A Moon Knight stunt actor has revealed what a scene from the series was going to be like that was eventually cut.
All the chapters are already moon knight from Marvel Studios available at Disney+. The series saw the introduction of a new vigilante who suffers from dissociated identity disorder, as well as being possessed by the Egyptian god of the moon, Khonshu.
The first time the audience sees the main character in his superhero outfit is at the end of the first episode. It doesn’t last long, but the moment was certainly shocking, with the hero turning to face the camera after brutally dispatching an off-screen jackal.
However, many fans missed seeing how the fight between the two characters was. Now a new video posted by Oscar Isaac’s stunt double has revealed what that scene might have looked like. And it would have been brutal.
On his Instagram, the stunt actor Jamel Blissat posted a video of a fight sequence he worked on that was cut from the first episode of Moon Knight.
According to Blissat, all that “bathroom sequence was a real fight against the jackal” instead of the off-camera shot that came from the final cut.
“In the beginning, Moon Knight’s first appearance in the bathroom was supposed to be a real fight against the jackal. This is one of the previous stunts.”
The video features the stunt actor replacing Moon Knight as he battles a fake jackal in a bathroom, with moves such as the hero being dragged across sinks, slammed into mirrors, and smashing sinks into his enemy’s face.
You can watch the full video below:
So it shows the deleted video. It sounds like the fight would not only have been extremely brutal, it would have been one of the best in the entire series. Understandably, many fans are going to be upset to see how this never made it to screen. And it is that many of us would have liked to see the fight scenes that were cut to reflect the absences of their main character, when Marc or Jake take control of Steven.
The violence in the series was quite intense, perhaps on a par with series like Daredevil. Hopefully the Fist of Khonshu will return soon so fans can see him continue to do justice.
The complete series of Moon Knight is now available on Disney+.