon Knight.”

Despite the centrality of a mental break to its proceedings, Marvel's 'Moon Knight' largely pretends at psychological depth. Read our review.

As such, Moon Knight quickly loses sight of the personal, concerning itself with the fate of the world rather than the lives of its denizens—becoming less interesting, less human, as the conflict escalates. Despite the centrality of a mental break to its proceedings, Moon Knight largely pretends at psychological depth. At others, the physical environment elucidates the psyches of the two personalities, like when their eye contact through the blade of a knife captures Steven’s dumbfounded fear in the face of violence. But their interactions grow tiresome due to Marc’s overwhelming blandness, as he’s confined to the familiar mold of the tough, emotionally withholding alpha. Marc reluctantly loops Steven in on Khonshu’s latest directive: to smite Arthur Harrow (Ethan Hawke), the prophet of a cult attempting to resurrect a goddess whose return would, for murky reasons, spell catastrophe. The funny, odd, and touching first episode of the Marvel Studios original series Moon Knight homes in on its central character’s eccentricity.

With the premiere of Marvel's Moon Knight on Disney+, fans will at last get a chance to see the first live-action iteration of a Marvel Comics character who ...

I think he blends in nicely with the rest of the MCU. As a fanboy, I can’t wait to see where he lands next.” I don’t think there’s too many corners of the Marvel Cinematic Universe that Moon Knight could not touch if that’s where he goes next. While we haven’t seen the full slate of episodes yet, it doesn’t seem likely that Spector is going to page any Avengers who happen to be around for help.

Warning: This article contains mild spoilers for “Moon Knight.” “Moon Knight” — the upcoming Marvel Cinematic Universe project on Disney+ — may require a ...

What he said: “I want you to join the journey the way it is. Why it matters: “Moon Knight” is a big new project for Marvel that is expected to last six episodes. What to know: I recently interviewed “Moon Knight” showrunner Mohamed Diab about what to expect from the show.

The ending of Moon Knight's season premiere raised many questions about where the show is heading.

The weighing of the heart that Harrow performs is usually a duty that Anubis takes on, so Ammit may have enforced Harrow in his place. It is unclear how the coveted scarab could fit into all of this, but perhaps it could allow Ammit to extend her plans to a global reach. Steven does seem to be leaving voicemails for a mother that won't answer, so perhaps he receives no response because this maternal figure doesn't exist – at least, not in the way he thinks she does. This is the first display of another identity present in Steven Grant's mind, a symptom of his dissociate identity disorder. Another mystery lies in the killer monster in hot pursuit of Steven in the final moments. With another identity thrown into the mix, this raises questions as to who else Steven Grant will be grappling with in his mind. It's unclear how many other personas are present in Steven Grant's mind, but the mirror reflections that choose not to follow Steven as he roams the museum could be a hint at more. Perhaps Marc is able to take charge when he and Steven are on the same page, as both of them are intent on getting out of their precarious situation during the car chase. Before Steven turns into Moon Knight in Episode 1's final moments, he is forced to give up autonomy of his body to Marc Spector, the other identity bouncing around his brain. As Steven continues to investigate the origins of the snarling, he soon comes to realize that he is way in over his head. Other footage has also provided a glimpse at the rest of Moon Knight's repertoire, including his crescent-shaped boomerangs and lunar-themed cape that grants Grant the ability to briefly glide. While he attempts to hide from the beast before him, a voiceover from Arthur Harrow booms over the speakers with a simple request:

Oscar Isaac faces the dark side of the Moon (Knight). Disney Plus. There's a lot going on in Steven Grant's head. The hapless hero of Marvel's new Disney ...

