The Russo Bros. Say They Would Want to Work on Marvel's MOON KNIGHT Series
After Avengers: Endgame, directors Joe and Anthony Russo wanted to take a break from Marvel and develop their own original film projects. They aren’t saying goodbye to Marvel forever; they’ve said that they would come back for the right project such as The Secret Wars, which is an epic event film that we might not see for ten years or so.
But, during an interview with Inverse, the Russos were asked if there were any characters that they’d like to work with on a Disney+ series and that’s when they said they’d want to work on Moon Knight.
“Moon Knight would be fun. It’s hard to say because we’re in the middle of Cherry right now. We’re on location in Cleveland shooting at the moment. But anything Marvel does is going to be special. And we’ve had such an amazing working relationship with them that I’m sure we’re all gonna find something to come back together.”
Jeremy Slater (The Umbrella Academy) is heading up the writing team for the upcoming Moon Knight Disney+ series, and there have been rumors that the show could crossover with the upcoming Blade film in some way.
Nothing has really be revealed regarding the series, but I’m confident that Marvel will deliver a badass Moon Knight film that fans will love. It’d be cool if the Russo Bros. joined in on the fun, but I doubt it will happen.
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 landed him anywhere between $50 million to $3 billion in net worth, granting him a suave Bruce Wayne-style life. Yet during his last mercenary job in Cairo, 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, however, as he developed 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 his 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.