New Delhi
Marvel Studios has signed independent horror filmmakers Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead to direct episodes of the upcoming series 'Moon Knight' for Disney Plus.
Moon Knight, one of the many new Marvel shows headed to Disney+. Benson and Moorhead are behind great indie genre pics like Resolution, Spring, The Endless, and the recent Synchronic, making Moon Knight the biggest project theyâve been involved with yet. Oscar Isaac is set to star in Moon Knight, which follows âan ex-Marine turned mercenary whose multiple alter egos allow him to better fight crime.â
Benson and Moorhead join the project alongside director Mohamed Diab and showrunner Jeremy Slater. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Mohamed Diab will direct the series and serve as showrunner. Benson and Moorhead will direct âseveral episodes,â while The Umbrella Academyâs Jeremy Slater is running the writerâs room.
Created in 1975, Moon Knight is like Marvelâs Batman â a millionaire who fights crime using cool gadgets. The characterâs alter ego is âMarc Spector, an ex-Marine turned mercenary whose multiple alter egos allow him to better fight crime,â and in the comics, itâs been revealed that Spector is âa conduit for the Egyptian moon god Khonshu.â
The show is expected to start shooting in Budapest this March.
After the Moon Knight news broke, Moorhead wrote on Twitter: âI still canât quite wake up from this dream Iâm having, that weâre directing Oscar Isaac in a Marvel show. Itâs really happening.â
Moon Knight will likely hit Disney+ in 2022.