Summary:
- Giancarlo Esposito reveals the plan for his MCU role, claiming that his character will appear in a movie, and then have his own TV series.
- DCEU’s Peacemaker has followed this trend before, as the character appeared in The Suicide Squad, then had his titular TV series.
- Judging from the actor’s comment, there’s a high chance that he’ll portray Doctor Doom in the MCU.
Giancarlo Esposito, acclaimed for his compelling performances in Better Call Saul and Breaking Bad, is gearing up to make his mark in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. While he’s kept the details of his character under wraps, Esposito recently shared some juicy teasers about his future in the MCU during a panel at Phoenix Fan Fusion, as reported by Legion of Sand on X.
During the event, Esposito hinted at his involvement in not just one, but potentially multiple Marvel projects.
“The MCU has knocked on my door and it’s a role you won’t predict. It will be teased and there will be a series afterwards,” he told the audience, sparking widespread speculation among fans about his potential character.
Although some attendees floated the idea of Esposito as the iconic supervillain Doctor Doom, the actor played coy and only revealed that it “will knock it out of the park.” His comments have left fans buzzing about whether he could be hinting at playing a villain or a hero, with the promise of not only a movie role but also a follow-up solo series.
A perfect example of this trend is John Cena‘s Peacemaker from the DCEU. After making his debut as a prominent character in The Suicide Squad (2021), Cena’s Peacemaker quickly has his own titular series afterward, and achieves considerable success. A second season for the series was greenlit recently, and is currently in its early stage of development.
So far, Exposito is linked to the role of Professor X in the MCU, but the actor recently debunked this rumor, though Charles Xavier is one of his favorite characters. The Breaking Bad star is then rumored to portray Doctor Doom, but with Ralph Ineson‘s Galactus confirmed as the main antagonist of the Fantastic Four, it’s possible that Doom will be introduced at the end of the 2025 movie.
Doctor Doom is one of the most complex characters in Marvel Comics, and is sometimes portrayed as an anti-hero rather than a full-fledged villain. Therefore, it makes sense for Doom to get his own solo series, which can either focus on how he rules the country of Latveria and protects it from harm, or how his relationship with Reed Richards/Mister Fantastic has turned sour since their college days.
Given Esposito’s reputation for portraying memorable antagonists—not only in television series like The Mandalorian, Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul, and The Boys, but also in video games such as Far Cry 6.
Therefore, fans believe that the actor will definitely nail his upcoming role in the MCU, whether it’s the powerful Doctor Doom or the replacement of Jonathan Majors as Kang the Conqueror.
