5 Villain Fan Theories About Giancarlo Esposito's Character in Captain America: Brave New World - Main Image
Everyone is discussing the possible characters Giancarlo Esposito will play in his MCU debut. Best known for his compelling performances in Breaking Bad and The Mandalorian, Esposito will make his MCU debut in the upcoming Captain America: Brave New World.
Captain America: Brave New World promises a fresh take on the Captain America series, introducing various new characters. Esposito’s character has recently been brewing some fan theories among Marvel fans about his role in the film.
Giancarlo Esposito as Jake Fury in Captain America: Brave New World
During a panel at Ccxp in Brazil last May, Esposito revealed that he had been cast in a Marvel film, which later turned out to be Brave New World. Although his character is shrouded in secrecy, recent reshoots and leaked set photos have provided more clues to his character.
Everyone is discussing the possible characters Giancarlo Esposito will play in his MCU debut. Best known for his compelling performances in Breaking Bad and The Mandalorian, Esposito will make his MCU debut in the upcoming Captain America: Brave New World.
Captain America: Brave New World promises a fresh take on the Captain America series, introducing various new characters. Esposito’s character has recently been brewing some fan theories among Marvel fans about his role in the film.
Giancarlo Esposito as Jake Fury in Captain America: Brave New World
During a panel at Ccxp in Brazil last May, Esposito revealed that he had been cast in a Marvel film, which later turned out to be Brave New World. Although his character is shrouded in secrecy, recent reshoots and leaked set photos have provided more clues to his character.
- 6/17/2024
- EpicStream
There continues to be a great deal of excitement surrounding Giancarlo Esposito's role in Captain America: Brave New World. While The Mandalorian star has been spotted on set in Atlanta for reshoots, we're still no closer to knowing who he'll play.
Moon Knight villain Bushman remains a likely possibility, though some social media scoopers have said that's not true. However, they also aren't saying who he is playing!
A new set video has found its way online today and despite not offering any additional clues, we see Esposito wielding a gun and seemingly on the hunt. The trades have confirmed he's a villain, so we're guessing Sam Wilson is on his hit list.
Recently, there's been chatter online that fans will likely be disappointed with who the actor has been cast as. In fact, it's being compared to when Robert Redford took on the role of the little-known Alexander Pierce...
Moon Knight villain Bushman remains a likely possibility, though some social media scoopers have said that's not true. However, they also aren't saying who he is playing!
A new set video has found its way online today and despite not offering any additional clues, we see Esposito wielding a gun and seemingly on the hunt. The trades have confirmed he's a villain, so we're guessing Sam Wilson is on his hit list.
Recently, there's been chatter online that fans will likely be disappointed with who the actor has been cast as. In fact, it's being compared to when Robert Redford took on the role of the little-known Alexander Pierce...
- 6/6/2024
- ComicBookMovie.com
Giancarlo Esposito recently made headlines by expressing his desire to play Professor X in the MCU, but without the wheelchair, citing his age as a factor. This statement divided fans, as many still hope that Patrick Stewart will remain the primary Charles Xavier in the MCU, despite his character’s death in ‘Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.’
However, during a panel on Thunder Stage at Ccxp, Esposito confirmed he will appear in a Marvel project, but clarified it will not be as Professor X.
Following the news of his casting, it’s confirmed that Esposito will appear as a villain in ‘Captain America: Brave New World.’ However, it won’t be Magneto or Doctor Doom. Esposito mentioned his character will show up in a Disney+ show, but it’s unclear if it will be a solo show or someone else’s due to his vague wording.
Despite set...
However, during a panel on Thunder Stage at Ccxp, Esposito confirmed he will appear in a Marvel project, but clarified it will not be as Professor X.
Following the news of his casting, it’s confirmed that Esposito will appear as a villain in ‘Captain America: Brave New World.’ However, it won’t be Magneto or Doctor Doom. Esposito mentioned his character will show up in a Disney+ show, but it’s unclear if it will be a solo show or someone else’s due to his vague wording.
Despite set...
