Ethan Hawke Wanted To Work With Marvel Before Moon Knight

Ethan Hawke reveals he wanted to work with Marvel prior to Moon Knight, but that he and the studio could never agree on a part for him. Hawke is making his Marvel Cinematic Universe debut with the upcoming Disney+ series alongside Oscar Isaac in the titular role, May Calamawy as Layla, Gaspard Ulliel as Midnight Man, F. Murray Abraham as Egyptian moon god Khonshu and Rey Lucas. Hawke stars in Moon Knight as Arthur Harrow, a religious zealot under the influence of demoness Ammit who seeks to heal the world and views Marc Spector, a mercenary living with dissociative identity disorder and the titular hero, as an obstacle for his efforts.

Moon Knight marks Hawke's latest major effort in the small screen world after creating, co-writing an executive producing in Showtime's Western historical drama The Good Lord Bird, in which he also starred as abolitionist John Brown. Hawke and the miniseries scored rave reviews from critics and audiences alike, with the former earning a Golden Globe nomination for his performance and winning both a Gotham and Satellite Award. As time draws nearer for his MCU debut in Moon Knight, Hawke is opening up about his relationship with the studio behind it.

In anticipation of the show's premiere, Collider caught up with Ethan Hawke to discuss Moon Knight. When asked whether the series was the first time the actor and Marvel considered working with one another, Hawke revealed that he wanted to work with Marvel prior and that they've had various discussions over the years, but that they could never agree on a part for him. See what Hawke said below:

"There’d been a few dances in the past, there’s been a couple parts that I wanted or was interested in that they weren’t interested in me for. And there were some other parts that I didn’t feel like I could be successful in, but this one just felt right."

Hawke's public relationship with the superhero genre has been something of a tenuous matter, with the star coming under fire from audiences for his criticism of 2017's Logan for being a "fine superhero movie" but not a great film overall, pointing to "big business" hoping to trick audiences into thinking it to be a great film. In response to the initial controversy, Hawke came out shortly thereafter to clarify that his comments were more meant to be directed at the studios behind superhero films rather than the films themselves. He also previously expressed being a "comic book geek" and enjoys watching all of the movies in the genre.

Despite all of the prior back and forth, audiences are excited to Hawke in Moon Knight, mostly to see the four-time Oscar nominee break against type and take on a more villainous role in comparison to his generally protagonist parts. The idea that Hawke wanted to work with Marvel prior to the Disney+ series speaks to validity behind his self-proclaimed comic book geek status, but also raises curiosity as to which roles he missed out on, including the possibility of his having reunited with Sinister co-writer/director Scott Derrickson for Doctor Strange. The wait for Hawke's MCU debut is nearly over as Moon Knight premieres on Disney+ on March 30.

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Source: Collider