For some fans,Giancarlo Espositowill forever be synonymous withBreaking Bad’sGus Fring,The Boysbaddie Stan Edgar, orThe Mandalorian’sMoff Gideon. However, there are those who wonder what role Esposito might tackle in a DC Comics or Marvel adaptation. One X user wrote they could see Esposito “killing it” in the role of DC’s Ray Palmer, aka Atom. The Atom was portrayed in the CW’s Arrowverse by Brandon Routh, and, as it turns out, Esposito would consider it “an honor” to be a part of theMarvel Cinematic Universe. And he’s particularly interested in theX-Mencharacters Charles Xavier and Magneto. Esposito answered the question duringBritish GQ’sActually Me:
Yeah, I’m so ignorant. Who’s Ray Palmer?
Esposito, who leads the new AMC crime thriller seriesParishopposite Skeet Ulrich, continued:
“[Professor] X is a little more intellectual and he has a physical handicap. And I know we’ve seen him in some incarnations prior to the wheelchair.And he kind of goes mad and does all that. So, that’s very interesting to me.
“I like the idea of playing someone who’s on the right side of the law and might be able to do good, but there’s also Magneto. There’s a movement and action feeling about him that draws me to it.I would be really, really, really happy to join the Marvel universe in some shape or form. It would be an honor.”
Giancarlo Esposito Says ‘Villains Are Fun’ to Portray
Much is made of the actor’s television success, which has resulted in five Emmy nominations, butGiancarlo Esposito has also appearedin a number of memorable movies, includingMalcolm X, Do the Right Thing,andOkja. During his appearance on British GQ’sActually Me, Esposito admitted that playing “villains are fun,” but he’s contemplated portraying Charles Xavier, aka Professor X, before. Esposito said during his March 10 sit-down on theFade to Blackpodcast:
“You know, I’ve given it a cursory glance in my brain, and immediately I go, ‘Hmm,it’d be great to play Professor X in some other incarnation than just the wheelchair.’ Right? Because the physical idea of being in a wheelchair every single day does not appeal to me.”
Giancarlo Esposito Says It’d Be ‘Great’ to Play Professor X Opposite Denzel Washington as Magneto in the MCU
Breaking Bad star Giancarlo Esposito comments on playing Professor X in the MCU and the idea of starring alongside Denzel Washington.
Esposito continued:
“I just don’t feel that old and I don’t like to sit that much. But certainly, we could figure something out, maybe. Professor X wasn’t always in the wheelchair, but that is part of his character development. So, I think about it a little bit, but I don’t give it all of my thought, because it would have to come to me.”
When it comes toThe Mandalorian, though,Esposito not only doubts the death of Moff Gideon, but he even suggests that theStar Warsvillain could return as a clone while appearing on British GQ’sActually Me. In the meantime, though, fans of the talented actor can watch Esposito inNetflix’sThe Gentlemennow and in AMC’s new drama,Parish, when season one drops on Sunday, March 31.
Fans can also check out Esposito’s interview in its entirety on British GQ’sActually Me,as well as his appearance on theFade to Blackpodcast right now.
