THE MANDALORIAN Star Giancarlo Esposito Believes A Marvel Studios Project Is The Next Likely Step For Him

THE MANDALORIAN Star Giancarlo Esposito Believes A Marvel Studios Project Is The Next Likely Step For Him

Better Call Saul and The Mandalorian actor Giancarlo Esposito's star is on the rise, and he's confirmed in a new interview that he believes a Marvel Studios project is definitely somewhere in his future.

By JoshWilding - Jul 13, 2020 02:07 AM EST
Filed Under: Marvel Studios
Source: Entertainment Tonight

Last year, rumours swirled that Giancarlo Esposito might be in the running for an undisclosed role at Marvel Studios. Norman Osborn was one name thrown around at the time, but those rumblings never really came to anything, and we instead got to enjoy his stellar work in The Mandalorian

Over the weekend, the news broke that Esposito will be Far Cry 6's lead villain, and it was during an interview with Entertainment Tonight that the actor dropped a big hint about his future. 

"Well, there's been all these rumours about being with Marvel, I want to work with those guys," he confirmed. "I put it out there all the time. I haven't created any of those rumours, but I worked years ago with Louis D'Esposito, who's one of the guys at Marvel, back when he was doing Cotton Club, and I was doing Cotton Club, he was the First A.D."

"What they do is fantastic," Esposito continued, "and I want to do something enduring with them...I think the Marvel world would be, likely, the next step for me."

There are a long list of characters the actor could potentially play, though it might be fun seeing him take on something other than a villainous role if he were to join the Marvel Cinematic Universe. 

Regardless, he's clearly keen on joining this shared world, and you have to believe Marvel Studios will snap him up when the opportunity presents itself...if they haven't already, that is! 

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GothamSon
GothamSon - 7/13/2020, 2:55 AM
Personally, I'd like to see him in something DC. He was my choice for Black Mask.
TheWalkingCuban
TheWalkingCuban - 7/13/2020, 4:13 AM
@GothamSon - just wait for the Yan Cut
dracula
dracula - 7/13/2020, 2:55 AM
He would make a great Lex Luthor or Ra’s Al Ghul, holy shit i knew he voice Ra’s once, after a quick check, turns out he also voiced lex. He would be great for either. Ra’s al Ghul should be darker skinned considering his origin and hell people thought superman the animated series lex was black for years. So yeah there would be no problem
Kumkani
Kumkani - 7/13/2020, 2:58 AM
OmegaDaGrodd
OmegaDaGrodd - 7/13/2020, 3:08 AM
@Necropolitan - I always forget about Achebe when it comes to casting but this would really be a perfect match
FrankieDedo
FrankieDedo - 7/13/2020, 3:04 AM
I have an idea:

dracula
dracula - 7/13/2020, 3:06 AM
@FrankieDedo - Seriously A lister wouldnt' he be good for.
vegetaray
vegetaray - 7/13/2020, 7:42 AM
@FrankieDedo - Absolutely! His little “fantastic” quote immediately put this in my head too...
OmegaDaGrodd
OmegaDaGrodd - 7/13/2020, 3:05 AM
Professor X or Norman Osborne

DaHyro
DaHyro - 7/13/2020, 3:07 AM
I hope Marvel doesn’t cast him for a one-off villain like they did Jeff Bridges, Mads Mikkelsen, or Hugo Weaving. They need to give him a reoccurring role like Magneto
dracula
dracula - 7/13/2020, 3:07 AM
Seriosuly he could probably pull off any A lister so how about
GhostDog
GhostDog - 7/13/2020, 3:10 AM
Norman or Achebe
IcePyke
IcePyke - 7/13/2020, 3:15 AM
bkmeijer2
bkmeijer2 - 7/13/2020, 3:15 AM
This guy is great in every role in my opinion, so I hope it's more than just one movie if Marvel gets him
TheWalkingCuban
TheWalkingCuban - 7/13/2020, 3:37 AM
Grey Gargoyle. Bout time he got some respect.
IcePyke
IcePyke - 7/13/2020, 3:51 AM
@TheWalkingCuban -
For a french character needs a french actor!

TheWalkingCuban
TheWalkingCuban - 7/13/2020, 4:10 AM
@IcePyke - or frenchie from the boys, a little on the nose but say la vee, WALA, missyour!
Archgoat
Archgoat - 7/13/2020, 5:10 AM
@TheWalkingCuban - This actor is actually Israeli, I was a bit surprised he isn't French. Great performance anyway.
TheWalkingCuban
TheWalkingCuban - 7/13/2020, 5:33 AM
@Archgoat - oh definitely
tmp3
tmp3 - 7/13/2020, 4:16 AM
[frick]ing love this guy. I just started watching Better Call Saul and Gus finally showed up, so I can’t waif to see where that goes. Met him a few years ago and he’s an absolute sweetheart in real life, nothing at all like the characters he’s been playing recently
Kozmik
Kozmik - 7/13/2020, 11:49 AM
@tmp3 - Thank God!? You have seen the characters he tends to portray?
tmp3
tmp3 - 7/13/2020, 12:27 PM
@Kozmik - Haha
Archgoat
Archgoat - 7/13/2020, 5:13 AM
Hopefully he gets a substantial role in MCU. Having him for "one and done" villain would be a shame.
Luigi
Luigi - 7/13/2020, 5:33 AM
Not super familiar with the character but would he make a good Bushman, Moon Knight's bad guy?
WeaponXCII
WeaponXCII - 7/13/2020, 5:39 AM
Not sure how much superheroics- or supervillainy, for that matter, he’d be up for in his sixties, so (for something a little different) how about someone like Robbie Robertson?
Goldboink
Goldboink - 7/13/2020, 10:14 AM
@WeaponXCII -
Robbie Robertson from The Band? Yea, I'm up for that.
BritishMonkey
BritishMonkey - 7/13/2020, 5:55 AM


If they don't get Keith David anyway.
marvel72
marvel72 - 7/13/2020, 6:09 AM
I could see him as the Blue Marvel.

sKeemAn
sKeemAn - 7/13/2020, 7:08 AM
Any role he's in he is going to own.
Ryguy88
Ryguy88 - 7/13/2020, 7:31 AM
Professor X could work. Magneto would not.
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