Captain America: Brave New World's Rewrites Have Been A Major Topic. Now, Giancarlo Esposito Reveals How His Character Came Together Last Minute

Breaking Bad's Giancarlo Esposito Was Originally Asked to Play King Cobra In Captain America: Brave New World

One of the most fun things about movie-making is remembering all of those little things that almost were and could have been. So many things change in pre-production, post-production, and even the actual production itself — and for Captain America: Brave New World, one of those things was the role Giancarlo Esposito was going to play.Esposito ultimately played Sidewinder in the film, but was originally approached to play King Cobra. The Breaking…

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Giancarlo Esposito confirms changes to Captain America character: 'It was a whirlwind'

Giancarlo Esposito has shared that he wasn't original meant to play Serpent leader Seth Voelker / Sidewinder in Captain America: Brave New World.

The actor who embodied Gus Fring in the Breaking Bad series revealed that he was initially pressured to play King Cobra before finally being chosen for Sidewinder's role in 'Captain America: Brave New World'. In an interview given to Empire, the multi-named actor to the Emmy explained how Marvel modified his character during the ... Read more The article Giancarlo Esposito (Gus Fring) tells us that he had to play this mechant Marvel before becom…

Giancarlo Esposito Reveals He Was Originally Cast as King Cobra in Captain America: Brave New World Before Switching to Sidewinder

Giancarlo Esposito reveals he was originally supposed to play Klaus Voorhees, aka King Cobra, in Marvel’s Captain America: Brave New World, but ended up playing Sidewinder due to a lot of changes during pre-production, post-production, and even filming. In a recent interview with Empire, Esposito said that producer Nate Moore had originally asked him to portray Klaus Voorhees’ alter ego, but Moore later made adjustments and gave him the role of …

During an interview with Empire, actor Giancarlo Esposito revealed that Marvel Studios had initially considered him for the role of King Cobra in Captain America: Brave New World, but in the reshooting phase they decided to change him to Sidewinder. “I loved the idea of playing King Cobra. But Marvel decided it was better for him to be Sidewinder and they created a more mercenary and realistic character,” explained Esposito. Director Julius Onah…