Seeing Benicio Del Toro in a Star Wars movie would be out of this world!
According to multiple reports, the 48-year-old Puerto Rican actor is being for a role in Episode VII. The character is likely a villain.
Disney and Lucasfilm do not comment on casting negotiations.
“Discussions are still in the very early stages, but Disney and Lucasfilm are high on the Oscar-winning Traffic star,” The Wrap’s Jeff Sneider wrote after breaking the news Monday. Insiders told Variety that “the studio was going after A-list talent for the role” and met with Joaquin Phoenix regarding the role.
Del Toro was previously considered for a major role in another franchise: Khan in Star Trek Into Darkness. Negotiations fell through (the role went to Benedict Cumberbatch), but he appeared as The Collector in 2014’s Guardians of the Galaxy.
