Oscar Isaac Is Marvel’s Newest Superhero With ‘Moon Knight’

Marvel Studios has unveiled the first trailer for its Disney Plus series “Moon Night” and features a new superhero played by actor Oscar Isaacs. The teaser was unveiled on Monday night, officially launching the 2022 slate for the Marvel Cinematic Universe, reports Variety.com.

In “Moon Night,” which premieres on March 30, Isaac plays Mark Spector, a former soldier with a severe case of dissociative identity disorder that manifests as completely different individuals. it happens. He becomes a conduit for Khonshu, the Egyptian moon god, which only adds to Mark’s concern over his mental illness.

In the trailer set on Kid Cudi’s ‘Day n’ Night,’ Mark can’t tell the difference between his normal life and his dreams. He plays with the Rubik’s Cube, unable to sleep, only to jump out of bed in a panic and his leg is chained to his bed, though he seemingly forgets that it was the one who killed the night. had restrained himself. After visiting an ancient Egyptian museum, he sees a vision of Khonshu and later meets the villain of Ethan Hawke, a cult leader who encourages Mark to embrace his inner darkness.

The trailer ends with Mark dressed as Moon Knight and a shot of him brutally beating someone on the bathroom floor.

Unlike all of Marvel Studios’ previous series for Disney Plus, which were based on existing characters from the company’s pre-2019 feature films, “Moon Knight” is on a whole new path, with an entirely new set of characters and a storyline. which has no explicit initial connection to the MCU.

Making his Marvel Comics debut in 1975, Moon Knight initially possessed superpowers based on the phases of the Moon, but recent iterations have kept his abilities mortal, aided by sophisticated gadgetry.

This has drawn comics fans to compare the character to the DC Comics superhero Batman.

“Moon Night” co-stars Hawke and May Calamawi, while Jeremy Slater serves as producer and lead writer, with the team of Mohamed Diab and Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead directing.

The show marks the opening of Marvel Studios’ second year of distributing feature films as well as TV series for Disney Plus. Also expected in 2022 for The Streamer: “She-Hulk”, a legal comedy starring Tatiana Maslany, Mark Ruffalo, Tim Roth, Renée Ellis Goldsberry, Josh Segarra and Jameela Jamil; ‘M / s. Marvel’, a coming-of-age drama starring newcomer Iman Vellani; and the animated series ‘What If?’ Season 2 of