First known for his independent films, a soujourn into the world of blockbusters with the sequel trilogy and X-Men: Apocalypse understandably gave Oscar Isaac a moments pause when the role of Marc Spector, better known as Moon Knight, came along. Here, he discusses that reticence as we approach the launch of the show on 30th March on Disney Plus.
“My initial thing was, ‘No, I don’t want to go back into that kind of machinery,'” the actor admitted while speaking to Empire for the magazine’s April 2022 issue (now on sale). “I did that already. The last thing I want is to be on a massive set, [thinking], ‘What am I doing here?’… Often on these big movies, it can feel like you’re building the plane on the runway. The idea of getting back to ‘handmade’ films, character studies… I was desperate for that feeling.”
While Moon Knight was always going to feature the grandiose comic book storytelling the MCU is known for, Isaac saw an opportunity to sneak an indie-sized story about a man struggling with his own identity into the blockbuster proceedings.
“It felt ‘handmade,'” he explained. “And it’s the first legitimate Marvel character study since Iron Man. Plus…I thought, ‘Maybe I can hijack this thing. Maybe this is the chance to do something really f***ing nutty on a major stage.”
“He clearly likes this world — Star Wars and X-Men — but we hadn’t found the right thing, necessarily,” added Feige. “We started talking about Moon Knight and he a couple of outside-the-box ideas that were like, ‘Maybe this could work…’ And spoiler alert: they do.”
