Summary
- Giancarlo Esposito reveals that he has already been in talks with James Gunn about the possibility of joining the DCU.
- James Gunn is determined to bring big stars like Giancarlo Esposito into the DCU franchise.
- Esposito’s versatility makes him a perfect fit for various iconic roles in the DCU, such as Martian Manhunter, Lex Luthor, or Mr. Freeze.
James Gunn really wants his new version of the DCU to work out, and in order to do so he’s determined to bring some really big stars to the franchise. Big stars like Breaking Bad and The Mandalorian actor Giancarlo Esposito. Esposito already has a lot of experience on being part of huge franchises. He was one of the main characters in Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials and Maze Runner: The Death Cure, he has played Stan Edgar in both The Boys and The Boys Presents: Diabolical, Moff Gideon in The Mandalorian, and the acclaimed and dangerous Gustavo Fring in Breaking Bad.
Esposito has even been part of a DC Comics related project lending his voice to Lex Luthor in Harley Quinn‘s animated series. So he’s certainly a tried-and-tested talent for Gunn to add to his new gallery of comic book movie stars.
On X, formerly known as Twitter, user swshriv shared a video of an event during which Esposito participated. In the video, the actor answers a fan who asks him about the possibility of joining the DCU and confirms that he has already been talking with Gunn about the idea.
“I have been talking to James Gunn about the possibility of being in a movie – so who knows?”
Esposito is one of the most versatile actors in Hollywood right now, so he could really play any type of character. From one of the most well-known and important ones heavily connected to the mythology of the comic book company such as Martian Manhunter, to one of the essential villains like Lex Luthor, Mr. Freeze, or The Penguin (considering that Colin Farrell’s will not be part of the official canon). There really are so many options, and so many perfect DCU roles for the actor to take.
What’s Next for Giancarlo Esposito?
Whether he joins the DCU or not, Giancarlo Esposito will be busy in the next couple of years. This year he was part of another fantastic franchise that’s currently in theaters, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, lending his voice to Baxter Stockman. And there’s much more to come.
Next year he’ll be starring in one of Universal Pictures’ films from its Monsters franchise, which will be directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, and also stars Melissa Barrera, Alisha Weir, Dan Stevens, Kevin Durand, Kathryn Newton, Angus Cloud, and Will Catlett.
He is also part of the cast of upcoming Russo brothers movie, The Electric State, a science fiction film based on the illustrated novel by Simon Stålenhag. The movie also stars Millie Bobby Brown, Chris Pratt, Ke Huy Quan, Stanley Tucci, Jason Alexander, Woody Norman, Martin Klebba, Brian Cox, Jenny Slate, Anthony Mackie, and Billy Bob Thornton.
Esposito is also part of one of the most controversial films from next year, Megalopolis from Francis Ford Coppola. The movie is described as an epic science fiction drama set in New York, following the story of a woman divided between her father’s conservatory view of life and her much more progressive lover. Megalopolis stars Adam Driver, Forest Whitaker, Nathalie Emmanuel, John Voight, Laurence Fishburne, Aubrey Plaza, Jason Schwartzman, Shia LaBeouf, Talia Shire, Grace VanderWaal, Kathryn Hunter, and many more.
Other upcoming projects from Eposito are James Franco’s The Long Home and the third and final part of the X trilogy, MaXXXine.
