Since the season finale of Hawkeye aired on December 24 on Disney+, things have been relatively quiet on the MCU front. But you didn’t think that Marvel would let things lie too long, did you? Last night the first trailer for Moon Knight dropped, confirming that the studio’s newest show will begin its six-episode run on March 30. Check it out!
Moon Knight stars Oscar Isaac in the titular role. He is a hero with a complicated life. Isaac’s character suffers from dissociative identity disorder, which means that even before he takes up the mask and cape he has multiple personalities which pull him in different directions. In the comics there’s Marc Spector the former mercenary; Steven Grant Hollywood producer; Jake Lockley the cab driver; and Mr. Knight, a version of the masked Moon Knight who wears a suit and tie and is more of a detective then a beat ’em up vigilante. And there are several other personalities who have cropped up over the years.
The trailer spends most of its time with the Steven personality of Moon Knight, who’s working at the British Museum in London. It takes us through a bunch of mind-bending shots of Steven struggling to discern what’s real and what’s not, until eventually he discovers a cell phone hidden on a shelf in his apartment. “Oh my god you’re alive! What’s wrong with you, Marc?” the voice on the other end demands, setting off a ringing in his ears as he asks in confusion why they called him by that name.
Ethan Hawke makes his MCU debut in Moon Knight trailer
The trailer is pretty trippy, and we’re here for it. We also get our first glimpse of Egyptian moon god Konshu at the 0:45 second mark, as well as plenty of shots of Ethan Hawke’s villain Dr. Alex Harrow. In the comics, Harrow is a relatively minor villain whose mad scientist-type antics feature in only one issue. The show appears to be fleshing him out and taking him in a different direction; Hawke has said he’s basing his performance on the infamous cult leader David Koresh. Now we start to see what that looks like a little bit, as people kneel to him in a city square and he gives a creepy line to Spector about the chaos inside him.
Moon Knight looks to be leaning back into the horror elements of the MCU. Could this be another show like WandaVision, where the question of what’s real and what’s not is always looming in the minds of the main character and audience alike? We shall find out soon enough.
Moon Knight begins airing March 30 on Disney+
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