New details regarding Giancarlo Esposito's role in The Mandalorian have been revealed.
According to Entertainment Weekly, Esposito will be playing Moff Gideon, a former governor for the Galactic Empire whose world collapsed following the destruction of the second Death Star. He will be the most powerful of a group of characters that includes IG-11 (Taika Waititi), Greef Carga (Carl Weathers) and Cara Dune (Gina Carano).
“He’s an Imperial remnant of a very fine officer who then switches to become sort of the guardian of the people,” said Esposito. “But what does [Moff Gideon] really want? This guy is going to be a big player because he has an idea of how to keep order.”
Previous comments by Esposito highlighted Gideon's quest for order. "In a way, you might call him an underworld character," Esposito said at a Television Critics Association panel back in July. "You may also look at him as a savior, as someone who might bring back some order to the world after it’s all collapsed."
Created by Jon Favreau, The Mandalorian stars Pedro Pascal, Gina Carano, Carl Weathers, Giancarlo Esposito, Emily Swallow, Omid Abtahi, Werner Herzog and Nick Nolte. The series debuts Nov. 12 on Disney+, the same date as the streaming service's official launch.