‘Moon Knight’ director teases “twists and turns” in finale
nme.comMoon Knight director Mohamed Diab has promised a “satisfying” ending to the Marvel series – along with a few “twists and turns” in the plot.The series focuses on Steven Grant (Oscar Isaac), an unassuming gift shop employee who hasn’t yet realised why his life is so chaotic.
The mind-bending adventure series, based on a series of Marvel comics dating back to 1975, is set to conclude next Wednesday (May 4) on Disney+.Speaking to Entertainment Weekly, Diab, praised Isaac’s “magnificent” performance of both Steven and Marc in the show, which explores Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID).“His performance is unbelievable,” Diab says. “The difference between Marc and Steven is so huge, yet they’re so similar.
He did a fantastic job developing those characters, and when he inhabited the two, they’re completely different. He made them his own.”On tackling the disorder in Moon Knight, Diab said: “I was not educated enough about [DID].
We know about the multiple identities, but I never knew why. Through episode 5, you understand that usually people who have DID are traumatized when they’re kids, and they create a character that can overcome their fear or shield themselves from their fear.
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