Oscar Isaac may be in the midst of promoting a new Disney series, but that doesn’t mean he’ll hold back criticism of the company’s corporate response to Florida’s controversial “Don’t Say Gay” legislation.
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Oscar Isaac took to the Studio 8 H stage for his debut Global’s “Saturday Night Live” monologue over the weekend, and shared a look at his first-ever movie role, which he created when he was just a kid.
“I’m joining the marvel universe, with Moon Knight. You know, it’s kind of a full-circle moment since the first movie I was ever in was called ‘The Avenger’,” Isaac shared. “Not The Avengers, which was a massive blockbuster. No, this was ‘The Avenger’, which is a movie that I wrote, directed, and starred in when I was 10 years old.”
“It was shot on location in my buddy Bruce Ferguson’s back yard in our hometown of Miami, Florida. I played a ninja assassin training to fight his nemesis,” the celebrated star continued, before showing a real clip from the hilarious no-budget home-video action flick.
In the brief clip, a 10-year-old Isaac can be seen showing off some hilariously awkward fight moves before “breaking” a board with a punch.
“I mean, [it’s] arguably better than the real ‘Avengers’. And I made it for half the budget, only $110 million,” Isaac said with a laugh.
As for Isaac’s childhood friend, Bruce Ferguson, the actor said, “He’s at home watching and he had no idea our old movie was going to be on ‘SNL’. I actually had to sign a licensing agreement to show it. That’s true! NBC universal now owns ‘The Avenger’. Coming this fall to Peacock!”
“Now, you might be asking, ‘Oscar, why did you use your monologue to show us these old home videos?’ And the reason is it’s important to encourage kids to be weirdos!” Isaac shared. “Because every once in a while one of those weirdos grows up to host ‘SNL’!”
ET’s Nischelle Turner spoke with Isaac on the red carpet at the 2022 Screen Actors Guild last Sunday and he opened up
Oscar Isaac may be in the midst of promoting a new Disney series, but that doesn’t mean he’ll hold back criticism of the company’s corporate response to Florida’s controversial “Don’t Say Gay” legislation.
an escalating employee backlash at the Mouse House threatening to spoil the party.Disney is scrambling to contain the fallout over its response to a Florida bill that would bar teachers from discussing LGBTQ topics like sexual orientation or gender identity with students unless they’re in the fourth grade or higher. The issue prompted an internal battle among company employees who are divided on whether Disney should get political.Left-leaning employees staged walkouts this week, arguing the company failed the LGBT community by initially failing to denounce the bill.
Disney is still trying to deal with the fallout caused by their donations to politicians that are supporting the hateful “Don’t Say Gay” bill, a law passed in Florida that prohibits instruction regarding gender identity and sexual orientation. The company has offered flowery statements but still hasn’t been able to quell the backlash and reports that they’ve removed same-sex affection scenes in Pixar films.
rallied in person and online in protest of the company’s response to a raft of anti-LGBTQ legislation that have either passed or are in the works in several state legislatures across the country. Some Disney employees, however, still had to work, especially those promoting “Moon Knight,” the latest Marvel Studios series to debut on Disney Plus.That did not stop the two stars of the series, Oscar Isaac and Ethan Hawke, from speaking out on the topic.“I guess my comment would be: gay gay gay gay gay gay gay gay gay gay gay gayyyyyy!” Isaac told Variety, breaking into song during the virtual “Moon Knight” junket.“It’s an absolutely ridiculous law,” Isaac continued, speaking specifically about the “Don’t Say Gay” law that passed in Florida that prohibits instruction regarding gender identity and sexual orientation. “It’s insane.
Oscar Isaac has something to say about “Don’t Say Gay.”
Legendary director Francis Ford Coppola is celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the beloved gangster family drama “The Godfather” and just finally earned a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame this month. About time; that’s long overdue.
Moon Knight wasn’t originally in the script.The American actor plays a mercenary suffering with dissociative identity disorder in the upcoming Marvel series. Along with the personalities of mercenary Marc Spector and vigilante Moon Knight, one of them is a British man named Steven Grant.Isaac’s British take on Grant however wasn’t originally pitched by Marvel, with the actor convincing Marvel boss Kevin Feige to go with his interpretation.Speaking to the Radio Times, Isaac said: “It wasn’t necessarily written that way at all.
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, Marvel Cinematic Universe’s latest spinoff about a superhero with dissociative identity disorder, Oscar Isaac plays two characters, Steven Grant and Marc Spector, who inhabit the same person. And over the course of the six-part series, Isaac is seen as both personalities, who often engage one another through mirrors or other reflective surfaces, especially when fighting for control over their body.
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Oscar Isaac rocked a skirt to a special screening of Marvel Studios’ Moon Knightthis week. The Golden Globe winner, dressed in Thom Browne, stepped out on Thursday wearing a pleated skirt teamed with a matching grey flannel blazer, white oxford shirt, black 4-bar socks and pebble grain boots to the screening held at the British Museum in London.10 fun facts you might not know about Oscar Isaac“What style of Oscar Isaac [fire emoji],” one Instagram user commented on photos shared by Marvel Studios.
Oscar Isaac found his signature look?On Thursday, March 17, the star stepped out at the British Museum in London for the premiere of Disney+'s new Marvel series, , starring him as the titular character. For the special occasion, the 43-year-old actor opted for a Thom Browne ensemble consisting of a slate gray blazer, collared shirt, tie and coordinating skirt, topped off with Browne's four-bar high socks and black boots.
Oscar Isaac shows off a bit of his calves in his kilt while arriving at the premiere of Moon Knight held at The British Museum on Thursday (March 17) in London, England.
Oscar Isaac is steps out for a special screening of his new show Moon Knight at Bode Museum on Monday (March 14) in Berlin, Germany.
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