In recent weeks, Ubisoft, the company that publishes the “Far Cry” series, has faced allegations of abuse and harassment, most recently resulting in the exit of multiple top executives, including vice-president Maxime Béland and chief creative officer Serge Hascoët. I’ll do whatever I have to do to convince you that I’m some other character in a ‘Far Cry’ game, if need be, and maybe to be the good guy next time ‘cause I’m really kind of sweet and lovable.” “But whether he does or not, I don’t care,” Esposito laughs of his character’s fate. Of course, that doesn’t necessarily mean Castillo lives through the end of “Far Cry 6.” “Yes, the answer is yes, as long as I could do the next two or three ‘Far Cry’ games, to get real specific,” he says, laughing. He admits video games are still a relatively new world for him but one he would like to stay in, specifically in the “Far Cry” universe. Moving from one fan-centric universe to the next is something Esposito is doing a lot of these days. So, I haven’t seen any of 2 yet, but it’s gonna be power-packed, and I think in Jon’s mind, he’s probably already writing 3.” “I’ve had a chance to have some conversations with him.
Esposito says he has not yet seen cuts of new episodes but has been in touch with series creator Jon Favreau. The show’s sophomore run is slated to come out in October. “That, to me, was the greatest challenge.”Įsposito will reprise his role as another villain, Moff Gideon, in Season 2 of Disney Plus series “ The Mandalorian,” during the production of which he broke multiple lightsaber props. “The challenges are to create that world virtually within your own imagination,” he explains.
He recalls shooting the trailer before shooting the bulk of the game’s narrative (to allow for developers to build out his and Gonzalez’s characters), which put him in the unique position of piecing together the world of Yara out of chronological order. “We meet him at a time where he’s trying to empower his son to take up his mantle and really embrace ideas that would allow him to see that soon he will probably be the next leader in this country.”Įsposito joins other film/TV actors who have crossed over into the video game space as of late, including Keanu Reeves (“Cyberpunk 2077”) and Norman Reedus (“Death Stranding”), although this isn’t his first foray into the genre in 2013, he portrayed the Dentist in “Payday 2.” For “Far Cry 6,” Esposito says he welcomed the challenge of working in a virtual world via motion-capture suits. “, although being born with a silver spoon in his mouth, was unable to rule until the revolutionaries that ousted his father were put away,” Esposito explains.
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