In an interview with Inverse, Esposito shares the unique challenges of motion capture, the childhood memories that shaped his portrayal of the Far Cry 6 villain, and weighs in on debates surrounding the game’s politics. He’s also one of the most enthusiastic actors in the business, approaching every role with a scholarly seriousness and childlike wonder, precisely the balance the Far Cry series aims to strike. And for good reason: he’s an incomparably charismatic baddie. Though Esposito has a rich and varied resume spanning from Do the Right Thing to the mysterious narrator of Dear White People, he’s best known for playing villains on smash-hit shows like Breaking Bad and The Mandalorian. “I certainly have some experience in that with the characters I've played! ” “I liked the master manipulation of people, getting them to do what you need them to do,” Esposito tells Inverse. During our conversation about his role as dictator Antón Castillo in Far Cry 6, out October 7, we chatted at length about Far Cry 5’s canny depiction of mind-control tactics that go beyond mere violence. Much like myself, Giancarlo Esposito isn’t much of a gamer.īut we share a deep love for the Far Cry series.

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