Giancarlo Esposito Joins Marvel’s ‘Captain America: Brave New World’
variety.comAngelique Jackson Weeks after Emmy nominee Giancarlo Esposito teased that he’d be joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe “sooner than you think,” Variety can confirm that he will appear in “Captain America: Brave New World,” which hits theaters next year.
Esposito revealed he’d been cast in a Marvel project during a panel at CCXP in Brazil earlier this month. There he squashed fan speculation that he’d play Professor X in the widely expected Marvel Cinematic Universe version of “X-Men.” “There’s something about being original.
We’ve seen different versions of Professor X,” Esposito told the crowd. “Wouldn’t you like to see me play a character in a Marvel movie who is original, and new, and fresh?
So, mark my words: This will happen sooner than you think.” Esposito’s role in “Brave New World” is being kept under wraps (though it has been described as villainous).
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