Giancarlo Esposito Hopes to Return as Moff Gideon in The Mandalorian

Will we see Moff Gideon in the fourth season of The Mandalorian? That remains to be seen, but if you were to ask Giancarlo Esposito, the return will definitely happen. In the first three seasons of the Star Wars series on Disney+, Esposito played the role of villain Moff Gideon. He has drawn high praise for his performance as the character, even managing to garner Emmy nominations for the role.

There are no guarantees that the Moff Gideon character will be featured in season 4 or beyond of The Mandalorian, as Esposito confirms in a new interview with DiscussingFilm. The actor also makes it clear he’d love to return if he gets the offer to reprise the role. As a fan of The Mandalorian altogether, however, he says he would be just as happy for the show to proceed without him if that’s what the creative team feels is best.

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“I hope only to be able to have good work. I love The Mandalorian. Jon Favreau is a friend and I totally respect his creativity and his reinvention of this particular show, coupled with Dave Filoni, who I think is a genius. Dave especially, is a kid in a man’s body with a genius brain. So I hope the show goes on and I have no feelings about whether it will or won’t with me included.”

That’s not to say that Esposito’s own opinion is that Moff Gideon needs to return. He feels that the door is still wide open for a potential return, but again, it will depend on if the creatives involved want to bring back the character or go somewhere completely different in season 4 of the show.

“My ego says that they must have Moff Gideon, but I also want to serve the project. I would love to come back and it’s a special show because of the iconic mythology it deals with. But if they see fit that Moff should be gone, then that’s the truth. I mean, [after the Season 3 finale] people immediately started to band together like “Well, we saw all of those clones” and they’ve already made a story in their heads saying that’s not him dead, it’s a clone. Anything can happen, and I certainly don’t want to be attached to the outcome but I would love to come back and taunt Baby Yoda a little more.”

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Giancarlo Esposito Attended This Year’s Star Wars Celebration in London

Esposito also spoke about attending the Star Wars Celebration event in London this year. He admitted that he was getting nervous at times while addressing the crowd, hoping that he wasn’t saying the wrong thing with the Star Wars bosses present. At the same time, as a fan himself, Esposito enjoys going where he can help pass along some of the joy he feels being involved with Star Wars to the other fans. As Esposito explains:

“I had a blast. It can be unnerving being with all those people, I always want to be myself but I’m always worried that I don’t want to take over things and project what I feel. I always look over at Jon [Favreau] and Dave [Filoni] and their mouths are half open and I’m thinking, ‘Am I saying the right thing, or am I not?’ (laughs) The opportunity to do The Mandalorian allowed me to be a kid again and it allowed me to fulfill a dream. When I watched the first Star Wars movie, it allowed me to feel like a hero. This show has allowed me to dream again and has made a very strong impact on my life. I always want to pass that on to the audience because yes, we’re watching entertainment, but do you get that this could be your journey too?”

You can stream all three seasons of The Mandalorian on Disney+. Season 4 doesn’t yet have a premiere date set.

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