This past San Diego Comic-Con and D23 really told the future of Marvel. Once announcing projects way ahead in the future and making that extensive showy calendar for all to see, Marvel Studios unveiled no such thing. For film, they didn’t reveal any new films at Comic-Con other than the new title for the fifth “Avengers” film. Likewise, during the D23 Disney Expo, Marvel Television didn’t unveil any new titles and only reiterated that “Daredevil: Born Again” and “Ironheart” would arrive in 2025.

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OK, hopefully, you’ve just read our article on Marvel’s “Daredevil: Born Again,” which is going through a massive creative reboot/rethink/overhaul, etc., because Kevin Feige and the Marvel powers that be have decided the show—which was supposed to be a whopping 18 episodes long—wasn’t working.

READ MORE: Marvel’s Plans ‘Daredevil: Born Again’ Creative Reboot & Massive Overhaul Of Half-Finished Season

One of the biggest takeaways from the original article, however, the bigger picture is Marvel’s ego.

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Earlier this year, we spoke with Ethan Hawke about his soulful Apple TV+ movie, “Raymond and Ray,” co-starring Ewan McGregor and directed by Rodrigo Garcia. It’s a humanist meditation on brotherhood, family, grief, and trying to come to terms with that parent you had major issues with now that they’re gone (read our review).

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But now that the year is almost over and we’ve revealed our Best Documentaries of 2022 list—which featured Hawke’s Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward doc series, “The Last Movie Stars” at #1—now would be as good a time as any to roll out the second half of this interview where Hawke discusses this terrific documentary and much more (read our review).

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Paranoia, the paranormal, and a whole heap of galaxy-brained conspiracy theories are at the center of “Something In The Dirt,” the new lo-fi sci-fi thriller from ambitious indie filmmakers Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead. Known for their trippy, surreal sci-fi horror films, “Endless,” “Synchronic,” and “Spring,” but also lately their collaborations with Marvel—directing “Moon Knight” episodes and being upped to the lead filmmakers on “Loki” season two—the duo is really having a moment of late.

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The final episode of “Moon Knight” hit Disney+ on May 4, and left fans clamoring for more adventures with Oscar Isaac‘s Mark Spector and Stephen Grant (and Jake Lockley). But will there, in fact, be another season of “Moon Knight”? In an interview with Collider about his new comic book “Head Wounds: Sparrow,” Isaac divulged about the show’s future, and “at the moment, there’s no official word” another installment indeed happening.

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In terms of the current state of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Phase 4 seemed to be used as a reintroduction to the world after the events of “Avengers: Endgame.” Sure, there are teases of multiverse shenanigans, but a lot of the new projects were used to set the stage, giving new status quos for previous characters (Falcon is the new Captain America, Wanda is the true Scarlet Witch, etc…) but also introducing brand-new characters, such as Shang-Chi, Eternals, Ms.

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Earlier this year, the world was introduced to Marc Spector and Steven Grant, two of the personalities that are wrestling for control of their host body in Marvel Studios’ “Moon Knight.” And thanks to a committed performance from Oscar Isaac, fans have been eager to know when they might see more of Mr. Knight and the rest of the characters. Well, they might not be waiting too long. 

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What a year Ethan Hawke has had so far. The actor already starred in two films this year, Robert Eggers’ “The Northman” and Scott Derrickson‘s “The Black Phone.” Then “The Last Movie Stars,” his documentary series on Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward premiered earlier this month. Hawke also has a role in the ensemble cast of  Rian Johnson‘s much-anticipated “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery,” out later this year.  

READ MORE: ‘Moon Knight’ Review: Oscar Isaac, Ethan Hawke & Fascinating Ideas Of Fractured Identity Only Take Marvel So Far

But Hawke’s biggest role this year might be in “Moon Knight,” where he plays cult leader Arthur Harrow.

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There’s no denying that Marvel Studios is able to attract the biggest A-list actors in Hollywood to appear in its films. Just look at any of the recent projects coming out of the MCU and it’s likely littered with ridiculous top-tier talent. Even on TV, with projects like “Moon Knight,” Marvel Studios is able to nab folks like Oscar Isaac and Ethan Hawke.

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Jeremy Slater has written, developed, and executive produced “The Umbrella Academy” and “The Exorcist.” And he’s written a slew of big-budget screenplays, but he’s never tackled anything as challenging as the three-year journey he spent as the head writer of the Disney+ limited series “Moon Knight.”

READ MORE: “Moon Knight” directors Mohamed Diab, Justin Benson & Aaron Moorhead talk about bringing a darker world to the MCU [Bingeworthy Podcast]

At times the most original Marvel Studios television project to date, “Moon Knight,” follows Steven Grant (Oscar Isaac), a seemingly mild-mannered British museum employee who not only discovers he is the powerful avatar of an Egyptian god but that he’s one of two (or more) personalities inhabiting his body.

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Yesterday, the finale of Marvel‘s limited series “Moon Knight” dropped on Disney+, and with the show over it’s unknown when we’ll see the character pop up again. The studio hasn’t announced a season two as they previously did with “Loki” after that show completed it’s run last year. One reason might be that Marvel recruited “Moon Knight” directors Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead for “Loki” season two after director Kate Herron wasn’t expected to come back.

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Marvel Studios is fleshing out multiple new characters thanks to their shows on Disney+, and with “Moon Knight” coming to an end this week, there are some interesting tidbits about two Marvel characters that were originally planned to show up that ultimately didn’t make the cut.

Head writer and executive producer Jeremey Slater revealed to the House of R podcast (Listen below) that the Marvel Studios series nearly featured “Hawkeye” character Maya Lopez/Echo as a love interest before they ultimately settled on the new character Layla El-Faouly, a surrogate for Marlene Alraune.

