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Giancarlo Esposito (’Captain America: Brave New World’): “No one’s guessed correctly yet”
According to Giancarlo Esposito, no one has been able to figure out what his character is in ‘Captain America 4′, which has caused all kinds of concern among fans.
One of the most anticipated additions to the filming of new scenes in ‘Captain America: Brave New World’ was Giancarlo Esposito in an uncredited role. But the actor, best known for his role as Gus Fring in ‘Breaking Bad’ and ‘Better Call Saul’, has gone further and dared to claim that no one has managed to guess what his role is within the Marvel Cinematic Universe, which in turn has raised all sorts of suspicions among Marvel fans.
No one knows which Marvel character Giancarlo Esposito is, according to the actor himself
It was first rumored that an actor of Giancarlo Esposito’s stature deserved to play a major Marvel character like Professor Charles Xavier or Doctor Doom. The actor himself was the one who fueled these theories with statements like “better than you can imagine.”
But along came the first leaked images from the set of ‘Captain America 4′, where we saw an Esposito in generic clothing, wearing a tactical vest to carry several knives. This led many of us to believe that he would be playing more mundane characters like Paladin or George Washington Bridge; nothing like a superhero or supervillain with superpowers.
Following the release of the first trailer for this upcoming Marvel movie, we got an official look at Esposito’s character in action, but again, there is nothing in what was shown that reveals his identity.
At the recent Fanboy Expo in Knoxville, Tennessee, Esposito said that “no one’s gotten it right yet” and that “he’s a badass”.
A fan who was able to see him in person asked him directly about which character he plays, to which the actor replied that he can’t reveal it until he gets the go-ahead from Marvel.
What do we know about Giancarlo Esposito’s character in Captain America: Brave New World’?
Considering the leaked images and the few scenes he appears in the first trailer, two of the big contenders for Giancarlo Esposito’s character in ‘Captain America: Brave New World’ were Paladin and G.W. Bridge.
On the one hand, Paladin is a villain, mercenary, and private investigator with slightly superhuman abilities who was introduced in a ‘Daredevil’ story. On the other hand, G. W. Bridge is a mercenary who was introduced in an ‘X-Force’ comic, worked for S.H.I.E.L.D., and had run-ins with Cable and the Punisher.
According to Esposito himself, “no one’s got it right,” which is the character he plays, so these two names that have been circulating on social media would be completely ruled out. But if we stick to the facts, there’s not much to go on either, since all we know is that his character is an older man of color who wears a long trench coat and uses weapons like knives, revolvers, and assault rifles. That’s too general a description to infer anything reasonably, so apparently we won’t know what his character is until Marvel gives the green light for the reveal.
Anyway, ‘Captain America: Brave New World’ hits theaters on February 14, 2025, so if the identity of Giancarlo Esposito’s character isn’t revealed before then, we’ll know who he’s playing with the release of the movie.