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 could occur “before you suppose.” And he was proper, as a result of the mission is filming proper now and will probably 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 shall be Marvel’s first film of 2025. The secrecy surrounding Esposito’s character is so tight that his position is reportedly listed as “undisclosed” on the decision sheets. Nonetheless, THR is reporting that Esposito is taking part in a “villainous position.”
Esposito had a profession resurgence after portraying Gus Fring in Breaking Unhealthy, a job 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 authentic, and new, and contemporary.” That means that he is taking part in a villain who hasn’t beforehand appeared in a Marvel film. However with so many comedian guide villains to select from, it is onerous to slim 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.