Giancarlo Esposito confirms Marvel Talks & Wants to Play Professor X

Esposito was seen entering the stage at the TJH Superhero Car Show & Comic Con in San Antonio, Texas, in a TikTok video shared by coundownsitygeeks. In response to a fan query, Esposito said that although the internet would love to see him as an iconic villain like as Magneto or perhaps Doctor Doom, he would prefer to portray Professor X and his ongoing Conversation with Marvel gives him hope.

"I have not worked for Marvel yet. I've been in the room with them and talked to them," Esposito said, "I'm gonna go for something that's a little bit different. I'm gonna go and put it out in the universe that [I'd like to play] Professor X."