The Mandalorian star Giancarlo Esposito has admitted he can be eager to return as Moff Gideon in a possible spin-off present, or any of the upcoming Disney+ spin-offs.
Within the Mandalorian season two finale, the actor’s villainous character was captured by Din Djarin and others, dropping the Darksaber in a battle with Pedro Pascal’s Mandalorian.
Nevertheless, after a failed try and kill Grogu, he tries to commit suicide earlier than being knocked out by Cara Dune (Gina Carano), leaving his destiny within the fingers of the present’s heroes.
Chatting with Esquire about Disney’s current spate of Star Wars present announcements, together with spin-offs for characters resembling Ahsoka Tano and Lando Calrissian, Esposito appeared eager to get one as nicely.
Moff Gideon in ‘The Mandalorian’. Credit score: Disney+
“I sat there and went, ‘Hey, what about me?!’” he mentioned. “Individuals preserve asking me, ‘Why aren’t you in season two extra?’ I mentioned, ‘As a result of we’re teasing you. I’m the heavy, and it’ll take some time to get to what Moff actually needs.’”
Requested whether or not he needs to see extra of Gideon within the newly-announced spin-offs, the actor answered: “The reply is, sure, I might be all in favour of that if there was sufficient materials and storyline to indulge that. However first I wish to be true to this challenge.”
‘Mandalorian’ season 2. Credit score: Disney/Press
Ahsoka and Rangers Of The New Republic are the one two Mandalorian spin-off sequence which have been introduced, although a brand new Boba Fett-centric challenge known as The Ebook Of Boba Fett was teased on the finish of The Mandalorian season two in a post-credits scene.
In the meantime, Pascal has admitted that his character “has to be” a part of additional tasks within the Star Wars universe.
“Man, fingers crossed. How may you not?” he mentioned. “That is like, that is one thing that’s a lot greater than all of us, and we’re all a passenger to it in a good way. And so, I discover out, as it’s determined and shared.”