Moon Knight isn't as confrontationally crazy as Legion -- the cinematography is the usual Marvel muddiness compared with Legion's kaleidoscopic visuals. Some viewers may not get it -- Isaac referenced British comedies and comedians like The Office and Peter Sellers -- and some superhero fans may not like a show that barely has any superhero elements. His British accent helps -- it may not be the most accurate London accent ever (I'm British, FYI), but the "bruvs" and "bollocks" and one well-placed "wagwan" are good for a laugh. There's a big action scene in episode 1 that puts a fresh twist on a familiar action scene, playing out as a complement to (and perhaps a gentle send-up of) the showpiece car chases in Hawkeye, Falcon and Winter Soldier and indeed any movie with a breathless chase sequence. The writing, the direction, the visuals, even the show-stopping editing all pull together to make Moon Knight such a singular experience. The series even segues into horror territory, from a terrifying corridor stalked by a skull-headed monster to a sinister scene in which the extras in the background are revealed to not be what they seem.

Moon Knight's opening scene gives us an unsettling look at its lead villain – and we've learned actor Ethan Hawke came up with it himself.

He operates in a different lane […] This is something else, this is more of a nuanced character. He’s seemingly a man of devotion who truly believes he’s doing the right thing, and that makes him far more dangerous than your typical out-and-out villain. “Moon Knight doesn’t have a definitive, archetypal villain,” said Hawke. “And I kept trying to think of who this guy would be and if it wasn’t a comic book, what would be his portrait? He’s a prophet that is in the wrong, but he’s a prophet. “I asked him to sign the project based on a pitch that I gave him that didn’t exist, of the villain [...] I knew that someone like Ethan Hawke wants to work in an environment [where] he can be part of the creation of the character. “The one who came up with it was Ethan,” Diab said.

The MCU has revealed some of Moon Knight's alter egos, but not all of them. Who's the missing third personality?

Shang-Chi hardly resembles his original comic book counterpart, and now Moon Knight is in the same position. Just as it has Steve Grant and Marc Spector, it’s a sure bet that Moon Knight will change Jake Lockley, too. Moon Knight has already diverted from the comics by changing Steven Grant from an American millionaire to an English nobody grinding out a minimum wage job. This is when Moon Knight became a de facto figure for DID and mental illness in mainstream superhero comics, albeit an imperfect one that tends to traffic in harmful stereotypes. The real identity of Moon Knight was Marc Spector, who came up with other identities to infiltrate different aspects of society on his superhero missions. For most of Moon Knight’s comic book history, these alternate identities were just cover stories for Marc to operate as a superhero.

Oscar Isaac plays museum worker Steven Grant in 'Moon Knight,' streaming now on Disney+. Isaac told 'Variety' it was his idea to give Grant a high-pitched ...

And if there’s any kind of future, I think it just depends on if people like it, if people want to see more, and if we find a story that’s worth telling.” Inscrutable-accent era incoming. “I was in a position — because I wasn’t actively looking to get back into something this big — to say, ‘This is how I see it, and if you guys don’t see it that way, that’s totally okay. This is the story.

Disney+ updated the MCU Timeline Order to reveal Moon Knight's chronological place in the universe.

According to press reactions, the first four episodes of Moon Knight will remain a largely standalone adventure. With Hawkeye taking place about a year after Endgame, this puts Moon Knight sometime after December 2024, meaning the series could be the first MCU project set in the far distant 2025. Based on the first episode and hints from reviewers towards the first four installments, the series appears to be nearly devoid of links to the larger MCU story.

The Star Wars actor doesn't contractually have to return to the MCU, but that doesn't mean he won't.

Isaac has that kind of feeling about him, and now, if Marvel wants to continue, it’ll likely to have to do it on a case-by-case basis. “And so I wasn’t afraid that I was going to do the wrong thing.” Reading between the lines there, it’s not that Isaac doesn’t want to come back for more projects in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, nor is that quote a guarantee that it hasn’t been planned already.

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Overall I believe the show has so much potential and after just one episode it has me and several other fans extremely excited. In my opinion, the best part of the show is it stands alone and highlights the story of the character. While it is still unknown how this character will fit into the future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, it’s clear this series will reveal that along the way while also bringing a new personality to more films.