Finally we have Moon Knight among us, within Disney + and starring Oscar Isaac and Ethan Hawke within what seems like a parenthesis in the arc created around the MCU (Marvel Cinematic Universe). And since the first evaluations began to filter, Moon Knight has not stopped receiving congratulations by critics and the little public that has been able to see it in its first hours. And despite their scarce? 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 the record that this series has, we are going to put a bit of context to explain what it is to carry out a reshoot (re-recordings) in a movie or a series. And basically it's about recording additional scenes that, for whatever reason, the creative team has considered that they are 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 Soloby Ron Howard).
Thus, when a project announces that it will need re-recordings it is usually perceived by fans as a symptom of problems of production, or discontent on the part of studio executives. What's more, so much so that on numerous occasions they have been an inexhaustible source of leaks on important aspects of movies and series. And as an example, a button is enough: it was thanks to the reshoots de 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 major 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 work sessions on the sets.
What happened to Moon Knight?
And now yes, we go 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 found out that this series is the one that has required the least additional recordings in the 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 He attributed this good news to the fact that, in his words, "they rehearsed a lot." In addition, the actor who gives life to Moon Knight also wanted to join the party, stating that "every weekend while we were filming, we would sit around the table and have the brunch on Sundays, and we just talked about the episodes, we talked about the series, 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 do 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 gives life to Layla, said that this series was a mix between In Search of the Lost Ark y Fight club.