Oscar Isaac
Steven Grant/Marc Spector/Moon Knight
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- 1. The Goldfish Problem Mar 30, 2022
- Steven Grant learns that he may be a superhero, but may also share a body with a ruthless mercenary.
- 2. Summon the Suit Apr 6, 2022
- With little time to react, Steven is thrust into a war of the gods as a mysterious partner arrives.
- 3. The Friendly Type Apr 13, 2022
- With Marc in the forefront and Harrow ahead, Marc and Layla navigate Cairo for intel.
Oscar Isaac stars as Marc Spector, a mercenary who shares a body with Steven Grant, a gift-shop employee, in this Marvel action-adventure series. Based on the comic book character, Moon Knight, the show explores their dissociative identity disorder and their connection to the Egyptian moon god.
- (271K)
- 2022-03-30
- Action, Adventure, Fantasy
- 48
Oscar Isaac as Marc Spector / Moon Knight, Steven Grant / Mr. Knight, and Jake Lockley: A man with dissociative identity disorder (DID), whose identities are distinct characters, and were differentiated in the script by their attitudes. Isaac chose to take this further by giving them different accents.
Jan 17, 2022 · Welcome to chaos 🌙 Watch the new trailer for Marvel Studios’ Moon Knight and start streaming the Original series March 30 on Disney+. Watch Marvel on Disne...
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- Marvel Entertainment
Jan 18, 2022 · by Rachel Paige. Moon Knight has arrived. A brand-new trailer for the upcoming Marvel Studios' series of the same name, along with the first look at a new poster, debuted during the NFL Super Wild Card matchup giving viewers a glimpse of the madness that will soon engulf star Oscar Isaac.
- Rachel Paige
- Overview
- Tackling one of his 'biggest challenges'
Oscar Isaac has established himself as one of the most versatile Hollywood actors in recent memory — and his leading role in the latest Marvel Studios' series "Moon Knight" shows why.
Audiences first meet Isaac in the role of Steven Grant, who works at a museum gift shop and is borderline obsessed with Egyptian mythology. But Grant's seemingly mundane life is upended when the character learns he possesses a second identity in the form of an ex-mercenary named Marc Spector, who also serves as the earthly avatar of Khonshu, the Egyptian god of the moon and vengeance.
Grant and Spector also have their individual superhero alter-egos, Mr. Knight and Moon Knight, respectively.
At its core, Isaac portrays a man grappling with dissociative identity disorder, a condition characterized by the presence of multiple distinct personalities. It is often developed in children exposed to long-term abuse or as a response to others traumas such as military combat or natural disasters, according to the National Alliance of Mental Illness.
"For me, that was the most interesting part of the character," the actor, who is of Guatemalan and Cuban descent, told NBC News. "The story of this person coming to terms with this disorder that they have, and more — the trauma that caused this thing." His character's trauma partly stems from the dirty work he does for Khonshu as well as from other painful memories from his past.
In an action-packed but deeply introspective performance, Isaac pushes himself into risky new territory by undertaking a character that pushes the boundaries of what a traditional hero looks like in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Despite acting in more than 50 films and TV shows, “Moon Knight” “certainly was one of the biggest challenges I’ve ever undertaken,” he said.
Isaac's gripping screen presence has captivated audiences since his breakthrough performance in 2013, starring in the moving Coen Brother’s film “Inside Llewyn Davis” about a gloomy young singer navigating the Greenwich Village folk scene of 1961.
The 43-year-old actor solidified his international success the following year starring as a Dr. Frankenstein-like programmer experimenting with artificial intelligence in Alex Garland’s dark sci-fi film “Ex Machina.”
But most people remember Isaac as charming pilot Poe Dameron in the "Stars Wars" franchise.
Most recently he portrayed a grand galactic ruler in the Oscar-winning adventure film “Dune” and a devastated husband grappling with a crumbling relationship in the dramatic TV series “Scenes from a Marriage.”
Despite the different genres or character type, Isaac delivers an unyielding performance, and "Moon Knight" is no exception.
- Reporter
- Nicole Acevedo
- 4 min
Mar 30, 2022 · The actor reveals how he brought the mysterious and complex superhero to life in the Disney+ series, which explores his dissociative identity disorder and his connection to an Egyptian god. He also shares his creative freedom, his collaboration with Ethan Hawke, and his surprise at the show's symbolism.
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Apr 13, 2022 · Oscar Isaac stars as characters Steven Grant and Marc Spector, Ethan Hawke plays the charming but deadly cult leader and enemy Arthur Harrow, and MCU newcomer May Calamawy plays Layla El-Faouly, an ally to Moon Knight.
