An eagle-eyed Moon Knight fan discovers that the stack of books on Steven Grant’s desk hides two references to Thor and Black Panther.
An eagle-eyed fan notes that Marvel Studios’ Moon Knight series contains references to two major heroes of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
During the pilot episode of the series, titled “The Goldfish Problem,” Steven Grant (Oscar Isaac) is shown studying Egyptian mythology in his apartment. As he pours over a multitude of tomes, he surrounds himself with stacks of reference books. While many of these appear to be actual history books, two are exclusive to the MCU. One of the titles is What’s Old Is New Again: Asgard while the other is History of Wakanda. None of the books contain an author attribution.
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The discovery is arguably the closest Moon Knight has come to making reference to the larger MCU yet. Producer Grant Curtis confirmed that for the most part, the show would function as a standalone story not directly connected to other characters in Disney’s ever-expanding cinematic universe. “There’s no connection to the current MCU,” Curtis said. “He’s brand new and he’s going on a brand new adventure. We really think the fans will enjoy it.”
This disconnect between Moon Knight and the rest of the MCU was essentially what drew the series’ stars to the story. “I love — you know, when you first watch Iron Man or when I first saw Black Panther — where I don’t know the origin story, I don’t know all the characters, I’m really being told a new legend,” said Ethan Hawke , who plays the series’ villain, Arthur Harrow. “And I was so happy when we first spoke about it being separated because it gives us so much more freedom. And as a spectator, that’s what I want, I don’t want to know what’s going to happen.”
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Moon Knight follows Steven Grant, a humble gift shop employee who discovers he suffers from dissociative identity disorder. After realizing he shares a body with ex-Marine and mercenary Marc Spector, Steven must deal with the revelation that he is also the superpowered avatar of Khonshu, an Egyptian god.
Moon Knight debuted to near-universal acclaim from critics, many of whom appreciated the show’s detachment from the rest of the MCU. Others have praised Isaac and Hawke’s compelling performances, which help elevate a story that occasionally falters.
Moon Knight is now streaming Disney+ with new episodes dropping every Wednesday.
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