Moon Knight’s Ethan Hawke On Whether or Not His MCU Villain Is Dead
Moon Knight’s finale ended with the supposed death of its main villain, and Ethan Hawke has now addressed whether his character is dead in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Marvel Studios’ sixth Disney+ series premiered on March 30, introducing audiences to Oscar Isaac as gift shoppist Steven Grant—who was previously unaware of his alternate personalities, including the mercenary, Marc Spector, who serves as the avatar for the Egyptian moon god Khonshu. Hawke plays the series’ primary antagonist Arthur Harrow, a cult leader with a penchant for putting broken glass in his shoes.
As Khonshu’s disgruntled former champion, Harrow, and the goddess Ammit ultimately fail in purging the world of sinners—past, present, and future. In the post-credits scene of Moon Knight’s finale, Harrow is now the one in a mental institution before being wheeled out by the much-hyped third personality, Jake Lockley. After Harrow is thrown into Khonshu’s limo, the flat-caped driver shoots the former cult leader four times before driving away. While his fate might seem pretty straightforward, Hawke is here to tease otherwise.
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In a recent interview with ComicBook to promote Scott Derrickson’s new horror movie The Black Phone, Hawke was asked whether his MCU villain is actually dead. It’s worth noting that Moon Knight’s main character was resurrected by an Egyptian god, Harrow’s body was never shown, and this is the MCU. That said, Hawke didn’t reveal much but he teased that Harrow “sure doesn’t seem dead to me.”
Moon Knight’s post-credits scene seems to set up a season 2. In the finale, Khonshu seemingly frees Marc Spector from his pact, but the credits scene shows the Egyptian
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