Jeremy Slater, Moon Knight writer talks influences for the show and the support he received from Marvel boss Kevin Feige. Slater, head writer on Moon Knight like many involved with the show appeared at the red carpet event this week. ComicBook reports that Slater took a different angle to the ‘Batman approach’ Marvel were expecting from pitches.
“I came and wanted to go with Raiders of the Lost Ark, I want to see some Ghostbusters. I want to bring some horror into the MCU and some scary monsters, and really push that envelope as far we can,” Slater told Variety on the red carpet. “Kevin [Feige] and Marvel were so supportive of that, so we really just sort of used Kevin as our litmus test in terms of finding out if this is something we should pull back on.”
“At every turn he really pushed us to tell the best story and not worry about pulling back or pulling our punches,” the writer added. “It’s definitely still appropriate for all ages, that was important to us. We didn’t want to make something that was inaccessible to a big chunk of the MCU fanbase and we know people watch these shows with their kids and their families, but I was like ‘Let’s get as PG-13 as we possible can!'”
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I totally get where Slater is coming from. However at the same time, I wouldn’t mind a bit of a Batman approach, as I love me some Batman. However I guess Marvel has to be their own thing? One thing solidified for me over the last 10 years is validation that my opinion of the DC Universe was justified. I always loved Batman, but I never felt like he belonged in the same Universe as Superman, Green Lantern or any of those guys. I always much preferred Batman when there is no one really like him out there. However I admit that is a personal opinion and certainly would not be held by any of the Snyder verse fans.
Just so I’m not just tarring DC with this brush, I’ll say right now I feel the same way about the X-Men in the Marvel universe. They just never fit that well to me personally. Given the interconnected nature of the MCU, I hope Moon Knight can feel like a real part of this world as it grows in a new supernatural direction.
What do you think of Slater’s comments as the Moon Knight writer talks influences and the support he had from Kevin Feige.
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