Giancarlo Esposito seemingly confirms he is playing X Men's Professor X in Marvel Cinematic Universe

Giancarlo Esposito, the hot favourite to play MCU's Professor Charles Xavier, has seemingly confirmed he has landed the role.

Rumour mills have been abuzz for a while that Giancarlo Esposito, known for his negative roles in Breaking Bad and The Mandalorian, has been roped in to play Professor Charles Xavier in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It has been known for a while that the X-Men are coming to the franchise and it is almost certain that new actors will take over the roles now. Giancarlo has been linked to the role for a few months now.

Breaking Bad and The Mandalorian actor Giancarlo Esposito has seemingly confirmed that he is playing Professor Charles Xavier in the MCU.

In August this year, Giancarlo confirmed to the media that he had indeed met Marvel executives for talks about a possible role in the MCU. He indicated his interest in playing Professor X apart from Doctor Doom and Magneto. These characters were all with 20th Century Fox and not Marvel but with the recent Disney-Fox merger, the rights have come to the MCU, paving the way for the characters to be used in the franchise.

As per a ComicBookResource report, the actor made an appearance at Comic Con Chile where he was asked by a fan to sign a Funko Pop figure of Professor X. Eyewitnesses say Giancarlo laughed heartily before signing the action figure and then adding, “See you on the big screen.” Many fans are interpreting this line as a confirmation from the actor that he is indeed playing the iconic character in the MCU.