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Moon Knight's Most Hated Character Praises Lead Star Oscar Isaac


After months of waiting, the highly-anticipated Moon Knight finally premiered last Wednesday on Disney+. Fans finally met MCU newcomer Oscar Isaac as Steven Grant, a gift shop employee suffering from dissociative identity disorder while trying to outrun a mysterious Egyptian god, Khonshu. Viewers were also introduced to the show's primary villain, Ethan Hawke's Arthur Harrow.

While the show includes two multi-awarded actors, the show also welcomes a new minor character like Lucy Thackeray's Donna, Steven Grant's mean boss.

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In an interview with The Direct, Thackeray sat down to discuss her role in the new Disney+ series.

Thackeray first praised Moon Knight's lead star, Oscar Isaac, for being generous. Thackeray explained, “It was really amazing, and [laughs] I was really nervous on my first day; because it’s Oscar Isaac. You know? He was so lovely, and a real… actor’s actor. So he’s really generous. It’s a real collaboration. I’ve worked on things where you’ve had quite a big name in it, and you’re kinda not allowed to talk to them. Or not allowed to offer any suggestions or anything like that… with egos and you really do feel that there’s a hierarchy on set. But I really didn’t feel that at all on Moon Knight.”

The actress then emphasized the show's director Mohamed Diab for being so enthusiastic and having so much energy, “I think a lot of that was Oscar, because he’s so generous, and also Mohamed Diab, [one of the] the director[s]. [Diab] was so enthusiastic and had so much energy. It just put me at ease straight away… Oscar Isaac doesn’t really feel like a film star to me anymore, do you know what I mean? He’s so normal… and lovely. It was great fun.”

Lucy Thackeray's description of Oscar Isaac paints the actor as a professional gentleman. Isaac made a renowned career throughout the years in the film industry, appearing in different notable franchises like Star Wars and Denis Villeneuve’s Dune. Yet, Isaac doesn't seem to have that typical celebrity ego.

Hopefully, the MCU newcomer will be a prominent character in future MCU projects. For Thackeray, Donna will still be on the next five episodes of Moon Knight and we will still see more of Steven Grant's mean boss.

Moon Knight episode 1 is now streaming on Disney+.

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