- 6/6/2024
- by Valentina Kraljik
- Fiction Horizon
Recently Giancarlo Esposito made headlines when he claimed that he would like to appear as Professor X in the MCU, but without the wheelchair, as he isn’t that old. Fans were divided on the matter since some still harbor hope that Patrick Stewart will be the MCU’s primary Charles Xavier despite him being killed during the events of ‘Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.’
Then during a panel on Thunder Stage at Ccxp Esposito confirmed that he will be appearing in the Marvel project, but also made it clear it’s not as Professor X.
Following the revelation of his casting, we’ve got a confirmation that Esposito will appear in ‘Captain America: Brave New World’ as a villain, but it’s not Magneto or Doctor Doom. Esposito himself confirmed that his character will appear in the Disney+ original show, but it’s unclear whether it will...
Then during a panel on Thunder Stage at Ccxp Esposito confirmed that he will be appearing in the Marvel project, but also made it clear it’s not as Professor X.
Following the revelation of his casting, we’ve got a confirmation that Esposito will appear in ‘Captain America: Brave New World’ as a villain, but it’s not Magneto or Doctor Doom. Esposito himself confirmed that his character will appear in the Disney+ original show, but it’s unclear whether it will...
- 6/6/2024
- by Valentina Kraljik
- Comic Basics
Giancarlo Esposito confirmed that he is going to be a part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, however, he did not say how, when, and where. Later, it was reported that the actor would be playing a villain in Captain America: Brave New World. While his character hasn’t been disclosed, social media is full of sleuths who are pretty good at figuring things out.
Captain America: Brave New World (2025) | Marvel Studios
Thanks to some set leaks, fans got to take a look at Giancarlo Esposito’s look in Brave New World and many of them came to the conclusion that he was playing Bushman, Moon Knight’s long-time rival, Bushman. However, an insider has apparently debunked the rumor, bringing fans back to square one.
Is Giancarlo Esposito Playing Bushman?
Giancarlo Esposito in Breaking Bad (2008-2013) | Sony Pictures Television
At the Phoenix Fan Fusion, Giancarlo Esposito confirmed his involvement in the...
Captain America: Brave New World (2025) | Marvel Studios
Thanks to some set leaks, fans got to take a look at Giancarlo Esposito’s look in Brave New World and many of them came to the conclusion that he was playing Bushman, Moon Knight’s long-time rival, Bushman. However, an insider has apparently debunked the rumor, bringing fans back to square one.
Is Giancarlo Esposito Playing Bushman?
Giancarlo Esposito in Breaking Bad (2008-2013) | Sony Pictures Television
At the Phoenix Fan Fusion, Giancarlo Esposito confirmed his involvement in the...
- 6/5/2024
- by Mishkaat Khan
- FandomWire
As additional photography continues on Marvel Studios' Captain America: Brave New World in Atlanta, some more photos from the set have been shared online.
These black and while shots give us another look at Sam Wilson (Anthony Mackie) suited-up as Captain America, Rosa Salazar as Serpent Society member Diamondback, and Giancarlo Esposito as... we're still not sure!
Fans have been speculating about the identity of The Boys and The Mandalorian actor's mysterious character ever since we found out that he'd joined the MCU, and despite getting a pretty decent look at Esposito in-costume, we're still non the wiser.
All we know for sure is that he is playing a villain, and based on his array of weapons, we'd say he is more than likely a non-super-powered mercenary of some kind. This does narrow things down, but not by much!
There's been speculation that Esposito's character might be Moon Knight baddie Bushman,...
These black and while shots give us another look at Sam Wilson (Anthony Mackie) suited-up as Captain America, Rosa Salazar as Serpent Society member Diamondback, and Giancarlo Esposito as... we're still not sure!
Fans have been speculating about the identity of The Boys and The Mandalorian actor's mysterious character ever since we found out that he'd joined the MCU, and despite getting a pretty decent look at Esposito in-costume, we're still non the wiser.
All we know for sure is that he is playing a villain, and based on his array of weapons, we'd say he is more than likely a non-super-powered mercenary of some kind. This does narrow things down, but not by much!
There's been speculation that Esposito's character might be Moon Knight baddie Bushman,...
