Daniel Radcliffe Shoots Down Rumors Regarding His Involvement with Marvel's MOON KNIGHT
A couple of months ago it was rumored that Daniel Radcliffe was in the running to play Moon Knight in Marvel’s upcoming Disney+ series. Well, it turns out that it’s not true, so if you didn’t like the idea of Radcliffe playing this character, you don’t have to worry about it anymore.
Radcliffe set the record straight in an interview with ComingSoon. When asked about the possibility of joining the franchise, he explained that it’s something he wouldn’t object to if it was the right project for him, but he added that the rumors are not true:
“If I was ever to go back into a franchise, I think the bar for that script would be even higher than anything else. Before you can sign on to being in anything for multiple years, you have to be sure you’re really going to love it all the time. I’m not averse to doing any kind of franchise thing in the future again, that could be fun. But the Moon Knight rumors are untrue, I can officially debunk that one, I haven’t heard anything about it.”
So, there ya have it. The Moon Knight series is coming from The Umbrella Academy series creator Jeremy Slater who is leading the writing team for the Disney+ series.
In the comics, Marc Spector, a.k.a. Moon Knight, was a CIA agent turned mercenary where he made millions. His wealth from being a mercenary and investments land him anywhere between $50 million to $3 billion in net worth. Yet during his last mercenary job, Spector was left for dead by a former colleague.
Spector dragged himself through the sands of the desert to the tomb of Konshu, the Egyptian moon god. There he was pronounced dead but resurrected at the hands of Konshu. The resurrection took a toll and he ended up developing a multiple personality disorder. When he returned to New York, he created two new personalities, Steven Grant, and Jake Lockley. Grant was the millionaire womanizer, while Lockley was a cab driver.
It was after developing these other personalities when he took on the mantle of Moon Knight. Konshu granted Spector with increased physical capabilities and periodic prophetic visions at night; yet even Spector himself was unsure whether Konshu was yet another personality of his own creation. Even still, Moon Knight operates with an arsenal of technology, vehicles and costumes to suit his needs.
The Moon Knight series is also said to include the villains Bushman, Werewolf By Night, and Stained Glass Scarlett.
With Radcliffe out of the running, what other actors would you like to see take on the role Moon Knight?
