Moon Knight is a really advanced character who’s scuffling with psychological well being points: Grant Curtis

One factor that Marvel movies and exhibits have in frequent is that all of them are character research, believes Moon Knight government producer Grant Curtis.

Starring Hollywood star Oscar Isaac within the lead, the brand new present introduces Marvel followers to Steven Grant, a mild-mannered man, who discovers that he has dissociative id dysfunction and shares a physique with Marc Spector, a former mercenary and the ruthless avatar of Khonshu, the Egyptian god of the moon and vengeance.

The Marvel Studios collection, directed by Egyptian filmmaker Mohamed Diab together with Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead, at present streams on streaming service Disney+ Hotstar.

From the primary take a look at the character, Curtis stated the character is sort of totally different from those that followers have seen within the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) however there’s a similarity as effectively.

“Moon Knight is totally different as a result of it’s a really advanced character who’s scuffling with some psychological well being points and has a really advanced life that he’s attempting to juggle, however in a number of methods, he’s similar to different Marvel choices up to now.

“I do think that one thing that people don’t quite always grasp is that at the heart of all Marvel movies there is a character study. Whether it’s a character study of Peter Parker or Tony Stark or in this case Marc Spector and Steven Grant, at the core of these are character studies,” he instructed PTI in an interview.

Curtis serves as an government producer on the collection together with Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige, lead star Isaac, Louis D’Esposito, Victoria Alonso, Brad Winderbaum, Mohamed Diab and head author Jeremy Slater.
The probability to discover these comedian characters is why in style actors of Hollywood are additionally drawn to Marvel initiatives, he added.

“I think that’s why a lot of actors are attracted to these roles like Oscar Isaac or Ethan Hawke. These are character pieces that turn into action, adventure pieces a lot of times, but at their core, it’s just really searching the soul of these incredible characters that were created by the Marvel artists years, sometimes decades ago,” Curtis stated.

Curtis stated the concept to make a collection on the comedian ebook character of Moon Knight got here from Feige, the principle architect of money-minting franchise MCU.

“It was actually a dialog with the principle man at Marvel, Kevin Feige. Kevin stated, ‘Hey, I want to do Moon Knight as a Disney+ series.’ And that’s actually how my involvement started as a result of I work at Marvel Studios and that was the undertaking that I used to be fortunate sufficient to be assigned.

“I fell in love with the character. Obviously, I knew the character before we started working on this, but wasn’t able to really dive into the depths before starting this project. But once I started reading the comics and turning the pages… every page is a mystery. Just when you think you have Moon Knight figured out, you turn the page and everything that you thought you knew, you realize you don’t know,” he added.

The government producer stated the present is a “globe trotting action adventure”.

“The Marvel humor is inherent and apparent in Moon Knight, just like all the other movies. I think it makes for a very rich tapestry of a series. And we are excited to bring this to the world.”

Asked a few potential second season of the collection, Curtis stated the choice solely is determined by Feige. “He is the master behind the Marvel cinematic universe and we’ll see where ‘Moon Knight’ lands. I think the way we leave the show after the last episode, it’s limitless. There are opportunities for the character to do anything Kevin wants him to do. And I can’t wait as a fan boy to see what happens to ‘Moon Knight’ next,” he added.

Moon Knight additionally stars Ethan Hawke and May Calamawy. The present began streaming on Disney+ Hotstar from March 30 and is obtainable in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and English.