The Boys’ Giancarlo Esposito Cast in Lionsgate’s New Action Thriller

Actor Giancarlo Esposito, who performed Stan Edgar within the Prime Video collection The Boys, has joined the forged of Lionsgate’s motion thriller function Karoshi. Esposito garnered reputation for portraying Gus Fring in Breaking Bad and its spin-off, Better Call Saul. He additionally not too long ago portrayed Seth Voelker / Sidewinder in Captain America: Brave New World.

Giancarlo Esposito to star in new Lionsgate film Karoshi

Esposito has joined Teo Yoo, Cynthia Erivo, Isabel May, and Takehiro Hira within the forged of Karoshi. Chad Stahelski, Alex Young, and Jason Spitz of 87Eleven Entertainment will produce the function as a part of their cope with the studio Lionsgate. Jeff Sneider first reported the information.

The plot of the movie has been stored beneath wraps. However, as per the outline, it will likely be a company thriller with a samurai twist. Director Takashi Doscher, who helmed Freida Pinto-led Only, will develop the venture from a script he penned. Production is predicted to start in June 2025.

Notably, “Karoshi” is a Japanese phrase that roughly interprets to loss of life as a result of overwork. It’s unclear what significance, if any, the literal which means of the film’s title has within the plot.

For his portrayal of Gus Fring, Esposito obtained a number of awards. Some of the opposite distinguished characters that Esposito has portrayed over time are Buggin’ Out in Do the Right Thing, Moff Gideon within the Disney+ Star Wars collection The Mandalorian, Adam Clayton Powell Jr. within the MGM+ collection Godfather of Harlem, and Teddy Knight in MaXXXine.

Meanwhile, German actor Teo Yoo has beforehand appeared within the musical movie Leto (2018), through which he essayed the function of Viktor Tsoi. Cynthia Erivo not too long ago performed Elphaba in Wicked (2024). Isabel May has appeared within the Netflix collection Alexa & Katie and the Paramount+ collection 1883. As for Takehiro Hira, he has performed Hiroshi Randa within the Apple TV+ collection Monarch: Legacy of Monsters and Ishido Kazunari within the FX on Hulu and FX collection Shōgun.