Ethan Hawke’s Inspiration For Moon Knight Psychiatrist Scene Revealed
Moon Knight directors Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead have revealed the inspirations behind Ethan Hawke's psychiatrist version of Arthur Harrow. The actor portrays the Ammit-worshipping cult leader and former avatar of Khonshu in the Disney+ series. Hawke stars alongside Oscar Isaac, who portrays the titular complex Marvel Comics hero Moon Knight, aka Marc Spector.
In a surprising turn of events, Moon Knight episode 4, «The Tomb», threw Marc and the audience's perspectives into question. After being shot in the chest by Harrow in the tomb of Alexander the Great, Marc awakens as a patient in a psychiatric hospital. His surroundings — made up of familiar faces and items — cast doubt on whether anything that came before is real. To further muddy the reality of Moon Knight, Harrow is present in this new reality as Marc's psychiatrist. In a move made to disorient audiences while paying tribute to the original comic runs, Moon Knight directing duo Benson and Moorhead have shared some of the inspirations behind Hawke's alternative version of Harrow.
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Speaking to EW about Moon Knight's shocking fourth episode, Benson and Moorhead discuss Hawke's portrayal of Harrow as Marc's psychiatrist. As with the cult leader version of Harrow, Hawke mined a real-life figure to shape his performance. Both Benson and Moorhead were impressed by his transformation, and they even intended to keep Harrow as the primary focus for the scene. However, that changed after seeing Isaac's performance. Check out Benson and Moorhead's recollections below.
Benson: I remember in the preparation of that scene, Ethan would talk about how he was feeling inspired by Carl Jung — by some of the
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