May Calamawy Revealed How She Shaped Her Character In Moon Knight
May Calamawy is shaping out to be the next female adventure star with her latest outing as Layla El-Faouly in Moon Knight. Since her first appearance in Marvel Studios' newest series, Calamawy has surprised fans with how comfortable she looks while performing various stunts. The actor has revealed how she shaped her character, survived those fight scenes, and the importance of portraying an Arab woman in Western cinema.
In a Marvel Studios series about a protagonist suffering from dissociative identity disorder (DID), while also serving as the avatar of the Egyptian God Khonshu, Calamawy manages to hold her own as El-Faouly. She might not possess any superpowers or the blessings of a god, but she fights her way out of tough situations and even manages to defeat a Heka priest in Ammit's tomb all by herself in the latest episode of Moon Knight.
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While shooting for Moon Knight, Calamawy recalls being thrown into situations by the stunt team that she wasn’t sure she could handle. When speaking to Elle, she revealed that she wanted El-Faouly's fight style to not look “choreographed and clean,” because she isn’t a trained fighter. «She has learned to fight on the streets. She’s kind of just reacting, and it’s working for her and I really love that,” she told the magazine. Ultimately, she was pleased with the way the action sequences turned out. It was also extremely important to Calamawy, who is of Egyptian and Palestinian descent, that her character wasn’t overshadowed by any pre-existing stereotypes. When running through lines or filming on set, she made it a point to approach Moon Knight director Mohamed Diab, who also happens to be an Egyptian filmmaker, and share her
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