Steven S. DeKnight Wants to Make a Moon Knight TV Series

Quite some time ago, Guardians Of The Galaxy director James Gunn insisted that although he’d love to make room for a Moon Knight movie in his schedule, it didn’t look like it was going to happen, but while the MCU’s golden boy sleeps on the idea, could Marvel’s arguably most mentally fragile cult superhero make the move to TV instead?

Well, Pacific Rim Uprising helmer and Daredevil season 1 showrunner Steven S. DeKnight sure would like a go. Promoting his latest smashtastic kaiju offering over at Flickering Myth, DeKnight outlined his dream project, a TV series starring none other than the The Fist Of Khonshu himself:

“I wouldn’t mind taking a crack at Moon Knight at some point.There are so many characters that I love in the Marvel universe. Really, for me, it would be about schedule. My schedule these days, as you imagine, is a little tight. God, you know, when I signed onto Daredevil, I expressed an interest in Iron Fist and The Punisher, which I both loved. I’d love to see Moon Knight get a little bit of love. Great, great character.”

If you’re unfamiliar with Moon Knight, he’s been described in the past as “Batman with multiple personality disorder” and while that’s taking a very broad sweep at the background of erstwhile mercenary slash millionaire entrepreneur slash cab driver Marc Spector, it’s not a world away from the truth.

Born the son of a rabbi, Spector gets his powers after being left for dead on a mercenary mission near an archaeological dig in Egypt. Visited in a near-death vision by the Egyptian moon god Khonshu, Spector agrees to become his avatar on Earth in exchange for a second chance at life. Awakening to discover he now possesses strength, endurance, and reflexes far beyond that of a simple human, he later realises that these powers are enhanced depending upon the phases of the moon.

Later, Spector develops a small fortune and takes on the identity of Steven Grant to move and shake with the higher-ups, while also becoming a part-time cabbie called Jake Lockley so he can keep his eye on the shady activities happening at street level.

Should a Moon Knight TV series lurch to life in the near future, we will of course let you know.