“Fantastic Four” is still over a year away, and Giancarlo Esposito hinted that he’s possibly coming to the MCU sooner than that. The next MCU film on the calendar is “Deadpool and Wolverine,” which comes out on July 26. Many outrageous cameos are rumored for “Deadpool 3,” and Esposito making his grand entrance as a fan-favorite character like Doom would definitely get fans talking. Or perhaps he’ll play another Marvel nemesis — such as Kang the Conqueror.
With Marvel Studios dropping Jonathan Majors as Kang, it’s possible that the company will simply want to recast the role to keep things barreling smoothly toward “Avengers: Secret Wars.” “Deadpool and Wolverine” would be a good place to bring back the multiversal threat, only with Esposito taking over the villainous duties. But that’s not the only fan-casting taking place, as @austin_medz posted on X (formerly known as Twitter): “What if [Esposito] is voicing Norman [Osborn] in ‘Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man’ and then plays him in Spider-Man 4?”
Many of the fan-casts are for antagonistic roles, since Esposito has proven himself adept at villains after “Breaking Bad,” “The Boys,” and “The Mandalorian.” However, it would be a nice change of pace to see him as someone more heroic, which is why the prospect of him playing Professor X was so enticing. Wherever Esposito shows up, audiences will likely lose their minds when he finally arrives on-screen.
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