Jake Lockley

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'Moon Knight' post-credits scene explained: How [SPOILER] sets up ... (Inverse)

The unique Marvel series ends with a bang that many fans were anticipating. What does 'Moon Knight's after-credits scene mean for the MCU's future?

This is a monumental change to the Moon Knight story in many ways. Unlike so many other MCU shows, Moon Knight isn’t a one-and-done. Moon Knight Episode 6 didn’t need to answer every question. Just like the abrupt transition in Episode 4 where Marc suddenly appeared in an asylum, the post-credits scene in Episode 6 opens with Harrow in a similar situation, seeing sand where there isn’t any. So while this may be a surprise, it’s definitely not unexpected. Just as Marc and Steven were able to bounce back from the afterlife, apparently Harrow can too.

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'Moon Knight:' Meet Marc Spector's Third Alter — Jake Lockley (Marvel Entertainment)

"Marc Spector has no idea how troubled he truly is."

“But he’s such a stylish Jake. It's like if [you met him, you’d] be like, ‘wow, so you're Jake Lockley,’ in a way that you're kind of enamored and scared at the same time. It just feels like it was just a really fun chance to let the instinct of, after having played these two guys, imagining what else could be in there and the excitement of shooting that scene.” Diab “loves that he’s a Latino” character, and even as Jake walks through the hospital pushing Harrow’s wheelchair, he’s humming a Guatemalan hymn. “The thought of, ‘He's just going to have the one line that he speaks, it should be in Spanish.’ There's something that's ominous about him, the kind of control that he has versus, you know, both Marc and Steven that have been so off foot. And, for those looking for more Jake, a repeat viewing of the season might be in order, too. Heading into Episode 2 " Summon the Suit," Moorhead explains, “When [Marc] is talking to himself in the pyramid at the end of the episode, you'll notice it's actually a three sided pyramid that are progressively more and more broken. Almost in unison, both Benson and Moorhead confirm, “That is intended to be Jake.” The one that he kicks out and smashes is actually a tiny, tiny little clue to look out for three instead of two.” While also trying to ride this line that it's not literally going to be a creature from the descent popping out. Going so far back as Episode 1 " The Goldfish Problem," cinematographer Gregory Middleton points out that after Steven wakes up in bed following the cupcake truck chase, “There's a shot of a [split] of mirrors and there's this barely third reflection.” Barely three reflections. Rather, the team focused on “everyone else who's totally unfamiliar with the character and the dynamic,” recognizing “we have to make sure that the mystery works as satisfying for the newcomers to the Moon Knight story.” Episode 3 " The Friendly Type" offers more clues to Jake’s role in everything, as racing through Cairo neither Marc nor Steven knows who’s in control and carrying out some of these bloody deeds.

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Who is Jake Lockley? 'Moon Knight' Post-Credit Scene Explained (Newsweek)

The season finale for "Moon Knight" featured a post-credit scene that confirmed the existence of a new personality for Oscar Isaac's Marc Spector.

The character of Jake Lockley, like Steven Grant, is just one of the personalities that Marc alternates between as a result of his mental disorder, and each is supposed to represent a different side of Khonshu. In the Marvel Comics, Jake is a persona used by Marc Spector and he works as a cab driver who gathers information that Marc then uses. As he is pushed along the ward, Harrow notices that several of the staff members have been killed, while the man pushing him whistles a jaunty tune, and he then pushes him inside a limousine waiting outside the facility.

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The <em>Moon Knight</em> Season Finale Asked More Questions ... (Esquire.com)

We break down what happened in the 'Moon Knight' finale and what it means for the futures of Marc Spector, Steven Grant, Jake Lockley, and Scarlet Scarab.

