Is Moon Knight British? Why Oscar Isaac Speaks With That Accent
The first trailer for Marvel’s Moon Knight has been released, and along with giving a taste of the dark tone of the show and the type of action it will feature, it showed Oscar Isaac’s British accent – and here’s why he speaks with that specific accent. The Marvel Cinematic Universe continues its expansion with its highly-anticipated Phase 4, which is doing things differently by covering not only movies but also TV shows that are linked to the movie side of this universe.
The MCU already has a long list of TV shows in development, all of them to be streamed exclusively on Disney+, and the next one in line is Moon Knight, starring Oscar Isaac. Moon Knight explores the origin story of Marc Spector, a mercenary who suffers from dissociative identity disorder and becomes the conduit for the Egyptian moon god Khonshu after a near-death experience. Marc is then drawn into a deadly mystery involving Egyptian gods with his multiple identities, such as Steven Grant, and he constantly struggles with not knowing when something is real or just a figment of his wild (and dangerous) imagination.
Given his darker story and him being a lesser-known character (when compared to other MCU characters), there’s a lot of excitement around Moon Knight, and viewers had been waiting for a release date and a proper look at the show, more so after the very short tease revealed during the celebration of Disney+ Day. The first trailer for Moon Knight has now arrived and with it a release date of March 30 along with a proper look at Oscar Isaac in full costume, the show's villain Arthur Harrow (Ethan Hawke), and a taste of Isaac’s accent in the show, which turns out to be a British one, even though Marc Spector is American.
In the comics, Marc Spector was born in Chicago, Illinois, so there’s no apparent reason for Oscar Isaac to use a British accent in Moon Knight – however, it makes sense given Marc’s disorder. As mentioned above, Marc Spector struggles with dissociative personality disorder, as a result of Khonshu creating a psychic connection between himself and a young Marc so he could use the boy as his avatar on Earth. Marc later befriended a boy named Steven Grant, who turned out to be one of his many personalities. Steven Grant shows up in the first Moon Knight trailer and speaks with a British accent, which makes sense as it allows viewers to differentiate between Marc and Steven a lot easier. It’s unknown how many of Marc’s personalities will appear in Moon Knight, so it’s unknown if Isaac will use different accents, but Steven seems to be a big presence in the series.
Moon Knight revealed key details of the story and Marc’s problems in its first trailer but still left a lot of things a mystery, which fans are hopeful will be solved over the show’s six episodes. At this point, it’s unknown if Oscar Isaac will play Moon Knight and his many personalities beyond his debut TV show, but hopefully, fans will continue to hear his various accents in future MCU projects.