‘Moon Knight’: Directors Mohamed Diab, Justin Benson & Aaron Moorhead Talk About Bringing A Darker World To The MCU [Bingeworthy Podcast]

May Calamawy is opening up about her journey to join Marvel with the new series, Moon Knight.

very questionable Mandarin-speaking skills)? There are only a few more episodes for him to get the job done.With this week’s episode, “Moon Knight” is inching towards a resolution, with the central narrative picking up steam and the scope expanding towards “Indiana Jones”-ian proportions.But what really went down during this week’s episode? Read on for our full rundown.Major spoilers for this week’s episode of “Moon Knight” follow, obviously.The episode opens with Layla (May Calamawy), Marc’s (ex?) wife and Steven’s current partner, getting forged documents. She’s describing her current situation in between getting photos taken for her phony passport. “He’s probably going to get himself killed running around Cairo,” she says.

Amber Dowling Live award shows continued to prove they’re a hit with viewers, as once again the April 3 Grammy Awards and the March 27 Academy Awards landed in the No. 1 and 2 spots on Variety’s Trending TV chart for the week of April 4 to 10.Last week the Grammys earned a record-making 56.9 million engagements.

“Moon Knight,” that villain is the chillingly calm Arthur Harrow. But as it happens, Ethan Hawke didn’t look to other villains in pop culture for inspiration on being scary; he looked to real life “television preachers.”Episode 2, now streaming on Disney+, makes a pretty big reveal about Harrow too: he used to be the Moon Knight. Or rather, he was Khonshu’s avatar as Marc Spector and Steven Grant are now.

's second episode finds Steven Grant (Oscar Isaac) frantically trying to unravel the mysteries of his other identity, Marc Spector, and his vengeful, masked alter ego. However, as the bumbling, newly fired British Museum worker tries to piece together what he's learned about the dangers he's suddenly facing, he comes across far more questions than answers. The confusion is only compounded by the introduction of Layla El-Faouly (May Calamawy), an archaeologist and adventurer, who — as Steven finds out when she pleads with him to sign their divorce papers -- is also Marc's wife.Layla initially doesn't believe Steven when he protests that he's not actually the husband she's looking for.

, the MCU’s latest series now streaming on Disney+, Arthur Harrow’s ambitions are becoming a bit more clear, as the cult-like leader reveals to Steven Grant (Oscar Isaac) his plans to resurrect another Egyptian god, Ammit. While speaking to ET’s Will Marfuggi, Ethan Hawke opens up about playing the cryptic antagonist, who blurs the lines of a typical villain, and his Thanos-like intentions. Given that the titular superhero is someone who has dissociative identity disorder, exhibits multiple personalities and is possessed by Khonshu, Harrow couldn’t be a typical villain.

Marvel Studios’ “Moon Knight” is unlike anything attempted in the Marvel Cinematic Universe since 2008’s “Iron Man.” Not only is it Marvel’s first Disney Plus series that doesn’t focus on already established characters, the first four episodes of the show, which Variety has seen, contain not a single spoken reference to the MCU. No one talks about Thanos or the Snap, Spider-Man or Wakanda.

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Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission.Marvel has added a new live-action series to its growing lineup this week with the debut of “Moon Knight” on Disney Plus.The highly anticipated show, starring Oscar Isaac as the franchise’s infamous antihero, marks the fifth comic series that the streamer has adapted for the screen, following wildly successful hits such as “WandaVision” and “The Mandalorian.” It’s also the first time that the Moon Knight character, whose story has been explored in dozens of comic issues since 1970, will be featured heavily onscreen.The story starts off by following a British gift shop employee named Steven Grant (Isaac), who is haunted by nightmarish visions seemingly caused by a mysterious force that’s taken over his mind. Soon enough, it turns out those visions are really the real, dissociative states of Mark Specter, another character played by Isaac that shares Grant’s body and identity but is also a human embodiment of the Egyptian god Khonshu.

Angelique Jackson SPOILER ALERT: Do not read unless you’ve watched the series premiere of Marvel Studios’ “Moon Knight,” now streaming on Disney Plus. “Moon Knight,” the latest entry in to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, is as much a story about the gods of Egypt as it is about superheroes.

Marvel Studios have released a brand-new series featuring a new character for the MCU – Moon Knight, played by award-winning actor Oscar Isaac and also starring Ethan Hawke and May Calamawy.

Oscar Isaac, follows the first hero in the Marvel Cinematic Universe to struggle with Dissociative Identity Disorder. The show’s protagonist has four individual identities, though the series will start out focusing on the lives of just two. Alongside Issac, Ethan Hawke, Gaspard Ulliel and May Calamawy also star in.

, the latest MCU series on Disney+, stars Oscar Isaac as the titular superhero with dissociative identity disorder who shares a psychic connection with Egyptian god Khonshu. While Moon Knight has multiple personalities – Marc Spector, Steven Grant and Mr.

Oscar Isaac leads the MCU’s latest original series,, as the titular superhero with dissociative identity disorder possessed by the Egyptian god, Khonshu, and his multiple personalities, Marc Spector, Steven Grant and Mr. Knight, who all find themselves on a mythological (and psychological) adventure akin to.

“Moon Knight” introduces Oscar Isaac’s titular hero to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and is the latest in a line of small-screen stories meant to expand the MCU. 2021 brought “WandaVision,” “Loki,” “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier,” “What If…” and “Hawkeye” and “Moon Knight” kicks 2022 off in style with the story of a man suffering from Dissociative Identity Disorder who moonlights as a crime fighter.But those highly anticipating the show may be wondering, what time does “Moon Knight” come out on Disney+? New episodes drop at 12am PT/3pm ET on Wednesdays, starting Wednesday, March 30.“Moon Knight” is being released weekly, so only one new episode will be unveiled at a time until the six-episode season is concluded on May 4.The story of this series follows Steven Grant (Isaac), a mild-mannered gift-shop employee, who becomes plagued with blackouts and memories of another life.

“Moon Knight”Wednesday, March 30, Disney+Marvel Studios’ latest Disney+ original series (its sixth) is a relatively deep cut character – Marc Spector (played by Oscar Isaac), a man who, depending on the comic book run, is truly inhabited by a deity from ancient Egypt or just deeply unhinged mentally. We are introduced to Spector via one of his alter egos, sheepish British museum employee Steven Grant (Isaac goes full Dick-Van-Dyke-in-“Mary Poppins”), who is soon plagued with visions of a mystery man who looks an awful lot like himself, as well as nightmarish creatures with animal heads that look like old gods.

Marvel Studios is the dominating force in the superhero genre and they continue to deliver various characters, balancing both the popular and the obscure. We’ll be seeing “Moon Knight,” “Ms.

EXCLUSIVE: Richard Rider aka Nova looks to be joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe as sources tell Deadline Marvel is developing a Nova project with Sabir Pirzada on board to write. It is unknown at this time whether this will be developed as a feature film or one of limited series for Disney+. As always Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige will produce.

Use that platform when you’ve got it, right? In the spotlight arguably more than he’s ever been in the past, “Moon Knight” director and executive producer Mohamed Diab has been very vocal about using Middle Eastern culture and, specifically, Egypt in modern superhero projects. The country plays a significant role in the new Marvel Studios streaming series as Egyptian mythology is directly tied to Marc Spector/Steven Grant’s alter-ego, Moon Knight.