Moon Knight Writer Cites Indiana Jones And Ghostbusters As Inspirations

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There's been plenty of hype surrounding the upcoming Moon Knight series that was released just recently, and this latest little wrinkle should only add to it. Head writer Jeremy Slater recently came out saying that two of the show's primary influences were Ghostbusters and Indiana Jones and The Raiders of the Lost Ark.

Moon Knight offers MCU fans a unique story and experience compared to past Marvel Studios projects, which is not an easy feat for a series involving a character who is frequently compared to DC's Batman. Slater cited the original Ghostbusters and Indiana Jones and The Raiders of the Lost Ark as big inspirations for the series, among others, in part because he didn't want the character to be a carbon copy of Batman.

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«I came in saying, 'Look, people are sort of expecting Batman in a white palette swap, sort of beating up muggers in an alley...' To me, it was sort of the least interesting version, because we've seen it so many times,» Slater said to Variety at the Moon Knight premiere. «So I came in, and I was really pitching, 'I want to see some Raiders of the Lost Ark. I want to see some Ghostbusters.'» Slater later elaborated that he wanted to bring a darker tone to the family-friendly MCU franchise, which Marvel Studios head guru Kevin Feige was more than supportive of, and then some. «I wanted to bring some horror into the MCU, some scary monsters and really sort of push that envelope as far as we can. Kevin and Marvel were so supportive of that… At every turn, he really sort of pushed us to tell the best story, don't worry about… pulling your punches. It's definitely still appropriate for all ages… but I was like 'let's