October 26, 2006
Marvel Entertainment has inked a deal with No Equal Entertainment, a Vancouver-based production company, to develop a live action TV series based on Moon Knight. Doug Moench and Don Perlin created the Marc Spector (aka Moon Knight) character and introduced him in Werewolf By Night #32 way back in 1975.
Moon Knight has experienced a comic book revival in 2006 thanks to novelist Charlie Huston and artist David Finch, who have collaborated on a new on-going Moon Knight comic series (see "Moon Knight No Longer a Mini"). The most recent issue of Moon Knight was the 28th most popular comic book released in September with North American sales of nearly 65,000 copies.
With the demise of the Blade TV series (see "Put a Stake in Him, He's Done"), it will be up to Moon Knight to plant the live action flag of second tier Marvel characters in the land of the small screen.
Although Blade the Series was a stinker I have hope for Mr. Spector.
Unless you think characters are little more than their abilities, they're not the same at all. Marc Spector's got multiple personalities, and he's kind of a bastard too. Also, pagan.
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one of my teachers was complaining about comic movies and how they make them for every random character nowadays
he said, "What'll they do next, a Moon Knight movie?"
edit: I should get him to say Deadman, so it'll be made
You do however, a Deadman movie would be awesome.
He said he hasn't read comics in like 10 or 15 years or so, so that may make a difference
That nobody really knows or cares about.
So ha.
Thank god.
As for a Moon Knight series, it should be alright. So long as it isn't for Spike TV.
I knew this was coming.
Ha.
A bit later than I expected, though.
He's a rich crime fighter that uses fear to strike down criminals and exact vengeance.
Oh wait..
Elephant in the room.
They should've done a Luke Cage series instead.
It's TV we're talking about. It's a rarity when characters in a show like this aren't one-dimensional jokes.
Thanks for reminding me how ridiculously awful the latest Moon Knight relaunch was.
Or are you referring to all live-action shows based on comic book properties?
More or less. You have to admit that they've had a pretty abysmal track record.
Don't get me wrong, I prefer the second stringers, he just never did anything for me.
I caught an episode on YouTube once (morbid curiousity) and it nearly blinded me with awful.
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I've been meaing to read the recaps on TV Without Pity because I bet they are hilarious.
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It's because he's basically a priest, and his god wants him to wear white. See also: crazy mooncopter.
you know, if this show was done in the adam west batman style it would be the best thing ever
A big moon boot to the face.
See also, completly crazy.
oh I know it's "being made"
but I want it to actually be made.