Moon Knight & Layla's MCU Future Hasn't Been Decided, Says Oscar Isaac
Star Oscar Isaac says Moon Knight and Layla's MCU futures haven't been decided yet. The acclaimed actor joined the long-running superhero franchise as the titular character in Moon Knight, the first of Marvel's Disney+ shows to center on a new addition to their roster of powered people. The series premiered on March 30 and has been dropping a new episode every Wednesday, with the finale due to release next week.
Moon Knight has been slowly familiarizing audiences with its complex protagonist, Marc Spector, whose dissociative identity disorder sees his body house at least one alternate identity in Steven Grant. Viewers initially followed Steven as the mild-mannered museum employee learned of Marc, a mercenary and the conduit of the Egyptian moon god, Khonshu, but later episodes have shared time between the two alters. Viewers have also learned more of Marc's past through May Calamawy's Layla, an archaeologist and Marc's wife, who knew about Moon Knight — but not about Steven.
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While Moon Knight has yet to reveal the full scope of their arcs, with the last two episodes releasing today and on May 4, respectively, their MCU futures are apparently left somewhat up-in-the-air. In an exclusive interview with Screen Rant, Isaac reveals that discussions about his and Calamawy's characters were limited to the series at hand. Though he hints at having hopes for where Moon Knight and Layla can go next, he confirms that no plans are made as of yet. Check out his full quote below:
No. We talked about the journey of what it's leading to, and obviously what they hope can happen and that. So, there were a lot of conversations… But in terms of actual, «Okay, now in the next
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