- 6/5/2024
- ComicBookMovie.com
Ever since The Mandalorian and The Boys star Giancarlo Esposito confirmed that he'd been cast in a mystery MCU role, speculation has run wild about who he might be playing.
The actor confirmed he'd debut in a movie before showing up in a Disney+ TV series and set photos have since revealed his big screen project as Captain America: Brave New World. Esposito was enlisted for reshoots and a first look at his unnamed character showed him in tactical gear wielding several knives and what appears to be an axe.
Typically, a set photo like that would make it clear who an actor is playing; as things stand, we're no closer to knowing for sure who the Breaking Bad alum has been cast as. Or are we?
A new rumour is floating around online (we think it's more of a theory than anything) which suggests Esposito is playing Moon Knight villain Bushman.
The actor confirmed he'd debut in a movie before showing up in a Disney+ TV series and set photos have since revealed his big screen project as Captain America: Brave New World. Esposito was enlisted for reshoots and a first look at his unnamed character showed him in tactical gear wielding several knives and what appears to be an axe.
Typically, a set photo like that would make it clear who an actor is playing; as things stand, we're no closer to knowing for sure who the Breaking Bad alum has been cast as. Or are we?
A new rumour is floating around online (we think it's more of a theory than anything) which suggests Esposito is playing Moon Knight villain Bushman.
- 6/4/2024
- ComicBookMovie.com
This article might contain potential spoilers for Captain America: Brave New World.
Who is Giancarlo Esposito? Okay, we know who Giancarlo Esposito is. He’s best known as Gus Fring from Breaking Bad and Moff Gideon from The Mandalorian. Meanwhile to some of us old people, he will forever be Buggin’ Out from Do the Right Thing.
But who is he in the MCU? Esposito has long been rumored to join the gargantuan franchise, something made more real when the actor shared to social media some of his recent talks with Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige. However, we now have more information… sort of.
As part of the reshoots done for Captain America: Brave New World, the first with Anthony Mackie‘s Sam Wilson as the Sentinel of Liberty, Esposito has been added to the cast. Initial reports identified him as a new mystery villain who would act as an “agent of chaos.
Who is Giancarlo Esposito? Okay, we know who Giancarlo Esposito is. He’s best known as Gus Fring from Breaking Bad and Moff Gideon from The Mandalorian. Meanwhile to some of us old people, he will forever be Buggin’ Out from Do the Right Thing.
But who is he in the MCU? Esposito has long been rumored to join the gargantuan franchise, something made more real when the actor shared to social media some of his recent talks with Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige. However, we now have more information… sort of.
As part of the reshoots done for Captain America: Brave New World, the first with Anthony Mackie‘s Sam Wilson as the Sentinel of Liberty, Esposito has been added to the cast. Initial reports identified him as a new mystery villain who would act as an “agent of chaos.
- 6/3/2024
- by Joe George
- Den of Geek
David Schickele’s Bushman opens with Gabriel (Paul Eyam Nzie Okpokam), a young Nigerian immigrant, walking down a San Francisco highway and conspicuously balancing a pair of shoes on his head while trying to thumb a ride. The image announces the film’s neorealist intentions, alluding to postwar Italian films’ on-location, street-oriented settings, and even puns on the title of Vittorio De Sica’s Shoeshine. Which isn’t to say that Bushman intends to turn neorealism on its head exactly. Rather, it aims to consider how the contexts the bred neorealism might relate to the late-1960s, when the United States was at war in Vietnam and Nigeria was in year two of a civil war following its decolonization in 1960.
After a playful opening sequence in which Gabriel is picked up by a motorcyclist (Mike Slyre) who looks as though he just stepped off the set of Easy Rider, the...
After a playful opening sequence in which Gabriel is picked up by a motorcyclist (Mike Slyre) who looks as though he just stepped off the set of Easy Rider, the...
- 5/20/2024
- by Clayton Dillard
- Slant Magazine
A rare collection of artwork featuring concepts for Disneyland rides and areas that never were built has been sold at auction. Heritage Auctions handled the sales earlier this month in Beverly Hills, California.
The event spotlighted hand-drawn sketches from the Bradley/Bushman Early Disneyland Archives, which conceptualized rides and themed lands for the Disney theme park in Anaheim.
