Egyptian Filmmaker Mohamed Diab to Direct Marvel's Next Big Superhero Series 'Moon Knight'
Award-winning Egyptian filmmaker Mohamed Diab was just tapped to shoot Marvel Studio's upcoming superhero series 'Moon Knight', which will appear on streaming platform Disney+.
Who do you
get if you need someone to direct a show about an obscure superhero who is imbued
with the power of an Ancient Egyptian god? Award-winning Egyptian filmmaker
Mohamed Diab was just tapped to shoot Marvel Studio's upcoming superhero series
'Moon Knight'. Globally recognised for his films 'Clash' and 'Cairo 678' (which
won 'Best Feature' and 'Best International Feature' at the Chicago International
Film Festival), and more locally known for his writing work on hit Ramadan
series 'Tayea' in 2018, Mohamed Diab is more than qualified to add the Marvel
Cinematic Universe to his resume.
If you've
never heard of 'Moon Knight' before, we... don't blame you, honestly! He's one
of those B-list superheroes like 'Ant Man' or 'Guardians of the Galaxy' who
never gained much popularity outside of the US - that is, until their movies
got made, and suddenly everyone's spouting Groot quotes. Despite what you might
see in other headlines, Moon Knight's alter ego, Marc Spector, is not Egyptian
himself. Rather he is an American CIA agent and mercenary who was sent on a
mission at an archaeological dig, before getting stabbed in the back by his
employer. As he was approaching death, the Egyptian moon god Khonsu appeared to
him and offered to resurrect him as his avatar on Earth. And so, Moon Knight
was reborn.
Though not
much is known about the series yet, the fact that they brought an Egyptian
director on board certainly raises some interesting questions as to what
direction they're looking to take the character. 'Moon Knight' will premiere on
the 'Disney+' streaming platform, alongside other highly anticipated Marvel
Cinematic Universe programmes like 'WandaVision', 'The Falcon and the Winter
Soldier' and 'Loki' starring Tom Hiddleston.