Marvel revisits Moon Knight’s Egyptian mythology in new video
A new Marvel compilation explores Moon Knight’s mythological side, as Steven Grant and Marc Spector face a question that power alone cannot answer: can their god be trusted?
The short answer: A new Marvel compilation explores Moon Knight’s mythological side, as Steven Grant and Marc Spector face a question that power alone cannot answer: can their god be trusted?
The gods in Moon Knight are more than just a backdrop: they are part of the problem. Marvel’s new video, “Moon Knight's Mythological Characters | Compilation”, published on 22 October 2026, returns to the Egyptian mythology at the heart of the series. Divine power raises a very human question: can it be trusted?
The story begins with Steven Grant, a gift-shop worker troubled by blackouts and memories of another life. He discovers he has dissociative identity disorder and shares a body with mercenary Marc Spector. As their enemies close in, Steven and Marc must navigate their identities while getting caught up in a deadly mystery involving Egypt’s gods.
Can a god be trusted?
In an interview with Entertainment Tonight, Ethan Hawke discussed that question through his character, Arthur Harrow, and Harrow’s plan to resurrect Ammit. The article also explored Khonshu’s control over his human avatar, drawing on the first two episodes. Hawke described Marc and Steven’s struggle as a question of how to use their powers—and whether to trust the god behind them.
And so, I think one of the struggles that Marc/Steven has to figure out, as he understands his role and these powers that he has, is how to use them and can his god be trusted? Ethan Hawke, speaking to Entertainment Tonight
Giving Steven and Marc distinct identities also shaped Oscar Isaac’s work on set. In a March 2022 interview with OutNow, Isaac recalled filming one character before switching to the other during the day. His brother, also an actor, stood in for the character opposite him, making those scenes more manageable.
For Isaac, Moon Knight’s Egyptian dimension went beyond its gods. In the same interview, he said the producers had brought in Egyptian filmmaker Mohamed Diab to help ensure cultural authenticity. Isaac said his focus was more on the culture than the mythology, distinguishing the supernatural story from its cultural setting.
Diab described his route into the project in an April 2022 interview with TheWrap: he and his wife, a producer and co-writer, put together a 200-page visual pitch. He said the drama shared themes with his smaller films, while its action, comedy and horror offered ground he wanted to explore. He also welcomed the chance to make Moon Knight as independent as possible from wider MCU connections, leaving room for the story to establish its own characters and conflicts.