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Marvel releases a first trailer: who is «Moon Knight»?
by Luca Fontana
Interview with the director of «Moon Knight»: «Drama, this is where I thrive»
30.3.2022
Translation: Eva Francis
Video: Manuel Wenk
Mohamed Diab didn't pursue the job as director of «Moon Knight» because of his Egyptian roots, but because of the comic hero's dramatic story. He talks about this and more in our interview.
«Just imagine you as a normal person, me as a normal person, discovering that I have a different identity. And that identity is a superhero.»
It’s an intense look on Mohamed Diab's face when he says these words in the interview. As if they triggered something in him. Excitement. Nervousness. Perhaps also pride? After all, these aren't just any words, but the ones that he started his pitch to Marvel bosses with – and that landed him the job as director and showrunner of «Moon Knight».
«I felt there’s room for drama,» Diab says, «and this is where I thrive.»
The interview was recorded on 21 March, on the occasion of the world premiere of the new Marvel series «Moon Knight», and held by me and two other European journalists.
Here’s the full twelve-minute recording. For English subtitles, click the gear icon, «Subtitles/CC» and «Auto-translate».
Luca Fontana
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Luca.Fontana@digitecgalaxus.chI write about technology as if it were cinema, and about films as if they were real life. Between bits and blockbusters, I’m after stories that move people, not just generate clicks. And yes – sometimes I listen to film scores louder than I probably should.
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