‘Our Future Professor X, Ladies and Gentlemen’: Marvel Fans Join Forces to Welcome Giancarlo Esposito’s Best Supporting Actor Win at HCA TV Awards, Hail Him as Patrick Stewart’s Successor

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Fans have been loving Giancarlo Esposito since his Breaking Bad days. For portraying the role of the owner of Los Pollos Hermanos with a passion for selling drugs, the character of Gus Fring would have been boring if he wasn’t played by the actor. Fans now have been calling Giancarlo the new “Professor X” since his win for best supporting actor in a drama series.

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Giancarlo Esposito in an interview.
Giancarlo Esposito in an interview.

The successor of Patrick Stewart’s Professor X

After winning the best-supporting actor award in a drama series for his role of Gus Fring in the prequel to Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul, fans have been hailing the actor for his vicious acting skills.

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Giancarlo Esposito also portrays the character of Moff Gideon in The Mandalorian (2019-).
Giancarlo Esposito also portrays the character of Moff Gideon in The Mandalorian (2019-).

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Taking over Twitter, fans showered compliments on the actor, and praises and recommendations for his next role were also tweeted in numbers among thousands.

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When Giancarlo Esposito wished to be Professor X

Giancarlo Esposito as Gus Fring in the Breaking Bad universe.
Giancarlo Esposito as Gus Fring in the Breaking Bad universe.

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In a recent interview, The Mandalorian actor revealed that several roles have been offered to the actor from both DC as well as Marvel. The people wanted to see the actor portray the role of Dr. Freeze or Dr. Doom for his acting skills but it seems that the actor has a different idea of his own.

Wanting to be on the good side for a change, Giancarlo Esposito revealed that he would like to portray the role of Professor X, the leader-like figure in the X-Men franchise. Although the role was not initially offered by Marvel, it seems that the people want it too. Now, it would be a game of wait-and-watch as to what the entertainment-giant does next with the actor as well as the wishes of fans.

On the other hand, fellow co-stars of Giancarlo Esposito in Better Call Saul also received notable awards for their work on the show. Rhea Seahorn, who plays Kim Wexler was awarded the best-supporting actress in a drama series. The award for best actor in a drama series was bestowed to Jimmy McGill/Saul Goodman actor Bob Odenkirk for his performance as the main man behind it all.

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Visarg Acharya, Associate Content Writer, has been heavily involved in movies, series, and history. Having an experience of 2 years in the field of content writing, Visarg is a seasoned writer. Having a degree in Physics, Visarg Acharya has published a dissertation alongside a plethora of poems and short stories along the way.