
Thankfully Esposito was on board with playing Castillo in Far Cry 6, with Khavari revealing that their first meeting was a “ match made in heaven.” Needless to say, the rest is history. I hope he is wanting to do this, otherwise we might be in trouble.'”


And then it becomes a little scary, because you're like, 'Oh, my God. Giancarlo was always there as a dream casting, but then suddenly, something happens where you realize you're writing to his voice on the page. “… we wanted someone with the versatility to switch from charismatic to staring into your soul terrifyingly, and we started to land on Anton as a person of color. Related: New Far Cry 6 Trailer Stars A Bone-Chilling Giancarlo EspositoĪhead of Far Cry 6’s release, Screen Rant had the chance to chat with Navid Khavari, Narrative Director and Lead Writer at Ubisoft, about the game and Esposito's role as the villain. According to Khavari, when it came to creating Anton Castillo, the character took on “ … a whole lot of different shapes and forms,” and he revealed that “… there's a lot of pitches at the bottom of the drawer that I'll save for other games.” However, the more that the character of Anton took shape, the more it became apparent that Giancarlo Esposito would be the perfect choice to play Castillo. Giancarlo Esposito, who plays the villain Antón Castillo in the upcoming video game Far Cry 6, spoke in an interview with The Post about the role of politics in art and in his.
