The moon: so hot right now! Actually, the moon is an eternally cold and lonely rock orbiting a planet on fire. But it certainly is popular. The spaced-out romcom Moonshot hits HBO Max on March 31, one day after the premiere of Marvel's eerie Moon Knight on Disney+. Don't forget about Moonfall, the latest from catastrophe auteur (catastrauteur?) Roland Emmerich, which is still in (some) theaters and arrives on VOD April 1. Here's your guide to culture's sudden Moonaisssance.
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Does someone pretend to be someone else?
Moonshot: Yes. When Mars-loving space stowaway Walt (Cole Sprouse) begs eco-scientist Sophia (Lana Condor) for help, she grudgingly lets him impersonate her boyfriend.
Moon Knight: Yes. Struggling London-based loser Steven (Oscar Isaac) may also be Marc Spector, the titular Marvel character who lives with dissociative personality.
Moonfall: Yes, if by "someone" you mean "the moon," which is not really a moon. It's a superstructure built by spacefaring proto-humans to fight AI nanotech swarms. What now?
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Are there any eccentric billionaires?
Moonshot: Yes. Zach Braff plays astro-colonialist Leon Covi, the richest man on Mars, who brags that he does not pay any taxes specifically because he is so wealthy.
Moon Knight: Maybe. In comics, Spector is an occasional billionaire. But this could be a Skrulls-Are-Nice- Now canon shake- up. (Ethan Hawke) is definitely a Mr. Robot, right?)
Moonfall: No, but K.C. (John Bradley) professes his love for Elon Musk, the richest man on Earth, who just moved to a state with no income tax. Wait, someone built the moon?
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Is the moon actually a big part of the story?
Moonshot: No. The title refers to the business phrase denoting a project of great expense and cos- mic aspiration. A more accurate title would be Marsshot, but, I mean...
Moon Knight: Unlikely. Moon Knight's name refers to a (possible) connection to an Egyptian moon god. But he'll definitely wind up in space for Avengers: Moonfinity War or whatever.
Moonfall: Yes, and it's a hollow robot-hating murder moon!!! If they'd led with that, skyrocketing grosses would've led to a nine-film saga about Halle Berry mooncrashing into every planet, and Pluto.
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