James Gunnis currently finishing upGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, which is somewhere in the editing process and probably close to done, since the move is coming out in May. After that, it is the massive press tour that will accompany such a huge Marvel release and beyond that, we don’t really know. What we do know is thatJames Gunnat least talked to Marvel Studios about his idea for aMoon Knightmovie, which is easily enough to get fanboys and fangirls around the world salivating.
TheGuardians of the Galaxydirector was answering fan questions onTwitterrecently, as he does very regularly. One particular fan suggested thatJames GunnincludeMoon Knightin theGuardiansensemble, who is kind of, sort likeBatmanbut with someSpawn-like elements thrown in the mix. The director was quick to declare his love for the character, but also noted thatMoon Knightdoesn’t really fit into that corner of theMarvel Universe.
“Oh my God I love Moon Knight & I have a great idea for a movie, I just wish I had the time (but, no, he doesn’t belong in Guardians).”
AfterJames Gunnvoiced his love forMoon Knightbut shot down the idea of bringing him into the nextGuardians of the Galaxyadventure, the MCU News Twitter account suggested that he pitch the movie to Marvel. As it turns out, that is something that already happened, at least to some degree. Here is howJames Gunnreplied.
“@MCU__news I told them. But, like I said, I just don’t have the time.”
There is quite a bit going on there. For one,James Gunnhas a good enough, fleshed out enough idea for aMoon Knightmovie that he felt like telling the Marvel Studios folks about it. That alone is cool. There is also something of an implication in what he said that, if there were time, he would work on theMoon Knightmovie. After what he was able to do withGuardians of the Galaxy, Marvel would probably give him a crack at bringing Marc Spector to the big screen.
For those who may not know,Moon Knightfirst appeared inMarvel Comicsback in 1975 and got his own origin story in 1980. He is crimefighter who got his powers from some ancient Egyptians and his power is fueled by the moon (hence the name), so he is most powerful when the moon is full. He has prophetic visions, which aid him in his crime fighting endeavours, as well as being a skilled boxer, martial artist and pilot. He is also a character that has regularly been mentioned when it comes to Marvel developing future projects. Also, not for nothing, but he looks really ominous, cool and imposing, which tends to translate well to live-action when done correctly.
There have been persistent rumors thatNetflixhas looked at developing aMoon Knightseries at some point, which would certainly seem like a good fit. The dark, gritty tone and feel ofMoon Knightwould fit in pretty well with the other characters in that corner of theMCU. That said, a movie would in all likelihood offer a bigger budget and could make for a better-looking version ofMoon Knight. When looking atJames Gunn’s horror-filled career prior to his work with Marvel, coupled with what he was able to do withGuardians of the Galaxy, he certainly seems like the right guy for it. Still, it is good to know thatMarvel Studiosat least has his idea if they ever want to put it to good use and have another director tackle the tale of Marc Spector at some point. Phase 4 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe is coming and there is always room for more heroes, especially if some of the ones we’ve come to know and love bit the dust at the hands of Thanos inAvengers: Infinity War(which seems likely). You can check outJames Gunn’s tweets for yourself below.
