Marvel Studios has promised "something different" from upcoming MCU projects in the past only for the movie/series in question to fall back into the familiar trappings of the genre, but it really does feel like Moon Knight is shaping up to be a truly unique experience.
The Disney+ series will focus on Oscar Isaac's Steven Grant, who comes to learn that he is actually a mercenary named Marc Spector who suffers from dissociative identity disorder. One of his alternate personas is the mystical Moon Knight, who gains his abilities from an Egyptian deity known as Khonshu.
It's a pretty out-there premise, and Kevin Feige has already pointed out that this show is going to take the MCU to some "brutal" new places, but it sounds like Moon Knight will also take chances with its exploration of mental illness.
“It is risky,” admits Isaac during an interview with Empire. “He’s an obscure hero, and the things we’re dealing with are very different. But because it’s a limited series, rather than a movie, the pressure isn’t there to make sure the opening weekend is massive. We’re able to take more risks, to bring that experimental quality on a huge scale.”
Though The Falcon and The Winter Soldier and Hawkeye didn't exactly break the MCU mould, there's no denying that WandaVision and Loki took the long-running franchise to some unexpected places, so here's hoping Moon Knight follows suit.
We'll find out when Marvel's next Disney+ series premieres on March 30.
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