‘Breaking Bad’ Star Giancarlo Esposito Confirms Talks W/ Marvel Studios, Actor Wants To Be The Next Professor X

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‘Breaking Bad’ Star Giancarlo Esposito Confirms Talks W/ Marvel Studios, Actor Wants To Be The Next Professor X

Will Giancarlo Esposito be joining Marvel soon?

On Friday (Aug. 5) actor Giancarlo Esposito, 64, chatted with fans at TJH’s Superhero Car Show and Comic Con in San Antonio. During the event, an audience member asked Giancarlo Esposito if the rumors that he’ll be making an appearance in Marvel’s X-Men reboot are true. Giancarlo Esposito replied,

“So, I have not worked for Marvel yet.”

He continued,

“I’ve been in a room with them and talked with them, and to answer your question, I think what they do is on the lines of that mythological journey that Joe Campbell talked about, who happened to be a friend of George Lucas that George Lucas put into his stories. They do the same thing.”

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The well-known actor then named a few of the popular X-Men he could possibly portray.

“So, there’s been talk of Magneto, there’s been talk of Dr. Freeze, there has been talk of—who else are they talking about over there?”

He added,

“Oh, Doom! And there is … Professor X.”

When fans pressed Giancarlo Esposito to reveal which role he’d most like to land he said,

“I’m going to go for something that is a little bit different. I’m gonna go and put it out in the universe that it is Professor X.”

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As you may already know, Professor X is a fictional character from the X-Men franchise. The character is depicted as the founder and sometimes leader of the superhero group, the X-Men.

Giancarlo Esposito has been acting professionally since the 60s, as he made his Broadway debut in 1968. However, most know the actor from his role as Gus Fring in AMC’s drama series “Breaking Bad” and in its prequel series “Better Call Saul.”

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