Finally we have the Moon Knight among us, within Disney + and starring Oscar Isaac and Ethan Hawke within what seems like a plot parenthesis in the arc created around the MCU (Marvel Cinematic Universe). And since the first ratings began to leak, Moon Knight has not stopped receiving congratulations from critics and the few public that have been able to see it in the first hours of it. And despite its few? six chapters that it has, we have just learned that this new fiction comes with a record under its arm.
Reshoots, what is that?
If that’s okay with you, before commenting on what the record this series has, we’re going to put a bit of context to explain what it means to carry out a reshoot (reshoots) in a movie or a series. And basically it is about the recording of additional scenes that, for whatever reason, the creative team has considered necessary to improve the story or even to finish it with a minimum of quality and undo a path that could lead to a resounding failure. (remember Solo , by Ron Howard).
Thus, when a project announces that it will need reshoots, it is often perceived by fans as a symptom of production problems, or of discontent on the part of studio executives. Moreover, so much so that on numerous occasions they have been an inexhaustible source of leaks about important aspects of movies and series. And as an example, a button is enough: it was thanks to the reshoots of Spider-Man No Way Home that a photograph was leaked in which the character of Matt Murdock appeared, played again by Charlie Cox (the one from the Netflix series).
However, in the productions of the big studios these re-recordings are taken as a natural part of the filming process and from the beginning there are already established dates to record additional scenes. Marvel Studios productions are no exception, since a large percentage of their projects have required these extra sessions of work on the sets.
What happened to Moon Knight?
And now yes, we are going to Moon Knight. What record has he broken? Well, it was thanks to a recent interview with the directors Mohamed Diab, Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead, and the actors Oscar Isaac, Ethan Hawke and May Calamay, that we learned that this series is the one that has required the fewest additional recordings in history . of the MCU, so we can consider it as an example to follow from now on for all the series and movies that come in the future.
Director Mohamed Diab attributed this good news to the fact that, in his words, “they rehearsed a lot.” In addition, the actor who brings Moon Knight to life also wanted to join the party stating that “every weekend while we were shooting, we sat around the table and had Sunday brunch , and we just talked about the episodes, we talked about the series, of what we were going to do.
There is no doubt that this series is going to give a lot to talk about in the coming months, so much so that it looks like it is going to give a 180º turn to the MCU created by Marvel Studios, thanks to a dark and fast-paced story. So much so that the actress May Calamay, who plays Layla, said that this series was a mix between Raiders of the Lost Ark and Fight Club .