The new trailer for Marvel’s Moon Knight hit early this week, and the consensus has been that it looks pretty awesome. Between the twisty split-personality narrative, the Egyptian iconography, and the general darker tone, it looks like the first Disney+ superhero show of 2022 is going to kick things off on a great note.
One place where the fans are somewhat more divided is over lead actor Oscar Isaac’s British accent. Some find it weird, some find it great, others find it…fine. When Moon Knight was first announced, I doubt any of us figured the most divisive aspect of the show would be the lead actor’s accent. Here’s the trailer, in case you want a refresher.
The internet weighs in on Oscar Isaac’s British accent
Isaac, who was born in Guatemala but grew up in the United States, has never donned an accent quite like this for any of his projects. Happily, the internet is here to help us work through our feelings about it:
my mind is split between appreciating how amazing moon knight looks and trying to digest oscar isaac with a british accent pic.twitter.com/cSKeaxxc6Q
— caitlin #lukestan (@SITHLEIAS) January 18, 2022
I just heard Oscar Isaac's British accent in the Moon Knight trailer and gaw blimey guvnor let's ave a knees up rahnd the old joanna, apples and pears mary poppins.
— KJ Charles @kjcharleswriter.com on BS (@kj_charles) January 18, 2022
Not everyone hates it, of course, because the internet is a vast ocean of difference:
Here for Oscar Isaac's English accent https://t.co/vhq6oym1Sy
— Ali Plumb (@AliPlumb) January 18, 2022
sexy oscar isaac with a british accent 😖😖 this was made specifically for me https://t.co/BrsFDDLdqS
— zoë begins ☃️ (@filmsbyzoe) January 18, 2022
Moon Knight is a character who has multiple personalities. The main one we spend time with in the trailer is Steven Grant, who in the show appears to be working at the gift shop of a London museum. I’m very much with the following user, who points out that this could be an accent specific to the Steven Grant persona. I’m expecting different voices for each of the character’s personalities, if not totally different accents as well.
Oscar Isaac's British accent is probably only for his alter as Steven Grant and will likely switch between accents as he switches alters and Moon Knight. pic.twitter.com/nmwTKykDlE
— Walt (@Uber_Kryptonian) January 18, 2022
Oscar Isaac mocks his own British accent
Even Isaac himself cracked a bit of a joke at his accent when he was reacting to the trailer with costar Ethan Hawke. “In waking life,” he mimics the trailer. “Please sir, can I have some more?”
In Tears at Oscar Isaac making fun of his own English Accent pic.twitter.com/vHvDgkVK9l
— Tom SU (@DrawsTom) January 18, 2022
If even the actor can joke about it, then I figure we can as well.
Whether you love, hate, or are rolling your eyes at Oscar Isaac’s accent in the Moon Knight trailer, we’ll just have to wait and see how his performance pans out in the rest of the show. But given the actor’s range and talent and the breadth of the role, he’ll probably kill it. Until then, let the jokes reign.
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