Oscar Isaac has said that his strange British accent in Moon Knight is a deliberate decision, and not simply a bad attempt at impersonating an English person.
Talking to Empire as part of the cover story for April's issue #399, Isaacs said "That voice is about where Steven's from, where he's living now, and some of his believed heritage."
"It's not an idea of what Brits actually sound like," he emphasised.
This distinction is backed up by director Mohamed Diab, who said "Anything Oscar does is deliberate."
Isaac's accent for Moon Knight's alter-ego, Steven Grant, has been a topic of great debate since it was first heard in the show's initial teaser. A very odd British twang that's unlike almost anything a UK resident has heard, it was easy to brush it off as an American actor not quite grasping the right sounds. However, Moon Knight is about a character with dissociative identity disorder, which opens up more potential around that accent. Some fans had theorised that this is just what one of Moon Knight's identities thinks a British person sounds like. And Isaac's mention of it being rooted in his "believed heritage" suggests that theory could be right.
In the comics, Steven Grant is actually a wealthy Bruce Wayne-style playboy, so this is a very different take on the character. That's not the only change, it seems as though Moon Knight is very different to the comics as a whole. He's still going to be one of the most brutal Marvel characters, though.
Matt Purslow is IGN's UK News and Entertainment Writer.
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Talking to Empire as part of the cover story for April's issue #399, Isaacs said "That voice is about where Steven's from, where he's living now, and some of his believed heritage."
"It's not an idea of what Brits actually sound like," he emphasised.
This distinction is backed up by director Mohamed Diab, who said "Anything Oscar does is deliberate."
Isaac's accent for Moon Knight's alter-ego, Steven Grant, has been a topic of great debate since it was first heard in the show's initial teaser. A very odd British twang that's unlike almost anything a UK resident has heard, it was easy to brush it off as an American actor not quite grasping the right sounds. However, Moon Knight is about a character with dissociative identity disorder, which opens up more potential around that accent. Some fans had theorised that this is just what one of Moon Knight's identities thinks a British person sounds like. And Isaac's mention of it being rooted in his "believed heritage" suggests that theory could be right.
In the comics, Steven Grant is actually a wealthy Bruce Wayne-style playboy, so this is a very different take on the character. That's not the only change, it seems as though Moon Knight is very different to the comics as a whole. He's still going to be one of the most brutal Marvel characters, though.
Matt Purslow is IGN's UK News and Entertainment Writer.
Continue reading...