Will Giancarlo Esposito be better suited to play Professor X or Doctor Doom? That question continues to loom over Marvel fans’ minds since the Breaking Bad star made an unexpected announcement about his secret meetings with Marvel Studios. Thereafter sparked a massive dissent among fans over which role the four times Emmy nominee actor should play for the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
With news that Doctor Doom scenes were already filmed in Black Panther 2 with Marvel Studios’ choice of actor for the villain. some fans are convinced it’s Esposito. But clearly, it’s too soon to tell, and knowing Kevin Feige and his team of snipers out to contain leaks, the news is unlikely to break out anytime soon. Though there’s the likelihood it could be part of the studios’ announcements for D23 Expo 2022.
“So, I have not worked for Marvel yet,” The actor said in the now-viral Tik Tok video. “I’ve been in a room with them and talked with them, and to answer your question, I think what they do is on the lines of that mythological journey that Joe Campbell talked about, who happened to be a friend of George Lucas that George Lucas put into his stories. They do the same thing.”
“So, there’s been talk of Magneto, there’s been talk of Dr. Freeze, there has been talk of, who else are they talking about over there? Oh, Doom! And there is Professor X. Pick one? I’m going to go for something that is a little bit different. I’m going to go and put it out in the universe that it is Professor X.”
Some have raised concerns over Esposito possibly being chosen for Doctor Doom. The character’s ethnicity in the comics is Romani so a large part of the fan community hopes for a Marvel lore accurate casting. Speaking of Professor X, the 20th Century Fox’s version of the X-Men leader was played by Patrick Stewart, the actor played a variant of Charles Xavier in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. Readers can check out reactions below.
I have no issue with Giancarlo Esposito playing Professor X, but I really hope he has something new & fresh to offer, because in the last 12 years, across several tv shows/movies/video games, he's played the EXACT…SAME…CHARACTER. pic.twitter.com/O2sVxyVTbx
— ΩStuntman MikeΩ (@Stuntman_MIK3) August 7, 2022
95% of characters can be played by any race with few exceptions where the race of the character is CENTRAL to understanding who they are (Batman coming from an environment of absolute privilege, Black Panther, etc.) so Giancarlo Esposito @quiethandfilms as Prof X? Fuck… YES!
— John Campea (@johncampea) August 8, 2022
Giancarlo Esposito would make a great Professor X @quiethandfilms pic.twitter.com/fYBHb0PaXP
— nathan_messer 🧢 (@N8Mess) August 7, 2022
Giancarlo Esposito as the MCU's Professor X will no doubt be the hardest casting choice in capeshit. pic.twitter.com/Q5Gu4kDFzj
— Giancarlo Osborn (@ZeroYear97) August 6, 2022
I see a lot of people saying Giancarlo Esposito should be Doctor Doom… don't get me wrong he's a great actor and should play someone in the MCU, but Doctor Doom should not be in his 60s for his debut in the MCU. Wouldn't make sense. He should be similar age to Reed Richards
— XpertFusion (AKA MovieFusion) (@xpertfusion3) August 7, 2022
If Giancarlo Esposito wants to play Professor X, you let him play Professor X. If Giancarlo Esposito wants to play anything, you let him. https://t.co/Q9nDbGp5zf
— Alisha Grauso (@AlishaGrauso) August 7, 2022
when we get that official giancarlo esposito as professor x confirmation announcement at D23 >>> pic.twitter.com/E8on7w0YzX
— mark bcs spoilers (@t4tpilled) August 6, 2022
Giancarlo Esposito has now said he is interested in Professor X role but he also mentioned Doctor Doom, Magneto and Doctor Freeze we should find out soon pic.twitter.com/ALRzE4Irjl
— MARVEL NEWS AND THEORIES (@MCUTheories1) August 7, 2022
I am not seeing the issue with Giancarlo Esposito playing Professor X. pic.twitter.com/SzHEh2Sgh2
— Fenwick 🇺🇦 (@Lawdemigod) August 7, 2022
Again, I'm curious about those people that wanted Giancarlo Esposito to play Doctor Doom eventhough he's not Romani.
Did those people still complain about Elizabeth Olsen shouldn't be Scarlet Witch because she's not Romani?
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— Screen Enlighten (@ScreenEnlighten) August 8, 2022
Between Giancarlo Esposito and Rosario Dawson, Feige is gonna be VERY busy with his sniper!
— The Marvel Maniac (@themarveImaniac) August 7, 2022
This sums up exactly why the talk of Giancarlo Esposito as Prof. X feels weird to me. https://t.co/NjWTJ7AozV
— Magical Space Negro (@TyTheRobot) August 7, 2022
So Giancarlo Esposito met with Marvel Studios? Who could he play… I’ll leave this here… pic.twitter.com/8gqK057e45
— Andrew (@AndrewsVisual) August 8, 2022
i think some of the complaints about how Charles Xavier should be a white privileged man are valid but at the same time it's Giancarlo Esposito
— Kurt⊗ (@X_MenShill) August 7, 2022
actually, this is pretty much confirmed to be happening.
you don’t tell Giancarlo Esposito he can’t play a character, you just do not do that. https://t.co/d1ek8mLFVH
— Craig (@CS11__) August 6, 2022
although giancarlo esposito nails every antagonistic role he plays, it would be interesting to see him play a character that is trying to do good
artwork by apexform pic.twitter.com/qMWX5x8uD3
— Matt 🎬 (@mattlikesfilm) August 7, 2022
From the looks of it, Marvel seems to be taking baby steps in reintroducing the X-Men and the Fantastic Four. While the latter’s feature film is confirmed for Phase 6, there are rumors that a movie titled The Mutants is in the works as well. Nonetheless, Esposito will be an interesting and talented addition to the MCU.
