Moon Knight Director Explains Inspiration Behind Oscar Isaac's Strange Accent
One of the inspirations for Oscar Isaac’s Moon Knight accent has been revealed by the show’s director. Moon Knight will be the latest MCU show to hit screens when it begins its six-episode run on March 30 on Disney+. Most of the show's episodes are helmed by Egyptian director Mohamed Diab, and the central character is played by Isaac, continuing a run of sci-fi fantasy franchises after roles in Star Wars and Dune.
Isaac will be leading the series' cast as Marc Spector, a mercenary with dissociative identity disorder who struggles with conflict between his alters, which include the British museum giftshop attendant Steven Grant. The character will be drawn into the machinations of Ethan Hawke’s cult leader Arthur Harrow, who worships the Egyptian god Ammit and acts as the series’ antagonist. The Moon Knight trailers have highlighted the show’s international setting and darker tone, as well as showcasing Isaac’s interesting attempt at a Cockney accent.
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Now, in an interview with SFX magazine (via GamesRadar), Diab reveals part of the inspiration for Isaac’s British accent. The director says that the accent was fueled by the comedy-travel series An Idiot Abroad, which followed the Manchester-born Karl Pilkington as he travelled across the face of the globe. Diab says Isaac drew inspiration from Pilkington’s accent and that he “talked to me in that character for a while, way before the shoot.” Check out Diab’s full quote below:
"[The British accent] was Oscar’s idea. There was a show called An Idiot Abroad. And Oscar said, ‘Mohamed, listen to this!' He talked to me in that character for a while, way before the shoot – maybe five months before we
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