For our money, a version of Moon Knight that dialed down the focus on Khonshu, Ammit, and the suspiciously Eternals-esque council of gods who creep on humanity from the sidelines, would've been a much better ride. Khonshu's inside, by the way, introducing Harrow to Lockley. Then? Lockley executes Harrow. If we're being honest, the permanence of Harrow's death probably depends on whether or not Ethan Hawke wants to return to the MCU after Moon Knight. (Considering how close he is with Isaac, we'd be willing to be he'll come back to the party.) Regardless, if/when Isaac returns, there will be three of him! Though Moon Knight found itself lost in the metaphorical and literal desert more often than not, it was nice to see Grant and Spector, as Mr. Knight and Moon Knight, respectively, finally fight alongside each other without bickering. In Moon Knight's mid-credits scene, we see Lockley pick up Harrow from the psychiatric hospital and toss him in an all-white limo. Admirable! Spector and Grant share a tender moment—as two Oscar Isaacses do—before resurrecting in the real world. Now, for the week of May 1, Chef Feige is serving up the season finale of Moon Knight, paired with the premiere of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. (Check back here this Friday for Esquire's coverage of Doctor Strange. Which, we promise, is worth coming back for.

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Who are Jake Lockley and Scarlet Scarab in the Moon Knight finale? (Polygon)

Moon Knight's final episode makes a new Egyptian superhero out of Layla, the Scarlet Scarab — and finally reveals the third personality of Steven Grant and ...

And comics can’t help us much here, because Layla is an almost entirely original character to the Moon Knight TV series. Jake isn’t the only star of Moon Knight’s credits scene: Khonshu has picked up some modern threads and modern conveyance. A nattily-suited Khonshu is a staple of Moon Knight comics, and he looks just as good in live action as on the page. Moon Knight has been hinting at the existence of a third personality since early in the series, sprinkling the story with moments when both Steven and Marc experienced the blackouts that usually indicated the other one was taking over. Now we know exactly who was in there: The Marvel Cinematic Universe’s take on Jake Lockley. There’s not much we know about him at this point. There’s a third personality neither of them are aware of, and his name is Jake Lockley.

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Moon Knight: 10 Things You Need To Know About Jake Lockley (Screen Rant)

Jake Lockley is vitally important to Marc Spector in the comics, but what should fans know about this additional personality?

In the context of the early comics, Jake Lockley was basically a disguise created to fulfill all of the previously mentioned roles. It's a dynamic that would have been interesting to play through on the page but might actually work better in the MCU. The comic book variation is definitely willing to get his hands dirtier than alters like Steven Grant but isn't quite as deadly as Moon Knight himself. Lockley was created as the other side of the coin. The earlier narratives did not explore topics of mental health in quite the same way. He knows the streets like the back of his hand thanks to years of being in the industry. He resided in Mexico under the personality, but of course, couldn't stop himself from helping those in need. One cannot exist without the other, as they are in a perfect balance. There's ruggedness and grittiness to the suit that allows him to fit in amongst some seedier crowds. It's in direct contrast to the bright whites of the Moon Knight or Mr. Knight uniforms. Boasting a strong New York accent, Jake Lockley spends his time as a yellow cab driver in the big apple. Each of Moon Knight's alters has a very specific personality type that sets them apart from the other characters.

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The <em>Moon Knight</em> Finale Credits Scene Finally ... (menshealth.com)

The Moon Knight Episode 6 finale finally introduced Jake Lockley, Marc's third persona, in its post-credits scene.

This figure brings Arthur outside and tosses him into a limo—and in the back of the limo, Arthur meets Khonshu. Khonshu is very leisurely sitting, and essentially tells Arthur that he's still got his fist of vengeance. This, too, was Jake. Some theorists also believed that one of the conversations in the asylum scenes with "Dr. Harrow" was Jake as well. At the actual end of the show, we saw Marc and Steven still in tune with one another. The only difference now is that Steven and Marc were awake at the same time, operating in coordination. Marc and Steven wanted to live their own life, and Khonshu (voiced with such wonderful wry frustration by F. Murray Abraham) held through with his end of the bargain. After six episodes establishing the identities of Marc Spector (Oscar Isaac) and Steven Grant ( British Oscar Isaac), then each identity denying the other exists, then each realizing the other has basically existed all along, and then, finally, becoming BFFs with each other, Moon Knight finally found its team up in its finale.

