Marvel’s Werewolf By Night Director On Possible Moon Knight Crossover

The director of Marvel’s Werewolf by Night special addressed the possibility of a Moon Knight crossover in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. In the aftermath of Avengers: Endgame, Phase 4 explores more of the MCU’s supernatural and spooky side. Many eyes are on the Blade movie starring Mahershala Ali to introduce more supernatural elements to the shared universe. Still, Werewolf by Night will do some heavy lifting ahead of time. The 2022 Disney+ Halloween Special looks like a campy and scary side of the shared universe that will also feature supernatural characters like Werewolf by Night, Elsa Bloodstone, and Man-Thing.

Marvel confirming Werewolf by Night at D23 2022 came after the project was rumored to be in the works for nearly a year. The lack of official information on the project led to significant speculation about where Gael García Bernal’s Jack Russell could appear ahead of time. One of the prominent rumors was that Werewolf by Night would be in Moon Knight. When that did not happen, speculation started to turn to the possibility of Moon Knight appearing in Werewolf by Night or the two characters crossing over in another MCU project.

Following Marvel’s D23 2022 panel, Werewolf by Night director Michael Giacchino and stars Gael García Bernal and Laura Donnelly hit the interview carpet to discuss the project and being part of the MCU. During an ET Online interview, Bernal was asked if he would be in a possible Moon Knight season 2. The actor was caught off guard by the question and did not know what to say, which is when Giacchino stepped in to shut down speculation about plans for Werewolf by Night and Moon Knight to crossover.

Moon Knight first appeared in Werewolf by Night in the comics years ago. That’s what everyone is thinking. Yeah, there’s no immediate plans for anything like that.

Giacchino is correct that most of the speculation about Werewolf by Night and Oscar Isaac’s Moon Knight crossing over is built on knowledge of the comics. Moon Knight’s comic debut was in the pages of Werewolf by Night #32 in 1975. The presence of jackals in the Moon Knight trailers led to Werewolf by Night cameo speculation, but episode 2 also included a reference to the comic history with a bus labeled WBN32. Since Marvel has not announced where Moon Knight will appear next in the MCU, the possibility of a Werewolf by Night cameo grew. While Giacchino’s response was not regarding that chance, his answer seemingly rules it out too.

There might not be any immediate plans for a Werewolf by Night and Moon Knight crossover, but it will be pretty surprising if the two characters do not meet up in some fashion. They are set to be two of the main heroes in the supernatural part of the MCU. The expectation of the MCU Midnight Sons team forming could be one such opportunity for the meet-up. At the very least, Marvel has the roadmap for them to crossover in Avengers: The Kang Dynasty or Avengers: Secret Wars. Now it is just a matter of seeing if Werewolf by Night includes any teases of a Moon Knight crossover.

Source: ET Online