Is Moon Knight In The Mcu Timeline

Moon Knight, Marvel Studios' most recent Disney+ series, is now being enjoyed by fans all around the world. The Oscar Isaac-led series follows the titular figure as they battle with their Dissociative Identity Disorder while also being the Avatar of Khonshu, the Egyptian God of the Moon. This project, however, differs from its MCU peers in one important way: it is self-contained.

Why Moon Knight is not Connected to Marvel
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For many viewers, that characteristic is one of the show's most appealing features. There are no cameos from other MCU heroes, no connections to larger world events (like the catastrophe at the Statue of Liberty), and no need for prior knowledge—audiences can jump right in and know everything they need to know.


It's an intriguing aspect that is rarely seen in Marvel's ventures, for better or bad. Even the current Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, which established a totally new world, included numerous parallels to Doctor Strange's realm, such as Wong's involvement.

But why is the project so cut off from the rest of the MCU? Thankfully, one of the series' directors is on hand to address that question.


Moon Knight's Disconnection from the MCU

Moon Knight director Aaron Moorhead discussed why the series was chosen to remain somewhat unconnected to the larger Marvel Cinematic Universe in an interview with Digital Spy ahead to the official release of the Disney+ show.

He claims that the hero's ability to stand alone as a character "was one of the basis of doing this entire project," and that there were "no expectations on him... the project could be anything:"

"One of the foundations of undertaking this entire endeavor was making sure that Moon Knight could absolutely stand alone as a character.

'There's no need to do this if we can't be bold by spending all the currency of having a character who no one knows anything about, and it doesn't have to connect in in any way,' our executive producer Grant [Curtis] and Mohamed [Diab], the other director and EP, were all saying. We can do whatever we want because he has no expectations... That was one of the reasons Justin and I were so excited to work on this project. It's because there was... He may be anyone or anything. "Anything might be the project."


When asked why the character appeals to Moorhead, the director cited Moon Knight's status as a "outsider":

"He's an outsider, and he's unlike everybody else in that universe." And it was because of that that we were able to take some extraordinary risks with it."


"Everyone was on the same page of wanting to tell an Indiana Jones-esque adventure," the filmmaker said of his experience joining the Marvel Studios environment.


Everyone seemed to be on the same page about wanting to create an Indiana Jones-style story with both darkness and edge. And, once again, it's similar to the indie films we do, where we're following a gut instinct that isn't dictated by a specific genre, but rather by what will be the scariest or funniest thing at the time. And how do all of those things work together to find the right rhythm?"


Keeping the MCU out of the room


Hopefully, fans are taking advantage of the series' disconnection as much as they can right now, because it won't last long.It's a lot easier to pull off for a character's origin tale, but the longer Moon Knight remains in the MCU, the more difficult it will be to believe he hasn't met anyone—especially the Sorcerer Supreme.

The character has a lot of potential to connect with the rest of the Marvel Cinematic Universe in the near future.

Taika Waititi's upcoming feature Thor: Love and Thunder, for example, could easily tie into Moon Knight. After all, the villain of the film is known as Gorr the God Butcher, thus Khonshu's activities are bound to catch Christian Bale's attention at some point.

Related: Avengers connection of Moon Knight Revealed

Audiences should also keep in mind that Mahershala Ali's Blade is actively recruiting people from the otherworldly realm. He'll almost certainly want to speak with Marc Spector, and a fist of Khonshu could come in handy.

Also Read: Sam Raimi Explains Why He Won't Direct Tom Holland's Spider-Man 4 

Moon Knight is currently available to watch on Disney+.

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