'Moon Knight' trailer: Oscar Isaac 'embraces the chaos' in Marvel's new superhero series

Actor Oscar Isaac joins the Marvel Cinematic Universe as a mysterious superhero 'Moon Knight'. The trailer of the series was dropped on Monday and shows Oscar Isaac playing Marc Spector, an ex-soldier who suffers from a dissociative identity disorder.

Unlike previous Marvel series, which were based on existing characters from the company`s pre-2019 feature films, 'Moon Knight'charts a brand-new path, with a totally new set of characters and a storyline that, interestingly, has no clear initial connection to the MCU.

The action-adventure series set against the backdrop of modern and ancient Egypt finds the spectral superhero's multiple identities thrust into a deadly war of the gods. He becomes the conduit for the Egyptian moon god Khonshu, which only further exacerbates Marc`s anxiety over his mental illness.

Making his Marvel comics debut in 1975, 'Moon Knight' initially had superpowers based on the phases of the moon, but more recent iterations have kept his abilities mortal, aided by sophisticated gadgetry.

That has drawn comics fans to compare the character to the DC Comics superhero Batman.

'Moon Knight' co-stars Hawke and May Calamawy. Jeremy Slater serves as creator and head writer, with Mohamed Diab and the team of Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead directing.

The show will stream on Disney+ from March 30 onwards.