Star Wars Insider Interview: Giancarlo Esposito on What Attracted Him Playing Moff Gideon in The Mandalorian and More

The new Star Wars Insider issue, out on Tuesday, March 14, contains a full interview with Moff Gideon himself, Giancarlo Esposito, who talks with the magazine about his journey on The Mandalorian and how he understands the character. What follows are some of the highlights from that conversation between the actor and the magazine.



Esposito has made a career out of playing the bad guy -- from his iconic role as Gus Fring in Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul, to his sparse appearances as Stan Edgar in The Boys, the actor is pretty much type-cast in Hollywood as an antagonistic face. But when asked by Insider if he simply gravitates towards those types of roles, he simply said:

Giancarlo Esposito as Moff Gideon in The Mandalorian season 2.



And that was very much the case for Moff Gideon, a character that Jon Favreau created with the actor in mind, as he explained:

He went on to explain what exactly attracted him to Gideon, besides helping build up the Star Wars mythology and wearing a cape, saying he sees the antagonist as really an anti-hero:

Giancarlo Esposito as Moff Gideon in The Mandalorian season 1.



He expanded on how he thinks of Moff Gideon as a literal anti-hero:

Finally, he explained the value he sees in his performances as these anti-heroes:

Giancarlo Esposito as Moff Gideon in The Mandalorian season 2.



Giancarlo Esposito has been hyping up his planned character arc in seasons 3 and 4 of The Mandalorian since before season 2 finished airing, despite his huge absence from the marketing footage we've seen. We know he's in a New Republic prison, and he's already hinted that we might see him break out of there, but little else is known about where Gideon will go next. However, he did lay out an interesting prospect when during a group interview a few months ago -- Moff Gideon really wants to be a Mandalorian. Now, we ask: what does that mean for the current season?



New episodes of The Mandalorian season 3 are hitting Disney Plus every Wednesday. Check out Zak's review of Chapter 18 here. You can also purchase the new Star Wars Insider issue here, which contains the full interview with Gideon, a conversation with John Knoll, and so much more!



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