Chris Rock Teases ‘Fargo’ Season 4 Role, Feared FX Show ‘Might Not Happen’

When “Fargo” Season 4 premieres on FX, Chris Rock’s fans can expect to see the comedian in a new light. While the 55-year-old tends to be cast as the goofy character, his role as Loy Cannon will see Rock as the head of a Black crime family.

Other than the fact the Rock is a major “Fargo” fan, the actor told the New York Times that show creator Noah Hawley’s description of Loy attracted him to the role.

“He said 1950s gangster, so I know exactly who he’s talking about. My father was born in 1933. It’s not like ‘12 Years a Slave.’ It’s literally a guy my grandfather’s age,” the “Grown Ups” star said.

Although Rock is looking forward to the new season of the drama series, he admitted that acting experiences from his past, along with COVID-19 filming restrictions, made him doubt whether “Fargo” would have a future.

“I’ve had weird little things in my career — I was supposed to do this Bob Altman movie, ‘Hands on a Hard Body.’ We were on the phone a lot, going over my character and I was so excited about doing the movie. And he died. I was supposed to be Jimmy Olsen in 'Superman' with Nic Cage ['Superman Lives,' which was canceled in the late 1990s],” he explained.

“I remember going to Warner Bros., doing a costume fitting. Hanging out with [director] Tim [Burton], who I idolized. Like, I’m hanging out with the guy that made ‘Pee-wee’s Big Adventure’ and he’s showing me the models of the sets for ‘Superman.’”

Rock added, “So yeah, I definitely thought there’s a chance this might not happen. Fortunately for everyone involved, that was not the case."

Production of the FX show was halted in March due to the coronavirus pandemic. Luckily, the cast of “Fargo” was able to return to set last month and resume filming.

When new episodes of the show premiere, the actor hinted fans may be in for a few surprises. “It’s the biggest ‘Fargo,’” Rock previously told Entertainment Weekly.

“The scale is tremendous. ‘Fargo’ normally tells little stories that get out of hand. They’re about ordinary people, something happens, and then we get to see how evil ordinary people can be. This is quite different. We start off gangsters, so we’re beginning with bad people, and then it escalates.”

“Fargo” Season 4 will premiere on Sunday, Sept. 27, on FX.