There are plenty of Marvel shows in various stages of development for Disney+ at the moment and the latest just finished shooting. While speaking with Variety, Oscar Isaac revealed that production on Moon Knight has wrapped and he also spoke about why the Marvel series has been the most challenging shoot of his career.
“Speaking with Kevin [Feige], I told him I’m going to come in with these big ideas, and if you don’t like them, that’s fair,” Oscar Isaac said. “And immediately, we saw it all. I found so much room to do things that I’ve never done before and had been curious about and wanting to do. I could not wait to get to set, and it was the biggest workload I’ve ever had in my career and most challenging; by the sheer amount of stuff we had to do in eight months, and even yet, I couldn’t wait to get to set and work.” Challenging, but very rewarding from the sound of things. I can’t wait to see it.
Prior to becoming Moon Knight, Marc Spector (Oscar Isaac) was a former Marine and CIA agent before becoming a soldier-for-hire, and he amassed quite the fortune for himself over the years. However, when a job in Cairo brought him to a secret archaeological dig, Spector was left for dead by a former colleague who massacred the workers. After dragging himself through the sands towards the tomb of Konshu, the Egyptian moon god, Spector was placed beneath a statue of the god before his heart beat its last. Konshu then appeared before him in a vision and offered Spector a second chance at life if he would become the god’s avatar on Earth and defend the innocent. In addition to Oscar Isaac, Moon Knight is also set to star Ethan Hawke (The Black Phone), who will reportedly be playing the lead villain of the series, as well as May Calamawy (Ramy) in what is said to be a “key role.“
The six-episode series will be directed by Mohamed Diab (Clash) as well as Justin Benson & Aaron Moorhead, the filmmaking team behind The Endless and Synchronic, and is expected to launch on Disney+ in 2022. Oscar Isaac will next be seen in Denis Villeneuve’s Dune, which will be released in theaters and on HBO Max on October 22nd.