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What is Jake Lockley Like in the 'Moon Knight' Comics? (Distractify)

The Marvel series 'Moon Knight' finally introduced Marc Spector's third, more violent personality, Jake Lockley. What is Jake like in the comics?

Although Jake is a bit more bloodthirsty in the Moon Knight television series, his purpose in the comics is quite similar to the show's version of Jake. Someone's got to do the dirty work of being a superhero after all. Marc is ashamed of the way Jake operates. However, the comics version of Jake is quite different than the Moon Knight personality. As Distractify previously reported, the comics version of Steven Grant is similar to Bruce Wayne. Jake's strength in the comics is finding valuable informants in people that Steven wouldn't even consider, like the homeless man Crawley, or Gena Landers, the owner of Gena's Diner, per Marvel. Jake Lockley is also one of Marc Spector's identities in the Moon Knight comics.

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The Jake Lockley Easter Egg You Might Have Missed In Moon ... (Looper)

There's an important Jake Lockley Easter egg in Moon Knight Episode 6, Gods and Monsters, involving the car Jake drives in the mid-credit scene.

In the "Moon Knight" comics, Marc Spector's alternate personality Steven Grant is a millionaire while Lockley is a cab driver (via Marvel Database). It appears that fans could be getting an alternate take on the rich playboy dynamic in the Disney+ series, with Lockley (or perhaps another secret alter ego) serving as the money man. This not only signifies that the prim and proper Egyptian god isn't finished with Marc and Steven, but it also shows that Marvel is taking literal pages out of the "Moon Knight" comic book, in which Steven drives a limo with the very same license plate. The mid-credits scene reveals the long hinted-at existence of Jake. The Marc Spector alter ego kidnaps Harrow-Ammit from a psychiatric hospital in London after Marc and Layla (May Calamawy) trap the Egyptian goddess in Harrow's body and stop him earlier in Episode 6.

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'Moon Knight' Director Mohamed Diab on the Season Finale, Oscar ... (Variety)

"Moon Knight" director Mohamed Diab talks introducing Jake Lockley in the season finale and creating the first Egyptian hero in the MCU.

There has to be a scene at the end that connects us to the MCU. But I think they decided, “You know what, the surprise is that there isn’t, and what’s going to make this show unique is it doesn’t need anything else.” The best compliment we get on the show is when people tell us, “This doesn’t feel like a Marvel show. It feels like a standalone show that feels more dramatic, more dark, grounded.” I feel like we succeeded in bringing Marvel more to our corner. “Moon Knight” is becoming a national pride in Egypt. People treat it like the Egyptian “Black Panther.” They love that behind the camera, there are Egyptians; in front of the camera, there are Egyptians. There’s Egyptian music that the world is enjoying. My answer is this is a show that needs to be watched once and twice and three times. I had to take her to Disneyland and tell Princess Elsa and Anna, “Please tell her that her hair is beautiful.” She never saw anything on TV that looks like her. Thank God I had the chance to do that on this show. Do you feel like the show ends with a definitive answer to that question? Maybe it’s going to be a journey like what happened with “WandaVision.” I wish one day, if there is an expansion, I would be a part of it. If you ask me, I would tell you that “Moon Knight” is here to stay. But the Jake scene certainly suggests that there is more story to tell. All of that suggests a wide-open future for Mark/Steven/Jake and Layla — something Egyptian filmmaker Mohamed Diab, who directed the first, third, fifth and sixth episodes of “Moon Knight” — definitely hopes to help make happen. Marvel recently referred to the episode as the “season finale” of “Moon Knight,” not the series finale.

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Is Jake Lockley Spanish? Moon Knight alter-ego's origin explored (HITC)

Starring Oscar Isaac as the titular vigilante, Ethan Hawke, Gaspard Ulliel, and May Calamawy, the series created by Doug Moench, Jeremy Slater, and Don Perlin, ...

