Marvel’s upcoming feature,Captain America: Brave New World, promises to give audiences a very different experience than any other Captain America movie that has come before it. For starters, now thatChris Evans’ Steve Rogers has retired from his patriotic moniker, the name, the shield, the power, and the responsibility all belong toAnthony Mackie’s Sam Wilson. But over the weekend at Fan Expo Chicago, MCU newcomer,Giancarlo Esposito, teased that there would also be something unexpected coming fromhis portrayal of Seth Voelker aka Sidewinder, saying, “You will see me do things that you’ve never seen me do before.” With the actor also adding that his version of Seth will be “a scientist” with “a great mind.”
As we well know by now, Esposito has leaned toward the more sinister personalities in his past, so how will this role set him apart from the others?Previously, the actor teasedthat his character was a bit of a “badass” and that while we’ve seen him go there “intellectually” asBreaking BadandBetter Call Saul’s Gus Fring, Sidewinder will be a completely different entity altogether. The actor then went on to explain,
“Acting is using every part of your body, your emotions, your senses, your feelings, to portray something. But you haven’t seen me use my body in a way that I’ll be using it. The MCU’s exciting.”
Giancarlo Esposito’s Previous Roles Have Prepared Him To Be the Marvel Baddie
Even though he simply refers toGus Fringas a more “intellectual” villain, the big bad ofBreaking Badwas undeniably cutthroat. But from what we’ve seen inBrave New World’s first looks and teasers, it does appear that Seth Voelker will be diving into the trenches much more than Gus did. Aside from his time in the AMC universe ofBreaking BadandBetter Call Saul, Esposito has also appeared as a worthy adversary in shows like Prime Video’sThe Boys, where he’s popped in on and out again as the diabolically devilish Stan Edgar.
Although he’s making his grand debut in the MCU withBrave New World, this certainly won’t be Esposito’s first time killing it as a baddie in a franchise, as fans ofThe Mandalorianwill know him as Moff Gideon. And, with recent film releases likeAbigailandMaXXXineshowing that he’s more than willing to get his hands covered with buckets of (fake) blood, we can’t wait to see the lengths Esposito will go when he rises to his throne asthe leader of the Serpent SocietyinBrave New World.
Stay tuned to Collider for more information aboutCaptain America: Brave New World.
Captain America: Brave New World
Captain America: Brave New World follows Sam Wilson as he steps into his role as the new Captain America. Navigating the complexities of geopolitics, Sam encounters an international incident involving a mysterious global plot. As tensions rise, he must uncover the mastermind behind the scheme to prevent worldwide chaos.
