49 Fun Facts About Moon Knight

In Moon Knight, what was Marc Spector's line of work before he became Khonshu's avatar?

Mercenary. A job in the Egyptian desert ended with his own partner shooting him, and as he lay wounded Khonshu offered him his life in return for his service.

In Moon Knight, which condition makes Marc Spector and Steven Grant alters of one man?

Dissociative identity disorder. Marvel brought in a UCLA psychiatrist to advise on its portrayal, and mirrors became the show's way of letting the two alters talk.

In Moon Knight, Khonshu's oath tells his avatar to 'rise and live again as my fist of' what?

Vengeance. Khonshu styles himself protector of 'the travellers of the night', and the designers worked the oath into Moon Knight's cape and armour in hieroglyphs.

In Moon Knight, who provides the voice of the god Khonshu?

F. Murray Abraham. He joined late in production and recorded the voice afterwards, while Karim El Hakim wore the costume and played the towering god on set.

Who plays the cult leader Arthur Harrow in Moon Knight?

Ethan Hawke. Approached by Oscar Isaac, he took the part without reading a script and drew on the cult leader David Koresh for his zealot.

In Moon Knight, which goddess does Arthur Harrow want to free to judge people for crimes they have yet to commit?

Ammit. In Egyptian belief she is the 'devourer of the dead', waiting at the judgement of souls; the show's version doesn't wait, and condemns people before they have done wrong.

In Moon Knight, why does Arthur Harrow want the golden scarab that Steven is carrying?

It works as a compass. The scarab points the way to an imprisoned goddess, and losing it to Harrow sends the heroes racing to Egypt.

Who plays Layla El-Faouly, Marc Spector's wife, in Moon Knight?

May Calamawy. Known until then as Dena in the comedy Ramy, she was written into the lead director's pitch for the show before she had even auditioned.

Which superhero identity does Layla El-Faouly take on in the Moon Knight finale?

Scarlet Scarab. Marvel only confirmed the name after the finale, in which a girl asks Layla whether she is an Egyptian superhero and she answers, 'I am.'

In Moon Knight, which hippopotamus-headed goddess guides souls through the Duat?

Taweret. Antonia Salib voiced her and also played her on set, with a tall pole strapped to her back so that the cast could see how far the hippo towered over them.

In Moon Knight, what is Steven Grant's job?

Gift shop employee. He sells souvenirs at London's National Art Gallery until a night-time battle with a monster wrecks its toilets and he is sacked for the damage.

In Moon Knight, which language does the third alter, Jake Lockley, speak?

Spanish. Lockley has just two lines, both in the mid-credits scene, and Oscar Isaac chose the language himself as a way to bring something of his own into the part.

Isaac built Steven Grant by imagining which comic actor in a Marvel movie?

Peter Sellers. Isaac wanted a gentle, funny way into the story, and nothing in the script asked for Steven's much-discussed London accent: he added it himself.

In Moon Knight, in which American city did Marc Spector grow up?

Chicago. It is his birthplace in the comics too, where his father, a rabbi, settled in the city after escaping the Nazis.

In his first scene in Moon Knight, what does Arthur Harrow tip into his sandals before putting them on?

Broken glass. The self-punishing ritual was the actor's own idea, and the shards were candy glass that crumbled to sand under his feet.

In Moon Knight, who stood in opposite Oscar Isaac for scenes where Marc and Steven meet?

His brother. Michael Hernandez, an actor himself, played whichever alter Isaac wasn't playing at that moment, then took notes from him before they swapped.

In Moon Knight, what pet does Steven Grant keep in his London flat?

A goldfish. Gus has only one fin, so when Steven comes home to a two-finned fish in the tank, it is his first clue that days of his life have gone missing.

Which Egyptian filmmaker led Moon Knight's directing team, handling four of the six episodes?

Mohamed Diab. He and his wife, producer Sarah Goher, won Marvel over with a 200-page pitch on how to show Egypt without Hollywood's exotic clichés.

Which directing duo made the second and fourth episodes of Moon Knight?

Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead. The indie pair behind The Endless went straight on to lead the directing team for the second season of Loki.

In which city was most of Moon Knight filmed?

Budapest. The team had hoped to shoot in Egypt but could not, so the big sets went up on soundstages there and Hungarian streets stood in for London.

Moon Knight's desert scenes were shot in the red-sand valley of Wadi Rum, in which country?

Jordan. For Oscar Isaac it was a third shoot in the same desert in four years, and one of the earlier two was Dune.

In Moon Knight, Steven Grant turns out to be named after the hero of which fictional adventure film?

Tomb Buster. Marc and young Randall used to act out the film as boys, with Marc usually playing its fearless explorer, Dr. Steven Grant.

In Moon Knight, inside which monument do the avatars of the Egyptian gods hold their council?

The Great Pyramid of Giza. Khonshu calls the other gods together there to accuse Harrow, who is summoned to answer and calmly talks his way out of the charge.

Which 1980s hit plays in Moon Knight as Steven flees down a mountain road in a cupcake van?

Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go. The Wham! hit fits the scene: Steven keeps blacking out mid-chase and waking to find his pursuers already dealt with.

In Moon Knight, where does Marc Spector wake up after Arthur Harrow shoots him in the tomb?

A psychiatric hospital. Its patients wear the faces of people from his life, his wife among them, and Harrow turns up again as the doctor treating him.

