Simu Liu is elaborating on his critical comments of “Moon Knight”.
29.04.2022 - 01:15 / variety.com
Moon Knight” debuted with its premiere episode watched for 418 million minutes during the Marvel Cinematic Universe show’s first five days of availability, according to Nielsen’s newly released streaming rankings.For the week of March 28-April 3, “Moon Knight” didn’t make the ratings-currency company’s list of the Top 10 video on demand programs, though it landed at No. 6 for streaming originals.
For comparison, “Hawkeye,” Disney+’s most recent Marvel original series, drew 852 million minutes viewed of its first two episodes during the same time span after its Nov. 24 premiere.
Both series were given a weekly rollout from Disney+, but it should be noted that while “Hawkeye” had two episodes released on Day 1, while many viewers were home for Thanksgiving, only the first installment of “Moon Knight” was dropped on its premiere day. “Moon Knight” centers on Steven Grant (Isaac), a mild-mannered gift-shop employee who becomes plagued with blackouts and memories of another life and discovers he has dissociative identity disorder and shares a body with mercenary Marc Spector.
As Steven/Marc’s enemies converge upon them, they must navigate their complex identities while thrust into a deadly mystery among the powerful gods of Egypt.The finale episode of “Moon Knight” will launch May 4.In its first full week on Netflix post-March 25 premiere, “Bridgerton” Season 2 was the No. 1 streaming title on the list, drawing 3.2 billion minutes watched.Also of note is the resurgence of “Encanto.” After the wildly popular November 2021 animated film finally began to fade on the chart, overtaken by Pixar’s “Turning Red,” it made its way back up to No.
Simu Liu is elaborating on his critical comments of “Moon Knight”.
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Selome Hailu “Bridgerton” spent weeks in the No. 1 spot on Nielsen’s streaming rankings, but finally fell back to No. 3 in the April 11-17 viewing windoe after reality dating show “The Ultimatum: Marry or Move On” released its final two episodes.“The Ultimatum” debuted at No.
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Carson Burton Creating the detailed, intricate looks for three massive Egyptian gods, a handful of “avatars” of said gods along with two all-new MCU superheroes is no simple job. Meghan Kasperlik, the costume designer on Marvel’s newest limited series “Moon Knight,” was tasked for creating the looks for these new additions to Marvel’s vast universe.
WARNING: Major spoilers ahead for “Moon Knight” on Disney+“Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” isn’t the only Marvel property that introduced fans to a new hero this week. Over on the season finale of “Moon Knight,” Layla El-Faouly made her debut as Scarlet Scarab — and series star May Calamawy is still processing it a bit.“When I first joined this, I laugh about it, because the role description was like ’20s to 30s Egyptian, strong woman, two steps ahead.’ That’s what it was,” Calamawy told TheWrap.
Paced by the April premiere of Better Call Saul‘s new season on AMC, catch-up viewing of the show’s first five seasons propelled the show to No. 2 on Nielsen’s streaming chart for April 4 to 10.
Selome Hailu Though the sixth and final season of “Better Call Saul” didn’t debut until April 18, the show took the No. 2 position on Nielsen’s streaming rankings for the week of April 4-10 as viewers presumably rewatched the series on Netflix in preparation for its return.Accruing 915 million minutes viewed, this is a notable achievement for the AMC crime drama, as acquired titles typically don’t chart as strongly as series that have their debuts on streaming services.
Oscar Isaac turning in a spellbinding performance as both Marc and Steven, who have to come to terms with themselves, and each other, in order to take on the cult leader, Arthur Harrow (Ethan Hawke).«Oscar changed the game, absolutely,» executive producer Grant Curtis told ET about one of the newest actors to take up the mantle of a Marvel hero. «I remember being on set one of the days when he kind of broke that barrier and played both [Marc and Steven] back to back.
Yesterday, the finale of Marvel‘s limited series “Moon Knight” dropped on Disney+, and with the show over it’s unknown when we’ll see the character pop up again. The studio hasn’t announced a season two as they previously did with “Loki” after that show completed it’s run last year.
Moon Knight, confirming there’s “no official plans”.The Disney+ series released its final sixth episode earlier this week (May 4), where Isaac plays a mercenary suffering from dissociative identity disorder.Speaking to RadioTimes.com about whether Marc Spector and Steven Grant’s story will continue in future seasons, Isaac said: “There’s definitely no official plans to continue it. I think it would depend on what the story is.”The actor however is open to reprising the role, adding: “That being said, I love being Steven. I just love it.
Warning: the following piece contains spoilers about the season one finale of Disney+/Marvel’s Moon Knight
Adam B. Vary Senior Entertainment WriterSPOILER WARNING: This story discusses major plot points in Season 1, Episode 6 of “Moon Knight,” currently streaming on Disney+.Throughout Marvel Studios’ “Moon Knight,” it’s been clear that the titular superhero at its center, played by Oscar Isaac, was contending with a profound issue with his mental health.
Marvel Studios is fleshing out multiple new characters thanks to their shows on Disney+, and with “Moon Knight” coming to an end this week, there are some interesting tidbits about two Marvel characters that were originally planned to show up that ultimately didn’t make the cut. Head writer and executive producer Jeremey Slater revealed to the House of R podcast (Listen below) that the Marvel Studios series nearly featured “Hawkeye” character Maya Lopez/Echo as a love interest before they ultimately settled on the new character Layla El-Faouly, a surrogate for Marlene Alraune.
season finale (more on that in a minute) and it went out in style, with a lot of calamitous spectacles and a smattering of fun character moments. The Marvel Studios shows on Disney+ have had an awkward relationship with their finales, sometimes erring on too showy (“WandaVision”) or too talky (“Loki”).With “Moon Knight” (like “Hawkeye” before it), they seemed to find the right balance, with Marc Spector/Steven Grant (Oscar Isaac) attempting to return from the afterlife to thwart Arthur Harrow’s (Ethan Hawke) insidious plot and also come to terms with unruly tangle of his own psychology. “Moon Knight” is nothing if not an extended, hieroglyphics-etched metaphor for owning your shit.
Moon Knight director Mohamed Diab has promised a “satisfying” ending to the Marvel series – along with a few “twists and turns” in the plot.The series focuses on Steven Grant (Oscar Isaac), an unassuming gift shop employee who hasn’t yet realised why his life is so chaotic. The mind-bending adventure series, based on a series of Marvel comics dating back to 1975, is set to conclude next Wednesday (May 4) on Disney+.Speaking to Entertainment Weekly, Diab, praised Isaac’s “magnificent” performance of both Steven and Marc in the show, which explores Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID).“His performance is unbelievable,” Diab says.
Major spoilers follow for “Moon Knight” episode 5. Turn back now or be banished to the Egyptian land of the afterlife.The episode begins with a woman who we’ve never seen, screaming directly into camera: “It’s all your fault.” We see a flash of water and a cave, before we shift into an office. It’s sort of like Ethan Hawke’s office in the otherworldly psych ward from the previous episode but different; more mundane and of-the-real-world.
Paul Harris WASHINGTON, D.C. — Comedian Jon Stewart was awarded the Kennedy Center’s Mark Twain Prize on Sunday in a raucous affair that celebrated his genius at exposing hypocrisy and injustice wherever they occur.“This is incredible,” said an emotional Stewart upon receiving the miniature bust of Twain that followed two hours of roasting and tender testimonials by former co-stars from “The Daily Show” and others.