Moon Knight, a new Marvel miniseries starring Oscar Isaac and Ethan Hawke is coming to Disney+, and it's going to be gritty.
Here are some things you should know about the show and the history of Moon Knight before you stream it on March 30.
1. The main character, Marc Spector aka Moon Knight, has dissociative identity disorder.
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This leads to him having multiple identities, or alter egos, all of which he uses to his advantage.
2. Oscar Isaac called on his brother to stand in and act opposite him to make it easier to play the alter egos of Moon Knight.
3. Moon Knight's alter ego Steven Grant appears in both the comic books and the series, but his other identity, Jake Lockley, won't appear in the show.
4. Oscar Isaac recently spoke out in support of Disney employees protesting the "Don't Say Gay" bill.
I asked #MoonKnight star Oscar Isaac if he had a comment about the Disney employee protest over the "Don't Say Gay" bill today. Boy howdy, did he. https://t.co/pqyWy21r4n
Safe to say he didn't bite his tongue.
5. Ethan Hawke, who stars as Arthur Harrow, says Oscar Isaac got him his role in the show.
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In an interview on Late Night with Seth Meyers, the actor said, "I heard about it from Oscar Isaac, who lives three blocks down the street from me in Brooklyn. I was at a coffee shop, and he came up to me and was like, 'Hey, I really liked 'The Good Lord Bird.' I was like oh cool, yeah, I really like your work, you're amazing! He's like, 'Wanna be in the Moon Knight with me?' I was like, 'Yeah.'"
6. The character of Arthur Harrow is mainly created for the show, and believed to be an amalgamation of other characters from the comic books, like Sun King and Morning Star.
7. Ethan Hawke is no stranger to comics — he recently released a graphic novel, Meadowlark, which is actually his fifth published novel and second graphic novel.
8. Ethan Hawke said he drew inspiration for his character from infamous cult leaders and Steve Jobs.
9. Moon Knight makes appearances in a bunch of Marvel video games.
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He might be a lesser known Marvel hero, but he's a fan favorite.
10. The show was largely filmed in Budapest.
11. Egyptian representation was important to Moon Knight's director, Mohamed Diab, who criticized the way Egypt was depicted in Wonder Woman 1984.
12. The show was written and produced by Jeremy Slater, whose work you may have seen before.
13. Moon Knight is often compared to DC's Batman.
14. Moon Knight is expected to be darker in material than other Marvel shows on Disney+.
15. The series is a long time coming — Moon Knight was expected to be introduced onscreen back in 2006.