Among the theme park plans and concepts was an “Anything Can Happen” land, and plans for underwater aquariums. In the latter, guests would have walked into the mouths of the crocodile from Peter Pan or Monstro, the whale from Pinocchio, to view marine life.
Another concept detailed an 80-foot-tall statue of Goofy dressed as a clown. The colossus would have been located where the theme park’s Sleeping Beauty Castle now stands.
The “Anything Can Happen” land would’ve been based on “Anything Can Happen Day,” a weekly theme on The Mickey Mouse Club television series,...
The event spotlighted hand-drawn sketches from the Bradley/Bushman Early Disneyland Archives, which conceptualized rides and themed lands for the Disney theme park in Anaheim.
Among the theme park plans and concepts was an “Anything Can Happen” land, and plans for underwater aquariums. In the latter, guests would have walked into the mouths of the crocodile from Peter Pan or Monstro, the whale from Pinocchio, to view marine life.
Another concept detailed an 80-foot-tall statue of Goofy dressed as a clown. The colossus would have been located where the theme park’s Sleeping Beauty Castle now stands.
The “Anything Can Happen” land would’ve been based on “Anything Can Happen Day,” a weekly theme on The Mickey Mouse Club television series,...
- 4/14/2024
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Marvel Studios' live-action "Moon Knight" superhero TV series, based on the Marvel Comics character, is directed by Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead, starring Oscar Issac and Ethan Hawke, available April 30, 2024 in 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray:
'Moon Knight' aka 'Marc Spector', was created by Doug Moench and Don Perlin...
...debuting in Marvel Comics "Werewolf by Night" #32 (August 1975).
According to Marvel Studios:
"...the new live-action TV series follows 'Steven Grant', a mild-mannered gift-shop employee, who becomes plagued with blackouts and memories of another life...
"...Steven discovers he has 'dissociative identity disorder' and shares a body with mercenary 'Marc Spector'.
"As Steven/Marc's enemies converge upon them, they must navigate their complex identities while thrust into a deadly mystery among the powerful, ancient gods of Egypt..."
According to the Marvel Comics origin story:
"...Chicago-born 'Marc Spector' had been a heavyweight boxer before becoming a 'US Marine' and contractor.
'Moon Knight' aka 'Marc Spector', was created by Doug Moench and Don Perlin...
...debuting in Marvel Comics "Werewolf by Night" #32 (August 1975).
According to Marvel Studios:
"...the new live-action TV series follows 'Steven Grant', a mild-mannered gift-shop employee, who becomes plagued with blackouts and memories of another life...
"...Steven discovers he has 'dissociative identity disorder' and shares a body with mercenary 'Marc Spector'.
"As Steven/Marc's enemies converge upon them, they must navigate their complex identities while thrust into a deadly mystery among the powerful, ancient gods of Egypt..."
According to the Marvel Comics origin story:
"...Chicago-born 'Marc Spector' had been a heavyweight boxer before becoming a 'US Marine' and contractor.
- 3/12/2024
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
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About an hour into the brief and dazzling Bushman, the central character announces, “I need a hamburger,” and then the screen goes black for a few seconds. When the movie resumes, it’s no longer a drama enlivened by a streetwise documentary sensibility, but a work of straight-up nonfiction. Relying on stills in this last stretch but maintaining the visual fluency of the preceding story, the final 10 minutes recount why director David Schickele stopped filming for a year: He was working instead on securing a release from prison for his wrongfully imprisoned leading man.
There are strong parallels between Gabriel, the onscreen outsider, and Paul Eyam Nzie Okpokam, the man who plays him. Both grew up in a Nigerian village. Like Gabriel, Okpokam was a graduate student at San Francisco State College. Schickele’s screenplay was to have ended with Gabriel being deported after falling into trouble with the law.
There are strong parallels between Gabriel, the onscreen outsider, and Paul Eyam Nzie Okpokam, the man who plays him. Both grew up in a Nigerian village. Like Gabriel, Okpokam was a graduate student at San Francisco State College. Schickele’s screenplay was to have ended with Gabriel being deported after falling into trouble with the law.
- 1/31/2024
- by Sheri Linden
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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