The MCU has also made Jake a much more violent version of the comic book alter-ego. The scene ends with Jake shooting and killing Arthur in the backseat, confirming that Marc is still Khonshu’s avatar, but Jake speaks Spanish which has confused Marvel fans. With Jake only speaking Spanish during the scene, we reveal if the character is Spanish in the comics.

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Moon Knight: What Will Jake Lockley's Suit Look Like? How It'll Be ... (Screen Rant)

Moon Knight episode 6 finally introduced the Jake Lockley persona. What costume will he get, and how will it differ from Marc and Steven's?

And based on how Jake seemingly defeated Arthur Harrow when Steven and Marc couldn’t, his version of Moon Knight could turn out to the most powerful one of them all. The decision to use Mr. Knight as Steven’s costume indicates that Marvel’s intention was to ensure that like the Steven and Marc personalities, their suits would be inherently different from the other two. Moon Knight’s Jake Lockley could get his own unique costume when the character makes his MCU return.

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Moon Knight Theory: Jake Lockley Killed Marc's Mom - FandomWire (Fandomwire)

Moon Knight Season 1 has finally ended and the MCU is a much better place with Oscar Isaac in it. The explosive season finale left fans gasping for air.

The only reasoning is that Jake Lockley takes over when he realizes both Marc and Steven are in way over their head and he must get them out of the fix. Jake Lockley of the MCU is a cold blooded killer. Marc’s mind has a secret third persona – Jake Lockley. After Marc and Steven spare Harrow’s life, Lockley takes over and breaks Harrow out of the hospital, shooting the guy in a car as Khonshu watches. He is extremely resourceful and is the beating heart of the entire Moon Knight outfit. He is a British cab driver who has a network of spies and informants throughout the city. This new Moon Knight theory reveals Jake Lockley did much more than just unexplained blackouts for Marc and Steven. It is possible it was Jake Lockley that killed Marc Spector’s mom.

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'Moon Knight' Director Clears Up Confusion About When Jake ... (Decider)

Moon Knight director Mohamed Diab wants all the fans to know one very specific thing about Jake Lockley's debut in the mid-credits scene of the season ...

“Initially in the writers room we did talk about front-loading Jake a little bit more,” said EP Grant Curtis. “But you do realize that the more you have [Jake’s] story to tell, the more you take away from the emotional journey that Marc and Steven were going on and trying to reconcile their lives. But if he was involved in a second season, he knows what he’d like to see. “I was rooting for every time they made [Jake’s action take place] off-camera,” Diab told Decider. “I told my stunt coordinator [Olivier Schneider], who is a fantastic guy, that the most fascinating thing that we have in our action is the blinks. “It was absolutely not [Jake],” said Mohamed Diab, director of the scene in question. In it, Marc has a broken nose and threatens Harrow with a pyramid-shaped paperweight. That’s just part of the Marvel brand, and you know Moon Knight did not disappoint.

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Here's Why Jake Lockley Speaks Spanish In Moon Knight's Post ... (Looper)

The following article contains spoilers for "Moon Knight" Episode 6. Another Disney+ Marvel series season has been laid to rest.

It's a chilling sequence, but there are some aspects of it that may confuse some fans, such as why Jake Lockley speaks in Spanish when his alter egos — Marc Spector and Steven Grant — spoke English. It turns out there's a good reason why that was the case. And then he came up with the idea of making [Jake] Spanish. Such brilliant ideas that completely distinguish between the three of them." And with only a few seconds of screentime, Jake manages to make his mark, shooting Arthur Harrow right then and there in cold blood.

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'Moon Knight' Producers on Jake Lockley, Scarlet Scarab and a ... (Entertainment Tonight)

"Oscar changed the game, absolutely," executive producer Grant Curtis told ET about one of the newest actors to take up the mantle of a Marvel hero. "I remember ...

