giancarlo esposito [ cheers and applause ♪ [ cheers and applause >> you hear this you hear this? >> jimmy: you hear that? you hear that? >> all right >> jimmy: that's for you that is for you. >> oh, my goodness >> jimmy: giancarlo welcome to the show >> thank you thank you. >> jimmy: oh, my gosh. i have so many questions to ask you. i have so many things that i'm a fan of yours thank you so much for coming on the show i'm honored to have you here i want to start off by saying -- "mandalorian," we want it back [ cheers and applause you're fantastic in it it is back in march. finally, it's coming >> "you have something i want. >> jimmy: oh, yeah that's what i'm talking about. [ cheers and applause >> you know what i got to tell you, thank you so much for having me on the show i'm honored to be here you are the king i've wanted to be here for many years. and finally, you invited me! [ cheers and applause >> jimmy: oh yeah. that's what i'm talking about. come on, bud >> "mandalorian" is a great show i really love that doing that show >> jimmy: but you know how to do it. you know how to create a a character and make it a legendary character. here you are though, acting opposite a very cute puppet. [ cheers and applause >> i have to tell you, i will squash that little big-eared bastard. [ laughter ] [ laughter ] >> jimmy: yeah, that's exactly right. yes. >> look, i walk by that puppet, john favreau, who called me and said, "do you want to be apart the show?" he said, "i have good news i have bad news. i said, "tell me the good news first. "the good news is i wrote a role for you of moff gideon, in 'mandalorian.'" i said, "what's that?" he said, "it's a 'star wars' it's a new 'star wars' show that i'm doing." i said, "okay, great what's the bad news? he said, "all of the money is going into the volume. and he was talking technically, and started talking about the story and all these good things and i said to him, "john, i want to work with people i like that's the bottom line." i did not want to say, came very close to saying, "i would do it for free." [ laughter ] >>immy: no, but you loved it that much? >> i loved it that much. he said, "are there any requests?" i said, "i have one request. please, i must have a cape." and he said, "done deal. >> jimmy: wow. >> and that -- >> jimmy: that was you >> it was me it sold me on everything that i could have a cape. because, you know, this show allowed me to feel like a kid again. you know it made me dream again it made me be in wonder again. it made me feel like i could go any place in the universe, and carry my dreams, my hopes and my imagination with me >> jimmy: wow. i kind of feel that way watching it. [ cheers and applause that's a great way of putting it really it really is one of the most creative shows to watch. and to actually watch grogu come to life what did you call it before it had a name >> it was called the child for a long time. and it was sitting on a desk and i walk by, and john and i were chatting -- i think he's a genius he's written such a beautiful show, david filoni, his partner, is also fantastic this comes out of a relationship with george lucas and joseph campbell. so, what we love about the show, you may not know, is that it's the power of the mythology of the show that you can see your hero and your heroine within "mando. and we walk by a table and he said, "hey," just casually, "you want to look at the child? i said, "certainly." and he pulls off the canvas off. and i looked at this practical child. and he explained to me it's going to be this, it's going to be that -- the c.g.i and i said, "no, this perfect. and then the puppeteer walked by at that very moment and the puppeteer said, "do you want to see and talk to him? [ laughter ] i went, "okay. and the child opened its eyes, turned its head, wiggled its ears and i was -- you can't take your eyes off of this child. grogu is fascinating, mysterious, intelligent, smart and i looked at john, i said, "john -- i said, "john, this is the star of the show. and he stood back and scratched his chin and he said, "you think so?" i said, "i know so and every scene that i'm in has to be with this child. [ laughter ] put in the contract, baby. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: exactly. and you crush it but then, everyone loves you we love your character, even though you are the villain but just -- also, online, a lot of fans want you to be in the marvel cinematic universe. >> i love what marvel does i love that the fans can see me in this universe, and are proposing not only one character, possibly magneto, possibly freeze. and the biggest ask is charles xavier [ cheers and applause >> jimmy: but maybe it's real. >> look, i want to play a good guy. and charles is smart he's good. but i feel as if there may be some mileage with me and marvel i know i love what they do i know i love creativity so, who knows what could happen keep putting it out there. >> jimmy: yeah [ cheers and applause the fans love you. i heard a rumor. tell me if this is true or not that you may or may not have something to do with barack and michelle obama's relationship. >> oh, my goodness so, i love what barack obama has done, and continues to do to forward the human spirit, and