Earlier this month, Giancarlo Esposito could not resist telling followers at CCXP Mexico that he had lastly been solid within the Marvel Cinematic Universe. On the time, Esposito declined to share any particulars about his character or the place he would present up. However he did say it might occur “prior to you assume.” And he was proper, as a result of the venture is filming proper now and it will likely be in theaters early subsequent 12 months.
Through The Hollywood Reporter, Esposito has been added to the solid of Captain America: Courageous New World, which will likely be Marvel’s first film of 2025. The secrecy surrounding Esposito’s character is so tight that his function is reportedly listed as “undisclosed” on the decision sheets. Nevertheless, THR is reporting that Esposito is enjoying a “villainous function.”
Esposito had a profession resurgence after portraying Gus Fring in Breaking Dangerous, a task he reprised for the prequel collection Higher Name Saul. Since then, Esposito has portrayed villains in The Mandalorian and Revolution, and a morally ambivalent character on Prime Video’s The Boys.
Throughout his CCXP Mexico look, Esposito dropped one other trace that his MCU character “is unique, and new, and contemporary.” That implies that he is enjoying a villain who hasn’t beforehand appeared in a Marvel film. However with so many comedian e book villains to select from, it is arduous to slender down the chances.
The Courageous New World reshoots are scheduled to run 22 days in Atlanta, with expanded motion scenes for Anthony Mackie’s Captain America. Marvel will launch Captain America: Courageous New World on February 14, 2025.