Moon Knight release date leaks ahead of trailer debut

Screen capture of Oscar Isaac in Moon Knight.

(Image credit: Marvel Studios)

The release date for Marvel Studios' Moon Knight has leaked online ahead of the Disney Plus show's trailer, which lands today (January 17).

We previously reported on the rumours that the Moon Knight release date and trailer would be revealed during the Disney Plus presentation at the 2022 Television Critics Association's winter press tour. But that speculation proved to be nothing more than conjecture.

Now, though, it seems like confirmation of Moon Knight's release date is imminent, with prominent Marvel Studios leakers suggesting that the superhero show's launch date will be unveiled alongside its official trailer later today.

Analysis: who is Moon Knight beating up in the trailer announcement clips?

Oscar Isaac's Moon Knight beats up a werewolf in the Marvel Disney Plus TV show — (Image credit: Marvel Studios/Disney Plus)

Interestingly, a few snippets of new Moon Knight footage were posted alongside the trailer's release date announcement. The brief video included a blink-and-you'll-miss-it look at Marc Spector (Oscar Isaac) in full costume, as well as a very brief glimpse of Ethan Hawke's unnamed villain.

Of greater importance, though, is that we seemingly have confirmation of who – or, more specifically, what – Moon Knight is beating up in that bathroom scene, which was first teased during November 2021's Disney Plus Day celebrations.

The antihero appears to be beating up a werewolf, which may lend further proof to rumors that Marvel Studios is also developing a Werewolf at Night TV show or Halloween special.

According to reports, including The Wrap and The Illuminerdi, Golden Globe winner Gael García Bernal (Old, The Motorcycle Diaries) has been cast as the titular monster for that project. Moon Knight and Werewolf at Night have fought in Marvel comics before, so it'll be interesting to see if they duke it out on the small screen, too.

Alternatively, Moon Knight's victim may be tied to Anubis, the ancient Egyptian god of the dead. In Marvel comics, an individual named Ahmad Azis claims to be the reincarnation of Araames, Priest of the Anubis. During his comic book debut in March 1985, Azis alleges that he was revived as Araames alongside Moon Knight when the Egyptian moon god Khonshu passed the Moon Knight mantle onto Marc Spector.

So the werewolf could be a henchman of Azis/Araames. If that's the case, we wouldn't be surprised if Ethan Hawke's secret antagonist ends up being Azis/Araames. Hawke has only revealed (per THR) that he's based his villain on US cult leader David Koresh, so it'll be a while before we find out which Marvel character he's actually portraying.

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