Giancarlo Esposito wants to play Professor X in an MCU X-Men movie

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Known for his villain roles,ღ ꦬGiancarlo Esposito wants to play a good guy in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

"I have not worked for Marvel yet," Esposito told the crowd at TJH Superhero Car Show & Comic Con in San Antonio, Texas (via ). I’ve been in the room with them and talked to them. I’m gonna go for something that’s a little bit different. I’m gonna go and put it out in the universe that [I’d like to play] Professo෴r X."

The actor is perhaps best𝔉🉐 known for his portrayal of drug lord Gustavo Fring in both Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul, cementing the character as one of TV's all-time greatest villains.

Esposito echoed the sentiment on , praising the studio and its films. "I love what Marvel does, I love that fans ca🌳n see me in this universe and are proposing not only one character, possibly Magneto, possibly Freeze," Esposito explained, naming both a bad guy in Marvel's X-Men and one of Batman's biggest foes in the DC comics. "But🅺 the biggest ask is Charles Xavier. I want to be a good guy!"

Added Esposito: "Charles is smart, he’s good. 🐠But I feel as if there may be some mileage with me and Marvel."

We won't see an X-Men movie in 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Marvel Phase 5 or 6, though we are finally seeing the Fantas🎉tic Four 🤡enter the MCU.

Esposito can be seen on newly released crime thriller澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询: Kaleidoscope, which is streaming now on Netflix. For more, check out our list of all the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:upcoming superhero movies flying your way in 2023 and beyond.

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