Benicio Del Toro signed Star Wars... for Rian Johnson

Los Angeles Dec 4 (IANS) Oscar winning actor Benicio Del Toro came on board for a role in "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" for its director Rian Johnson.

Going by the nickname "DJ" in the movie Johnson teased that Del Toro s character will have a huge role in the battle between the First Order and the Resistance in Star Wars: The Last Jedi .

"I came into the film because of Rian Johnson the director. He called me up and wanted to talk to me about a character. I knew his work so just the fact that I d get a chance to meet with a filmmaker like him but then on top of that for a Star Wars film was interesting to me " Del Toro said in a statement.

"He didn t say anything about what this character was. We talked about movies my background just casual. Then I got the script. I read it and the script is very cool. The character is also very cool " he added.

Recollecting his memories with the the franchise which began in began in 1977 Del Toro shared that he still has the first book.

"I remember that I was in New York City in the summer of 1977. I remember being at a restaurant and a stranger came over to the table and handed me a little booklet of a movie he had just seen. It had just opened. It was Star Wars. He told me that I have to see this movie. That was my introduction to Star Wars . I think I still have that book " said the "Escobar: Paradise Lost" star.

"Star Wars: The Last Jedi" also features Mark Hamill late actress Carrie Fisher Adam Driver Daisy Ridley John Boyega Oscar Isaac Lupita Nyong o Andy Serkis Domhnall Gleeson Anthony Daniels Gwendoline Christie Kelly Marie Tran and Laura Dern.

The film is scheduled to release worldwide on December 15.

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