In Moon Knight, what is the Egyptian paradise that Marc Spector reaches once his heart is judged?

The Field of Reeds. Marc arrives alone, then turns his back on eternal peace and walks back into the underworld to fetch Steven.

In Moon Knight's first episode, what kind of monster does Arthur Harrow summon to hunt Steven through the museum?

A jackal. Cornered in the museum toilets, Steven finally lets the man in the mirror take over, and viewers get their first look at Moon Knight.

Which character, later used in Hawkeye, did Moon Knight's writers first plan as Marc Spector's love interest?

Maya Lopez. Better known as Echo, she was pencilled in because Marvel wanted a show for her, but she didn't fit the story, and the writers were relieved when Hawkeye took her.

In Moon Knight, what does Khonshu turn back by two thousand years so that a lost tomb can be found?

The night sky. A star map assembled from a broken sarcophagus was two millennia out of date, so the god rewinds the heavens to match it and is punished for the spectacle.

A cut Moon Knight flashback would have shown the death of which conqueror, whose tomb the heroes find?

Alexander the Great. The scene would also have brought in two of the Eternals, Kingo and Makkari, but recreating the ancient world was judged too costly.

Moon Knight's head writer Jeremy Slater wanted to steer clear of comparisons with which DC hero?

Batman. 'Batman's got an 80-year headstart on us,' Slater reasoned, so the show played down the comics' billionaire-playboy persona and built its hero around his fractured mind.

In Moon Knight, the tomb the heroes search is a maze laid out in the shape of which Egyptian symbol?

The Eye of Horus. Steven solves the riddle of its layout to find a way through, only for the party to be attacked by undead priests entombed there as guards.

Why did Oscar Isaac at first hesitate to join Moon Knight?

Franchise fatigue after Star Wars. Fresh from the sequel trilogy, he wanted smaller character studies, until the oddness of Steven Grant made him curious enough to sign.

In Moon Knight, how does young Randall Spector die while playing with Marc?

Drowning in a cave. It floods while the boys are playing inside, their mother blames Marc and turns on him, and the gentle Steven comes into being as his way of escaping her.

Which French actor played the collector Anton Mogart in Moon Knight, one of his final roles?

Gaspard Ulliel. He died at 37 after a skiing accident in January 2022, ten weeks before the series began, so audiences met his Mogart only after his death.

In Moon Knight, Selim, the leader of the gods' council, is the avatar of which god?

Osiris. Selim leads the council that waves away Khonshu's warning about Harrow, and pays for the mistake when Harrow later cuts down the gods' avatars.

In Moon Knight, the other gods punish Khonshu by sealing him inside what?

A small statuette. With Khonshu shut inside the ushabti figure, Marc loses his powers, and Layla later has to find it and free the god so he can revive Marc.

QR codes hidden in the background of several Moon Knight episodes gave viewers free access to what?

Digital comics. A different issue went up each week, beginning with the hero's 1975 debut, so newcomers could catch up on his history on the page.

In Moon Knight, what does Steven's alter ego Mr. Knight wear instead of armour?

A three-piece suit and sneakers. Steven knows nothing of superheroes, so he conjures the tailored kind of suit, in a textured fabric chosen so he wouldn't look like 'a white marshmallow' at night.

In Moon Knight, what was the profession of Layla's murdered father?

Archaeologist. He was killed in a raid on his dig, and inside the tomb Harrow uses the secret of that night to turn Layla against her own husband.

In Moon Knight's first episode, Steven goes to sleep in London and wakes in which mountains?

The Alps. He comes round on an Austrian hillside with a golden scarab in his pocket and stumbles straight into a cult meeting whose leader wants it back.

At which museum was Moon Knight given a special screening two weeks before its release?

The British Museum. The cast came to a real museum for the UK premiere, while the one where Steven works on screen, London's National Art Gallery, doesn't exist.

In Moon Knight, where does Steven find Marc's stash of guns and cash?

Storage locker. A keycard hidden in his flat leads Steven to it, and there the man in his reflection finally introduces himself as Marc Spector.

Rotten Tomatoes' critics consensus calls Moon Knight 'refreshingly' what?

Weird. The same sentence opens with a moon pun, warning that the show's entertainment value 'may wax and wane a bit', before it lands on that warm verdict.

Moon Knight first appeared in 1975, hired to hunt the hero of which Marvel horror comic?

Werewolf by Night. That is why his weapons are silver: writer Doug Moench designed him as the ideal man to bring down a werewolf, a hunter tied to the night.

In the Moon Knight comics, which villain kills Marc Spector before Khonshu resurrects him?

Raoul Bushman. The show's writers saw him as the obvious big villain but could not make him work on the page, so on screen he is only a name mentioned in episode five.

In the Moon Knight comics, what job does the alter Jake Lockley hold?

Taxicab driver. Driving a cab lets him pick up word from the streets, while the hero's other persona, the wealthy Steven Grant, gathers information among the rich.

Which Marvel TV series, cancelled in 2006, had planned to introduce Moon Knight in its second season?

Blade. The show had already name-dropped Marc Spector, but it was cancelled after one season, and the Moon Knight debut and a possible spin-off went with it.

What Emmy classification did Disney ultimately use for Moon Knight?

Limited series. A tweet briefly put that in doubt: Marvel called the last episode a 'series finale', deleted that and reposted it as a 'season finale', hinting at more to come.