Ethan Hawke on His Disturbing ‘Moon Knight’ Introduction Scene: ‘That Sprang Out of My Imagination’
variety.comAngelique Jackson SPOILER ALERT: Do not read unless you’ve watched the series premiere of Marvel Studios’ “Moon Knight,” now streaming on Disney Plus. “Moon Knight,” the latest entry in to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, is as much a story about the gods of Egypt as it is about superheroes.
Fitting then to cast Ethan Hawke — a god of the independent film variety — to play the comic-book series’ antagonist, Dr. Arthur Harrow.While Hawke’s career spans more than 35 years (and with four Oscar nominations to boot), the actor, writer, director and producer has spent most of that screen time in projects better known for their meaty monologues than their otherworldly mythology.
Save for a few sci-fi movies (“Gattaca,” “Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets”) and period epics (“The Magnificent Seven”) — not to mention modern takes on “Great Expectations” and “Hamlet” — “Moon Knight” marks Hawke’s first time playing in a sandbox of this particular grain.
But as Arthur faces off against Oscar Isaac’s British museum gift shop worker Steven Grant (and his other identity, the ex-mercenary turned vigilante Marc Spector), it’s immediately clear why Isaac pitched Hawke the role in a Brooklyn coffee shop: he commits.So much so that the character’s introductory scene — where Arthur smashes his cane onto a water glass and puts the shards into his sandals — was Hawke’s idea.
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