Benicio Del Toro In Talks To Play The Villain In ‘Star Wars: Episode VIII’

You can file this one under “perfect choice”. Oscar award winning actor Benicio Del Toro has apparently been asked to play the bad guy in Star Wars: Episode VIII.

Looper director Rian Johnson is heading up the team of Episode VIII, which will be a direct sequel to Abrams Episode VII. 

No word from Disney confirming it, but multiple sources have told our friends over at The Wrap that the talks are young, but Disney and Lucasfilm are VERY interested in Del Toro.

Star Wars: Episode VIII is set to hit theaters May 26th, 2017, with filming to begin next year.