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In today’s episode of Bingeworthy, our revitalized TV and streaming podcast, co-hosts Mike DeAngelo and Rodrigo Perez dig into Disney+’s latest Marvel Cinematic Universe, “Moon Knight.” Based on the Marvel Comic of the same name, the show follows a mild-mannered museum gift shop employee, Steven Grant (Oscar Isaac). He finds himself lost in the difference between reality and waking life nightmares, waking up in insanely dangerous situations, and eventually finding himself entangled in a mysterious plot involving powerful Egyptian Gods and charismatic cult leaders (read our review here).

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While a fascinating idea of hero as unreliable narrator lies within, encouraged by intriguing notions of mental health issues, there are frustrating elements to the new series “Moon Knight” that begs the question of whether Marvel Studios will ever figure out how to make truly great television. Because while they’ve got a pretty terrific formula for making entertaining movies and thus far have made good-to-ok TV, Marvel is a machine stuck in the mold of plot, within a medium that always favors character.

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Marvel Studios is the dominating force in the superhero genre and they continue to deliver various characters, balancing both the popular and the obscure. We’ll be seeing “Moon Knight,” “Ms. Marvel,” “She-Hulk,” and Werewolf By Night in the near future, and now another hero that fans have been campaigning for is finally coming to the MCU.

Deadline reports that “Moon Knight” writer Sabir Pirzada has been tasked to write a “Nova” project, as the outlet isn’t sure if it will be a series for Disney+ or feature film, but their source believes it’s “likely” to be a limited series.

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Use that platform when you’ve got it, right? In the spotlight arguably more than he’s ever been in the past, “Moon Knight” director and executive producer Mohamed Diab has been very vocal about using Middle Eastern culture and, specifically, Egypt in modern superhero projects. The country plays a significant role in the new Marvel Studios streaming series as Egyptian mythology is directly tied to Marc Spector/Steven Grant’s alter-ego, Moon Knight.

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Disney is still trying to deal with the fallout caused by their donations to politicians that are supporting the hateful “Don’t Say Gay” bill, a law passed in Florida that prohibits instruction regarding gender identity and sexual orientation. The company has offered flowery statements but still hasn’t been able to quell the backlash and reports that they’ve removed same-sex affection scenes in Pixar films. Disney’s inaction has angered employees of the company, leading to organized walkouts in protest of the bill, and now MCU actors are weighing in.

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The hype for “Moon Knight” is real. Not only is this just the latest Marvel Studios TV project to arrive on Disney+, but it’s the first one of 2022 and features perhaps the biggest acting name to grace a Marvel TV project yet, Oscar Isaac. Add to this the excitement about a brand-new character with unique powers and origin, and you get something that superhero fans are psyched about.

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Looking ahead at the month exemplifies the idea of Peak TV at its most hectic. With so many quality shows coming out, it can be challenging to decide which ones to focus on, especially when so many options are new releases (though “Atlanta” fans will be happy to know that season three is soon on the way.) It’s telling to see trends in narratives being told, with series such as “The Dropout,” “Joe vs.

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Next month, Marvel Studios debuts their latest superhero series “Moon Knight,” a darker, more twisted tale about an anti-hero with a multiple personality disorder starring Oscar Isaac. And in a major vote of confidence, happy with what they brought to the project, it looks like Marvel will elevate the “Moon Knight” directors Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead for their next series.

According to Deadline, the pair of directors, known for “The Endless,” “Synchronic,” have been tapped by Marvel to direct the second season of “Loki” starring Tom Hiddleston.

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Without a doubt, Oscar Isaac is one of the best actors working today. So, when it was announced that he would be joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe in “Moon Knight,” fans were excited to see what Isaac would bring to the character and the MCU, in general. While we’re not 100% sure what to expect with “Moon Knight,” Isaac is ready to tease that fans should be expecting something they haven’t seen since “Iron Man” back in 2008.

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Marvel kicked off 2021 with the unusual and beloved “WandaVision,” then the superhero studio is doing the same in 2022 with the strange “Moon Knight” series. In the comics, there have been many iterations of the Moon Knight character, but in the upcoming Disney+ series, it appears they are merging the best of all worlds of the character: a dark and gritty, street-level vigilante like Batman, an eerie and spectral supernatural element, and the idea of a broken and fractured mental health in a character who’s not entirely in control of himself.

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When Marvel Studios announced their “Moon Knight” series starring Oscar Issac, a lot of folks seemed to be puzzled why that obscure Marvel character was given an adaptation on Disney+ above others still waiting to get the live-action treatment. Well, it’s starting to look like the studio isn’t shying away from the more bizarre and violent aspects of his comic book counterpart allowing for more mature and experimental superhero stories.

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One of the most anticipated pieces of superhero content coming in 2022 is the new Disney+ series, “Moon Knight.” Not only does the series star Oscar Isaac and Ethan Hawke, but the fact that it’s a strange C-list Marvel character and seems to be much darker than previous MCU stories adds to the intrigue. And according to Isaac, thanks to “Moon Knight” being a series and not a film, it is able to take a lot of risks.

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Directors Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead go way down the rabbit hole in their new film, “Something In The Dirt,” one of the big standout films from the Sundance Film Festival. A pandemic brainchild of necessity—what can we shoot during the pandemic which is relatively inexpensive but still doable, so we don’t lose our marbles and can stay artistic—“Something In The Dirt” is a trippy, DIY, sci-fi-ish film about a pair of loser (played by the two filmmakers themselves) dudes in dystopic Los Angeles who stumble upon the unexplainable.

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