MOON KNIGHT Star Oscar Isaac Reveals His Brother Was Pivotal In Helping Him Play Steven Grant AND Marc Spector

MOON KNIGHT Star Oscar Isaac Reveals His Brother Was Pivotal In Helping Him Play Steven Grant AND Marc Spector

During this week's global press conference for Moon Knight, Oscar Isaac revealed that his brother, Mike Hernandez, was a pivotal factor in him being able to play Steven Grant and Marc Spector in the show.

By JoshWilding - Mar 23, 2022 05:03 PM EST
Filed Under: Moon Knight

This past Monday, Marvel Studios held the global press conference for Moon Knight. ComicBookMovie.com was on hand to cover the event (we were even fortunate enough to ask a question), and there were plenty of exciting new reveals about the Disney+ series to be found. 

Moderator Devan Coggan asked about the scenes where Oscar Isaac had to converse with himself as Steven Grant and Marc Spector, and the actor explained how approaching those moments was made easier by having his real-life brother on set to perform against as Steven or Marc! 

"Well, the first step was to hire my brother, Michael Hernandez, to come in and be the other me," Isaac explained. "That's the closest thing to me there is on Earth. So, he came in and he would play either Steven or Marc, even do the accent and everything, both accents. It was really helpful to have someone that's not only a great actor but also shares my DNA to play off of."

"But that was something that I didn't anticipate was how technically demanding that was going to be of having to show up and decide which character I was going to play first," he continued, elaborating on some of the biggest challenges presented by this role. "And then try to block that out, give my brother notes, and then do the scene, and then switch characters, and then figure it out."

It's fascinating to hear from Isaac about the complications and complexities that surrounded his dual roles in Moon Knight, and should Jake Lockley eventually be thrown into the mix, well, that'll be another character for the Star Wars alum to take on. We're confident he won't struggle with that, anyway, especially based on those recent social media reactions (our review drops on Monday).

Moon Knight premieres on Disney+ on March 30.
 

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GhostDog
GhostDog - 3/23/2022, 5:43 PM
Origame
Origame - 3/23/2022, 5:47 PM
"That's the closest thing to me there is on earth"

You clearly don't know about the Oscar Isaac clone I keep in my basement.
Menks123
Menks123 - 3/23/2022, 7:23 PM
@Origame -

Origame
Origame - 3/23/2022, 8:33 PM
@Menks123 - ...what? You don't have one?
Menks123
Menks123 - 3/23/2022, 9:36 PM
@Origame - Yes but I keep it a secret! They'll come after me.
Origame
Origame - 3/23/2022, 10:04 PM
@Menks123 - not if you let it fight for you
Menks123
Menks123 - 3/24/2022, 12:15 AM
@Origame - Mine doesn't fight, it dances. It's kind of defective.

TheWalkingCuban
TheWalkingCuban - 3/23/2022, 6:17 PM
Like the pretty girl on dr Phil with dissociative disorder. The main one for her real estate work was the “administrator” which would choose the proper “program” for the moment. Yes Facebook got me on dr Phil. But that girl man I felt bad for her. But not for her pimp program. I know it’s hard out there for em but a little accountability please
Menks123
Menks123 - 3/23/2022, 7:22 PM
I have absolutely LOVED every interview i've read and watched with Oscar, Ethan, the directors and writers have had talking about aspects of this show without spoilers.

It's been so damn fun.
campblood
campblood - 3/23/2022, 7:25 PM
While I super stoked for the show and will watch it was glee I’m really going into this to see how Oscar is going to do as solid snake. I love MGS I played it on a loop over 14 times, I loved 2,3,4. He wouldn’t be my choice for snake I think it’s odd casting considering what he looks like in the games. I’m not going to flip the table and stomp away but I hope he’s good and I’m using moon knight as a test run for a movie that I’ve been waiting for since 1998
SonOfAGif
SonOfAGif - 3/23/2022, 7:32 PM
That's what you call organic method acting and not some psychotic daily episode harassing your cast mates and crew. I'm looking at you Jared Leto.
McMurdo
McMurdo - 3/23/2022, 8:10 PM
That's [frick]ing awesome.
SonOfAGif
SonOfAGif - 3/23/2022, 9:38 PM
Also don't forget how great Mary was in Iron Fist Season 2. Despite how pitiful that series was.
Armageddon26
Armageddon26 - 3/23/2022, 10:34 PM
@SonOfAGif - I’m in the minority that thinks S2 is actually quite enjoyable (if not the highest of quality), but yeah, Alice Eve crushed it
MotherGooseUPus
MotherGooseUPus - 3/24/2022, 7:42 AM
@Armageddon26 - as bad as that series was, she was great in the role... plus.. shes absolutely gorgeous
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