Marvel Studios’Moon Knightis almost here, and executive producer Grant Curtis has come forward to reveal why it took so long for the MCU to introduce the character. The show is the latest live-action MCU series on Disney Plus. The series was created by showrunner Jeremy Slater and was directed by Mohamed Diab.
Proclaimed actor Oscar Isaac stars in the titular role, alongside hisco-stars Ethan Hawkeand May Calamawy. Moon Knight’s origins come from the comic book series based on the same name, therefore the superhero is not a complete stranger to many fans. TheMarvel Studiosshow follows Marc Spector (Isaac), a man who happens to live with dissociative identity disorder. He begins to start experiencing several blackouts along with being unable to place strange memories that keep haunting him from his past life. Throughout his emotional and inner journey, he begins to make the outer transformation of becoming Moon Knight, an anti-hero mercenary. Spector ends up developing a strong, spiritual connection to the Egyptian god, Khonshu, who bestows upon him great strength and power.
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Technically speaking,Moon Knightmade his official debut while working for the evil Committee in Marvel’sWerewolf by Nightcomic. Although the character had more of a brief presence in the story, he became so popular with fans that Marvel decided to expand him into taking on a more heroic role. Moon Knight was supposed to make an appearance in the live-actionBlade: The Series, but it ended up getting canceled before that could happen. However, Curtis explained in a recentMoon Knightpress conference why he believes this is the best time for the character to make his grand debut. He stated, “Well, I thinkMoon Knight, in particular, hasbeen on Kevin Feige’s radarfrom day one. I mean, you look at his history, first appeared inWerewolf by Nightin 1975. Then, he kind of bounced around in the Marvel Universe for the next five years, and he got his own offering in 1980."
According to Curtis, Disney Plus offered the perfect space to properlyexplore Moon Knight’s story. “When you look at years and decades of storytelling, as the great storytellers and artists onMoon Knightpages have been doing - I think this was a natural progression, a merger into the MCU,” said Curtis. “I think it was just like this was the perfect time. When you look at Disney+ and needing a broader canvas to tell this incredible story, March 30th, the audience will see it - this was the perfect time to drop into the universe.”
It’s comforting to note that Marvel Studios didn’t rush taking on such a complex,darker character like Moon Knight. This is one of the first superheroes in the MCU to debut living with the reality of a mental illness, while simultaneously finding strength in that identity - it’s a story that will mean the world to a lot of people and should be handled with care.
