Marvel fans, and Egyptians, have much cause to celebrate today as the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) and Disney+ series, ‘Moon Knight’, nabs eight Emmy nominations, scoring the most nods for any Marvel series of 2022. ‘Moon Knight’ premiered on 30 March 2022 and notably consisted of 17 Egyptian members in the cast and crew, including acclaimed Egyptian director Mohamed Diab, who debuted as Marvel’s first Arab director. This was a proud feat in terms of positive Egyptian representation in prominent Western media both in front of and behind the camera. Diab took to Twitter to celebrate the nomination. فخور ان مون نايت ترشح ل ٨ جوائز ايمي … عن التمثيل و التصوير و الاكشن و الملابس و الصوت و الموسيقي التصويريه للموهوب هشام نزيه… سنتين من حياتي كمخرج رئيسي و منتج منفذ كللوا بالنجاح ده! الحمد لله. — Mohamed diab محمد دياب (@MohamedDiab678) July 12, 2022 “Proud that Moon Knight has been nominated for eight Emmy Awards… for performance, stunts, costume, sound, and soundtrack for the talented Hisham Nazih… Two years of my life as a director and executive producer have been crowned with success! Thank God,” writes Diab. The…
Egyptian-Directed ‘Moon Knight’ Scores Most Emmy Nods for a 2022 Marvel Series
July 12, 2022
