Giancarlo Esposito on wielding the Darksaber in The Mandalorian season two

Last Updated on August 2, 2021

Giancarlo Esposito played Moff Gideon in the first season of The Mandalorian, and although the character didn't appear in the flesh until the final episodes of the Disney+ series, he certainly made an impact, especially after it was revealed that Gideon had the Darksaber in his possession, a legendary weapon in Mandalorian culture which is very familiar to fans of Star Wars: The Clone Wars and Star Wars: Rebels.

Production on season two of the Disney+ series recently wrapped, and ComingSoon caught up with Giancarlo Esposito during the premiere of STARGIRL, a Disney+ original film, and asked him whether he was ready to wield the Darksaber.

I am. I really am. I want to say I’ve destroyed quite a few of them and the prop guys go, ‘Wow, you go all in.

Given Esposito's comment, I think it's safe to say that Moff Gideon will be doing more with the Darksaber than simply cutting his way out of crashed TIE fighters. The actor obviously couldn't spill anything major about the upcoming season, but he did share a few of his thoughts. "This season is going to be really great," Esposito said. "This is the ultimate space western that’s so connected to things that we don’t know and don’t see. Originally George Lucas had a mentor and friend in Joseph Campbell. Joseph Campbell was all about the power of myth and the journey of the hero. Isn’t every one of our journeys the journey of the hero?… The Mandalorian’ is a series so steeped in myth and the hero’s journey to overcome anything, to be in service… I love this show. I really do. It’s visionary in so many ways and I am happy to be a part of it." The Mandalorian creator/writer Jon Favreau has announced will be hitting Disney+ in Fall 2020.