also to exemplify someone who has a wonderful morality and who is in service. i believe that to be in service, is our best bet for our own life so, i was at the democratic convention and i was standing about here to the monitor from barack when he made his speech and i was so very impressed. i was at robert f. kennedy jr. we walked out. he said, "i'm going to get the car. and i said, "okay, i'll wait for you. and i'm walking. and i hear, "yo. and i'm like, "who is yo-ing me?" >> jimmy: you're like, sylvester stallone is here [ talking over each other >> jimmy: yeah >> you know, "yo," again and i turn, and i see these two gentlemen. and they start coming towards me, and i realize one is barack obama i'm like, "well, you've to be kidding me." he's like, "i just got to talk to you i got to talk to you 'do the right thing' is one of my favorite movies." he tells me a story about how he bought michelle ice cream, and how they went to see "do the right thing" for their very first date [ cheers and applause and so, i saw the future and i saw he was just a beautiful human-being and knew who he would be i finally got a chance to tell him, "you're going to be the president of the united states one day. just stay the course." >> jimmy: you said that to him >> of course, i did. >> jimmy: of course you did. that's the way to do it. that's exactly right you knew it. >> i knew it >> jimmy: i want to talk about this new series "kaleidoscope. before we can get into what it's about, i like the idea that it's on top of the idea, that -- tell me if i got this correct. every netflix account is set up differently. some have different algorithms or whatever that so, when i watch "kaleidoscope" i will start at a different episode than if you watch "kaleidoscope. it's just -- the episodes are all different. >> correct correct. one of the fasinating things about "kaleidoscope," which i'm very, very proud of, is that the delivery system is that you can choose how you watch it. which means you're choosing how the story unfolds. there's no numbers, one, two, three, four, five. there's only colors. orange, blue, green, yellow, white. it is violet and so, it's fascinating it's a kaleidoscope of color, thus the title that ties us in but the most wonderful thing is that the story is connected via character and event. one event surrounds all eight episodes you should watch white last, i suggest. and it spans 25 years. and i play a character named ray vernon in the beginning, who is a master thief. and if i told you how i prepared for this role, you would be excited too so, i play this master thief, who gives up one life, gives up one identity, and becomes another through the circumstance events of the show what really drew me to the show, was that you, as an audience, i, as an audience, would have a choice, as to how i wanted to see it happen. and there's all these easter eggs, and clues throughout that connect every story. so, you can see one complete heist. it's about a heist that took place during a hurricane back in the late '70s, early '80s of $70 billion in unsecured bearer bonds. and because of this particular heist that happened in history, we're loosely based on that. the u.s. government changed the law. there can be no more unsecured bonds. so, since then, all bonds have to be registered so, you can't use them for illicit means, i.e., buying arms, or drugs, or jewelry so, this particular heist is an exciting one but it's more exciting because it pits a ne'er-do-well group of thieves against a large industry, a private firm, that will hold your money and your jewelery and it's also a revenge story. it's a fabulous piece. i had a chance to really excel in physically and also mentally my preparation, i was in an airport, i thought to myself, "i'm going to play a thief how do i sneak -- no come on, no kidding how do i sneak up on somebody stealthily -- be behind them without them knowing." this really happened i'll tell you the truth about me i am a bad man [ laughter ] so, i sneak up on a lady she's walking. everyone is on their cell phone. no one is paying attention anyway and she had a pen in her coat pocket and her coat was open and it was flapping a little bit, and i thought, let's see how good i am if i can just get to that pen with two fingers so, i snuck up on her. i was over her right shoulder. and i trailed her. and i got my fingers in her pocket, very much like this patch pocket and i took the pen and, i slid it out, and then i dropped it on the ground. >> jimmy: yes. >> i didn't want to steal it >> jimmy: no, point proven >> point proven, i did it! >> jimmy: point made, i can do this >> and you know what i did >> jimmy: what oh, wait i think i know what you did. >> i made the "malcolm x" move what did i do? tell me what i did >> jimmy: you told her, 'excuse me, miss, you dropped your pen. >> that's right, baby! [ cheers and applause >> jimmy: that's exactly -- come on, buddy >> i was so proud of myself. [ cheers and applause oh, man. >> jimmy: i want to show everyone a clip. here's giancarloause >> jimmy: giancarlo esposito "kaleidoscope" is streaming now on netflix we'll be right back with a from alvvays. stick around, everybody. 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