Oscar Isaac has been officially roped in to star in Marvel and Disney+’s Moon Knight series. In a tweet posted to the official Marvel Studios account, Issac posed in front of enlarged panels from the Moon Knight comic series. The Twitter post read, “We are Moonknight.”
News about the actor’s casting for the series started way back in October. Jeremy Slater has been tapped to develop and lead the writing team on the series for the Disney streaming platform. Mohammed Diab has been roped in to direct the Marvel series with May Calamawy and Ethan Hawke also joining the cast.
"WE ARE MOONKNIGHT" - Oscar Isaac #MoonKnight pic.twitter.com/GhLgvHnje8
— Marvel Studios (@MarvelStudios) May 27, 2021
Moon Knight, aka Marc Spector is a mercenary who goes by numerous names like cabbie Jake Lockley and millionaire playboy Steven Grant. These alter egos come in handy to fight the criminal underworld. The character was created by Doug Moench and Don Perlin and appeared in the August 1975 issue Werewolf by Night #32. Moon Knight was later established as conduit for the Egyptian moon god Khonshu but most recently, the character has transitioned to a consultant who dresses in all-white and goes by the name Mr.Knight.
(Source: Twitter)