Benicio Del Toro Eyed For Villainous Role In Rian Johnson's STAR WARS: EPISODE VIII
He had a taste of outer space in Guardians of the Galaxy as The Collector, but now Benicio Del Toro looks set to head to a Galaxy Far, Far Away as the villain in Rian Johnson's (Looper) untitled Star Wars: Episode VIII. Hit the jump for further details...
According to The Wrap, Benicio del Toro has been offered the chance to play the villain in 2017's Star Wars: Episode VIII. There's no word on who he might be playing at this early stage, but him joining this world would bring even more diversity to a series of films which were previously very white to say the least! That aside though and del Toro was great as a villain in the likes of Savages and Sin City and would no doubt make for a very interesting foe for the heroes in the Rian Johnson helmed follow-up to Star Wars: The Force Awakens. What this means for Kylo Ren and some of the other baddies we've heard about who will factor into J.J. Abrams' upcoming movie isn't clear, but it sounds like it might be a pretty sizeable role. Whether or not he'll return as The Collector in Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2 also remains to be seen. What do you think about this casting news?
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