Giancarlo Esposito is impressed with a new piece of fan art envisioning theBreaking Badstar as an older Miles Morales. Posted to Twitter by the digital artist Gryphon509, the painting was made after the creator thought that “it would be read” to see Esposito playing Spider-Man. AlthoughSpider-Man 3is reportedly bringing in all kinds of Spider-Men, there’s no indication Esposito will actually play the character, but the actor himself was nevertheless stoked to see how he’d look in the role.
Retweeting the image, Esposito writes on Twitter, “Wow! Never thought I’d see myself in Spidey form! What a very cool concept and amazing piece of art. Thank you so much! Truly love this!!
One Marvel fan has also responded with the perfect story adaptation forGiancarlo Espositoto take on as a way to get him in aSpider-Manmovie. “You can play Miles in a movie,” the fan writes, including a photo of the No. 1 issue ofThe End: Miles Morales, a one-shot comic following an older Miles in a post-apocalyptic Brooklyn. Of course, given the nature of the Spider-Verse, Esposito could theoretically play any alternate version of Spidey from another dimension. Who knows if we’ll ever see Esposito in the red-and-blue tights, but there are plenty of ways to get him there.
It’s nothing new to see Esposito’s fans imagining which roles he could fit into next. He has already established himself as a fantastic actor that’s exceptionally skilled with playing villains, which includes the Emmy-nominated role as drug kingpinGus FringonBreaking BadandBetter Call Saul. He also has been doing great on theStar WarsseriesThe Mandalorianas the villain Moff Gideon and on the superhero satire seriesThe Boyson Amazon Prime. A similar fan campaign has also called for him to play Mr. Freeze in a standaloneBatmanmovie.
We might not see Esposito as a part of it, butMiles Morales' story will continueon the big screen with the sequel toSpider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. Released in 2018, the hit animated movie stars Shameik Moore as Miles, though he’s a teenager in this timeline. Through a multiverse, Miles teams up with various iterations of Spidey to save New York City from the Kingpin. In addition to earning big money at the box office, the movie was critically acclaimed and even won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature.
It’s looking like the third season ofThe Boys will begin filming later this month, so returning to the role of Vought owner Stan Edgar could be what’s next for Esposito. He will also be featured prominently in the sixth and final season ofBetter Call Saulthis year for one last go as Gus Fring, though the actor has pitched exploring the character further in another spinoff series. In any case, there’s a lot to look forward to for fans of Esposito, even if playing Spider-Man isn’t going to happen anytime soon for him. The original fan art of Esposito as Miles Morales was created byGryphon509.