Every one of us has a persona, the character that we project to the people and hide our real desires and the shadow of self. GC: Early on in the writing process, in the writers' room with Jeremy Slater, we looked at the decades of storytelling that is Moon Knight, and it's not like we grabbed one particular issue or one run and said, "We have to do this." And this is something that I was so proud of and I was making sure I was shepherding... I'm glad that Marvel gave us the money to do that and believed in that vision. And I think a lot of aspects got richer, but Layla/Scarlet Scarab was one of the characters that really grew out of those sessions. The music, the composer, is Egyptian. There's a lot of Egyptians in every department, a lot of Egyptian actors, and for the first time they see Egypt, [and it's] not just deserts. the idea that we don't ever want to see the tropes of an Arab woman as weak and submissive. They're still under the spell of Khonshu. I want to explore the version of the comics, when everything that you see was part of a movie.... What was it like building that journey for the character alongside Marc/Steven and getting to introduce the MCU's first Egyptian superhero? I actually want to see more of this character that Oscar portrayed, and it's really a testament to his artistry and craft. And I want to see more of that adventure. I want to ride off in that limo and see where it goes.

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'Moon Knight': Oscar Isaac Reveals Why Jake Lockley Speaks ... (Showbiz Cheat Sheet)

The 'Moon Knight' finale introduced Jake Lockley in its end-credits scene, but he only has 3 lines. Oscar Isaac explained why they're in Spanish.

It just feels like it was just a really fun chance to let the instinct of, after having played these two guys, imagining what else could be in there and the excitement of shooting that scene.” All of them are in Spanish, and that’s something Isaac explained during a discussion with Marvel.com: It contains several moments where Marc and Steven both blackout, failing to come up with an explanation for the violent things that happen when they do. Moon Knight aired its season finale on May 4, and as many anticipated, the Marvel series introduced Marc Spector’s (Oscar Isaac) third personality before coming to a close. Then, Jake turns around and tells Harrow, “Today is your turn to lose,” before shooting him. Moon Knight makes it apparent early on that Steven Grant is a personality of Marc Spector’s, officially confirming as much in episode 5.

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<em>Moon Knight</em> producer on that shocking finale reveal ... (EW.com)

'Moon Knight' executive producer Grant Curtis opens up about that killer credits scene introducing Jake Lockley — and May Calamawy's heroic new role as the ...

I think the end of our series and the end of Marc and Steven's journey is really shining a light and a mirror upon the comic book and the great decades of storytelling that came before. With the series in my rearview mirror, I do think it's one of the things that has kind of boosted engagement in this series, because you can land into the Marvel Cinematic Universe with Moon Knight as your first entry point. They're really intense character studies, whether it's Iron Man, whether it's the Guardians of the Galaxy, whether it's Moon Knight. It's character, character, character, first and foremost. I think there's multiple things that we found exciting, but one of the things that rises to the top is that it's very much a nod to the comics. Honestly, it's all because of May. It's because of her that the Scarlet Scarab is a really cool addition to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. We wrap up the narrative but don't wrap up everything in a bow. What we realized — through [head writer] Jeremy Slater, through [director] Mohamed Diab, through May Calamawy, through [directors] Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead — was that this character of Layla El-Faouly was kind of a superhero from frame one, when we first meet her. We had Marc Spector, we had Steven Grant, we had Jake Lockley, we had Arthur Harrow, we had Layla El-Faouly, we had Khonshu, we had Ammit. It really came down to the fact that [we wanted] to tell Marc's most intimate, engaging journey. Oscar brought so many narrative elements to this show, both in front of the camera and behind. Absolutely. Jake is present from episode 1, but we finally see him at the end of episode 6. What was it about the idea of this third alter that excited you? Khonshu may have agreed to walk away from Marc and Steven, but he's still happily tied to Jake, and when the moon god commands Jake to kill Harrow, Jake pulls the trigger with a smile on his face.

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