Steven is scared, and Marc calmly says it will be alright and let him take over, almost like the voice of a reassuring sibling, hence the actual voice of Isaac's brother Hernández. In a critical scene, Steven is being chased by ancient demagogues in the museum.
Moon Knight cleverly reverses this dynamic. The standard superhero-villain dynamic is where the antagonist has some kind of mental illness and is an outcast, while the protagonist does not and is loved by all.
MOON KNIGHT ORIGINAL COMIC SERIES
In a Good Morning America television interview, Isaac said The Moon Knight writers treat Steven’s/Marc’s condition "with a lot of respect." DID is addressed in the series as Steven is shaken by the upheaving of his quiet life but continues to face his demons under the “watchful eye of Khonshu.” Little does Steve know that it is probably due to his brain being altered by Khonshu, which makes Steven’s alter ego, Marc, more resilient to attack. The show begins in modern-day London with Grant suffering from no sleep and severe anxiety. Imagine Moon Knight walking like an Egyptian to the tune of “Staying Alive” by the Bee Gees. Moon Knight’s second suit is adorned with bandages and gold accessories. But the irony is the Moon Knight’s alternate look (donned by Steven, not Marc), an all-white Armani-styled white suit, is oddly reminiscent of John Travolta’s white disco suit in Saturday Night Fever. Moon Knight, the resurrected avatar for the moon god Khonshu, seems to be somewhat of a dark creature himself. More distinctive are Moon Knight’s glowing, white eyes, which could very well be a reference to Bonnie Tyler’s light beaming eyes in her 1983 hit video “Total Eclipse of the Heart.” Songwriter Jim Steinman wrote Tyler’s hit about a vampire love story. “That's why Steven who's completely away from the superhero world, his cool thing is when they tell him to summon the suit, it's a suit. In an interview with Collider, director Mohamed Diab said the superhero needed two different costumes to show how Steven/Marc conjure their version of Moon Knight. In the series, when faced with danger, Marc metamorphoses into Moon Knight, the barrel-chested superhero donning a gray-white cloak with hood and mummy-like wrapped bodysuit with the trademark crescent moon mask. Moon Knight has been referred to as Marvel's Batman, mainly because of his classic cape and dark and demure demeanor. Having a strong female independent character encourages young girls who dream of having both a career and a long-term romantic relationship. She usually shows up out of nowhere, just in time to help her husband escape another predicament. Instead, she fights the bad guys helping Steven (Marc). This spousal role is refreshing in that Layla is not a typical wife waiting for her man to save her. RELATED: ‘Moon Knight’s May Calamawy on How the Cast and Filmmakers Would Spend Sundays Going Over the Scripts In the original comics, Moon Knight’s love interest is Marlene Alraune, whose father was an archeologist who discovered the tomb Marc supposedly died in Egypt. Layla is a strong character in her own right by standing up for Steven, who constantly refuses to change back into his alter ego Marc so he can use his lunar superpowers to defeat his foes. Layla is played by May Calamawy, an Egyptian archeologist who was initially unaware of Marc’s DID until the second episode. Layla El-Faouly, is a mystery woman that we later learn is Marc’s estranged wife, who never appeared in the Moon Knight comics. Therefore, the show has more liberty to develop these characters onscreen, creating new fans in the process. The rising Marvel comic hero Moon Knight is somewhat unknown compared to other more established superheroes.
The constant banter between alter egos, Steven and Marc (alternating Isaac and Hernández in the glass reflections) create more distinction in addition to the character Steven speaking with a British accent and Marc with an American accent. RELATED: Why Steven Grant Is the Better Choice as the ‘Moon Knight’ Protagonist In another interview on Good Morning America (GMA) with Robin Roberts, Isaac said his real-life brother Michael Hernández was hired to be “the other” Isaac said he approached producers with the idea of hiring his brother, an actor, who, obviously, looks similar to him and who could play it off well. Isaac also said he loves English humor, and this was an opportunity to make the character distinct. According to a Moon Knight press conference with the cast and crew, Isaac said he wanted to give Steven the accent to do something different with the character because he thought Marvel has many New York characters already. One of the most apparent alterations is the British accent of Steven Grant.
0 kommentar(er)
