Moon Knight Director Criticizes Black Adam Movie Over Egypt Representation

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Mohammed Diab, a director of the upcoming MCU Disney+ series Moon Knight, has criticized the Black Adam film over its Egypt representation. Diab directed the first four episodes of Moon Knight, which will introduce the character into the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The series stars Oscar Isaac as Marc Spector, a former U.S. Marine-turned-mercenary who has been granted with supernatural powers by the Egyptian god Khonshu (F. Murray Abraham).

The upcoming DCEU film Black Adam also deals with magical beings derived from Egyptian mythology. Dwayne Johnson plays the titular character, an ancient Egyptian named Teth-Adam who is the archenemy of Shazam. The famed antihero was first teased in the 2019 film Shazam! when the old wizard Shazam (Djimon Hounsou) explained to the young Billy Batson (Asher Angel) that a previous champion unleashed the Seven Deadly Sins upon the earth, destroying entire civilizations.

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There are reports that Moon Knight director Mohammed Diab has criticized the Dwayne Johnson-starring Black Adam over its lack of representation of Egypt and its culture. In a translated interview via The Direct, the Egyptian-born filmmaker, who has been praised for injecting his own cultural experiences into Moon Knight, has called out Black Adam for not doing enough for his culture. Diab cites locale and casting choices as specific points of contention. Diab further explained the importance of bringing his own cultural background to his work with Moon Knight. He discussed that representation is important to him, adding, "I wanted to showcase Egyptian talents as much as I could. Every culture should be represented by its people so I hired