[#item_full_content] Giancarlo Esposito wanted to play Professor X for Marvel, but the studio told him they were still years away from reintroducing the X-Men characters 
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Remember the X-Men fancasting of Giancarlo Esposito as Professor X? Here’s what Marvel Studios told the actor when he pitched it to them
ByMarvelComicBooks.com
November 10, 2025