Moon Knight Producer Claims Fans Don't Need Any Previous MCU Knowledge To Understand The Show

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Producer Grant Curtis says Moon Knight doesn’t require any previous MCU knowledge. This week marks the official debut of Marvel Studios' latest live-action Disney Plus show, and it’s without a doubt bringing a completely new-energy to the MCU.

With the release of Marvel Studios' Moon Knight comes Oscar Isaac's official introduction into the MCU. Marvel Studios has promoted Moon Knight as being a ‘brand-new type of superhero,’ mostly due to the fact that Isaac's character, who is both Steven Grant and Marc Spector, lives with Dissociative Identity Disorder. Isaac's ‘alters’ couldn’t be more different from one another. Steven Grant is a shy gift shop employee, who throughout the duration of the series becomes plagued with blackouts and begins to receive memories from a past life that he can’t quite place. Marc Spector is a mercenary who ultimately becomes the catapult for him becoming spiritually connected to the Egyptian moon god, Khonshu, who grants him mystical, superhero-like powers. The first episode showcases Steven trying desperately to figure out the discrepancies of his life as a result of his alter Marc's actions.

Moon Knight Director Explains How The Series Is «Different» From The Rest Of Marvel

Isaac has shared recently that Moon Knight feels more like a character study than anything else and that when audiences focus strictly on the portrayal of mental health within the series, it could be regarded as strictly a drama. This is most definitely new territory for Marvel Studios, which seems to be getting more serious and darker in tone with each new project they release. Producer of the series, Curtis, recently sat down with Screen Rant and was asked how Moon Knight fits within the broader MCU universe due to the