The Moon Knight Disney Plus series gets writer Beau DeMayo who wrote for the Henry Cavill The Witcher series on Netflix.
DeMayo confirmed the news on Twitter when fans joked, âToss a coin to your Moon KnightâŠâ
The âtoss a coinâ reference refers to the bard song in the series, âToss a Coin to Your Witcher,â which actually recently became available on Apple Music and Spotify.
The Witcher also happens to be a smash hit for Netflix as it is the streaming networkâs most successful new show, and an anime movie has also been announced, with Season 2 in the works featuring Henry Cavill.
Moon Knight in good hands
Beau DeMayo is also known for writing The Originals and is a producer on The Witcher as well.
Details for Moon Knight include that Kevin Feige announced the series over the Summer, which presently doesnât have a release date, but it does have a showrunner with Jeremy Slater who is known for his horror work as he wrote The Lazurus Effect, Death Note and wrote and produced the scary The Exorcist series that aired on Fox. Slater also has some superhero experience as he is a credited writer on the 2015 Fantastic Four movie and he also wrote and produced the awesome Netflix series, The Umbrella Academy, plus Slater also has a credited âthanksâ on James Gunnâs horror movie Brightburn.
Rumors for the series include that itâs shocking and that it will be the MCUâs first truly flawed protagonist, with it claimed Moon Knight wants to simultaneously explore mental health issues, wealth disparity, and superhero action. Itâs also said despite it being Disney Plus, it is claimed they arenât pulling any punches.
No casting news has been announced as of yet, but rumors for the titular character, Marc Spector, offer Marvel may be eyeing Shia LeBoeuf, Garrett Hedlund, Justin Theroux, Michael Ealy, Rami Malek, and even Keanu Reeves, as it is claimed Reevesâ John Wick team wants him to play Moon Knight (while itâs said Reeves wants to play Adam Warlock).
