How Oscar Isaac’s Acting Solved A Major Moon Knight Problem
Moon Knight directors Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead reveal how Oscar Isaac's brilliance made a major hurdle for the series completely disappear. The six-episode streaming series is not only the first MCU project of 2022, it's the first live-action Disney+ series to introduce a brand new lead hero to the Marvel franchise. The series, which premiered this morning and will run weekly through early May, stars Isaac, Ethan Hawke, May Calamawy, Lucy Thackeray, and the late Gaspard Ulliel.
Isaac has been given a grand acting challenge, portraying a character who experiences dissociative identity disorder. The two primary identities he plays throughout the series are Steven Grant, a shy British museum shop clerk, and Marc Spector, a hardnosed American mercenary. However, he will portray a whole coterie of other characters, including the nocturnal hero Moon Knight (when he channels the powers of Egyptian moon god Khonshu, voiced by F. Murray Abraham) and the detective Mr. Knight.
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Screen Rant had the opportunity to sit down with Moon Knight directors Benson and Moorhead for an exclusive interview. The duo, who helmed episodes 2 and 4 of the series, discuss how Oscar Isaac's performance completely obliterated their worries. Moorhead says that they were initially concerned about how they were going to "tell the audience" which alter was in control, especially in situations where one not in the driver's seat would look through Isaac's eyes. However, the issue was completely taken out of their hands because of Isaac's incredible ability to "hold his face and his posture in a way that, as soon as you look at him, you know who he is." Read the full quote below:
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