THE MANDALORIAN Star Giancarlo Esposito Teases Future Appearances As Moff Gideon Following Season 2

Giancarlo Esposito made for a phenomenal villain in the first two seasons of The Mandalorian, but what comes next for the character after Friday's finale? Find out from the actor himself after the jump...

By JoshWilding - Dec 21, 2020 07:12 AM EST

Filed Under: The Mandalorian

There's no one better than Giancarlo Esposito when it comes to playing villains, and a big part of that is the complexity he brings to those characters. The same can most definitely be said about The Mandalorian's Moff Gideon, who we were only just starting to get to know when he was defeated by Din Djarin and his crew of heroes in the recent season two finale.

During an interview with Esquire, the actor was asked if he has any interest in returning as Gideon in Ahsoka or, more likely, Rangers of the New Republic.

"The answer is, yes, I would be interested in that if there was enough material and storyline to indulge that," Esposito explained. "But first I want to be true to this project."

So, that's what he would like to do, but does Gideon actually have a future in this Galaxy Far, Far Away? His story ended with him in the custody of Cara Dune, but now it seems clear that the villain played some sort of role in the formation of the First Order (and possibly even the creation of Supreme Leader Snoke), there's bound to be more story to tell with Gideon moving forward.

"In some ways, history repeats itself," the actor continued, hinting at more Gideon in future stories. "I think Moff Gideon is very elusive and has had a piece in every part of the Empire. I think you'll start to see that and it'll be a real clue when you see the finale."

With The Mandalorian season three now confirmed to be on the way after The Book of Boba Fett next year, there's no way we're not going to see more of this villainous Moff following his capture.

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11. Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker

Score: 51%

Rotten or Fresh? Rotten

Critics Consensus: Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker suffers from a frustrating lack of imagination, but concludes this beloved saga with fan-focused devotion.

What a disaster. In an effort to please everybody, director J.J. Abrams pleased pretty much no one with this rushed, messy finale to the Skywalker Saga. Kylo Ren got a decent enough ending, but beyond that, characters were mostly underserved, and the return of Emperor Palpatine was majorly botched. The franchise deserved better, so these reviews are by no means a surprise!

10. Star Wars: The Phantom Menace

Score: 52%

Rotten or Fresh? Rotten

Critics Consensus: Burdened by exposition and populated with stock characters, The Phantom Menace gets the Star Wars prequels off to a bumpy -- albeit visually dazzling -- start.

In many ways, The Phantom Menace is treated too harshly, but it was as disappointing an opening chapter for the prequels as The Rise of Skywalker was a finale for the sequels! There's an awful lot here that does work, and it's hard not to be grateful to the movie for introducing us to characters like Darth Maul and Qui Gon Jinn who have been explored in greater depth since.

9. Star Wars: Attack Of The Clones

Score: 65%

Rotten or Fresh? Fresh

Critics Consensus: Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones benefits from an increased emphasis on thrilling action, although they're once again undercut by ponderous plot points and underdeveloped characters.

Arguably a worse film than The Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones wasted far too much time on exploring Anakin Skywalker's romance with Padmé Amidala (CGI fruit!) and setting up a conflict which would only ever be touched on in an (admittedly stellar) animated series). There were some highlights - like Yoda seeing some action - but they weren't frequent!

8. Solo: A Star Wars Story

Score: 70%

Rotten or Fresh? Fresh

Critics Consensus: A flawed yet fun and fast-paced space adventure, Solo: A Star Wars Story should satisfy newcomers to the saga as well as longtime fans who check their expectations at the theater door.

Another Star Wars movie that gets a bad rap, the only thing really wrong with Solo was how badly marketed it was! It definitely wasn't the strongest origin story for the iconic smuggler, but there were a lot of surprises here, with Darth Maul's return one of the biggest in the franchise's history. Honestly, it's worth the price of admission for Alden Ehrenreich and Donald Glover alone.