Marvel’s ‘Moon Knight’ Brings In ‘Synchronic’ Filmmakers Justin Benson And Aaron Moorhead
Moon Knight, one of the many new Marvel shows headed to Disney+, has found its directors:Justin BensonandAaron Moorhead. Benson and Moorhead are behind great indie genre pics likeResolution,Spring,The Endless, and the recentSynchronic, makingMoon Knightthe biggest project they’ve been involved with yet.Oscar Isaacis set to star inMoon Knight, which follows “an ex-Marine turned mercenary whose multiple alter egos allow him to better fight crime.“THRhas the scoop about Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead landing the job ofMoon Knightdirectors.Mohamed Diabwill also direct the series and serve as showrunner. Benson and Moorhead will direct “several episodes,” whileTheUmbrella Academy’sJeremy Slateris running the writer’s room. Created in 1975,Moon Knightis kind of like Marvel’s answer toBatman– a millionaire who fights crime using cool gadgets. The character’s alter ego is “Marc Spector, an ex-Marine turned mercenary whose multiple alter egos allow him to better fight crime,” and in the comics it’s been revealed that Spector is “a conduit for the Egyptian moon god Khonshu.” Here’s some more info via theMarvel Wiki:
Oscar Isaac is attached to star, and THR says the show is supposed to start shooting in Budapest this March. I’ll tell you now that I’m not exactly well-versed in the world ofMoon Knight, but I’m very excited to see Benson and Moorhead land such a high-profile gig.
I’ve been following their work since the jump, starting with their feature debut, 2012’sResolution. Since that film their output has grown even better and more ambitious, with the best of the bunch – so far at least – being 2014’s romantic horror movieSpring, which kind of plays out like H.P. Lovecraft wrote theBefore…trilogy. Their most recent movie was the ambitiousSynchronic, which featured Marvel player Anthony Mackie.
After theMoon Knightnews broke, Moorhead wrote onTwitter: “I still can’t quite wake up from this dream I’m having, that we’re directing Oscar Isaac in a Marvel show. It’s really happening.”
