Benicio Del Toro confirms villain role in “Star Wars Episode VIII”September 5, 2015 - 13:06 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Rumors that Benicio Del Toro will be the villain in "Star Wars Episode VIII" are mounting. This time, it's Del Toro himself who adds fuel to the speculation on the villainous role, AceShowbiz reports. In a recent interview with Spanish radio station Rac1 (via Star Wars Episode 7 News), Del Toro once again talked about the possibility of appearing in the sequel to "Star Wars: The Force Awakens". Del Toro was asked about his upcoming work schedule. The actor then said that he would be soon working on "Episode VIII" and added information about when the principal photography would commence. " 'Star Wars is coming up, we will see how that turns out. I think we start shooting in March," said Del Toro. The reporter followed up by asking what his role would be, but Del Toro only gave few details about it. "Ehhh, the thing is, they don't let me talk too much about it. I'm like the villain. But we'll see," he said. Back in July, Del Toro was reportedly eyed by Lucasfilm and Disney to fill a villainous role. Although his recent statement in the interview suggested that he was hesitant, it might still be an indication that he would be involved in the next chapter of the sci-fi movie franchise. It can mean that Del Toro will play a bad guy, but maybe not the primary antagonist. There have also been rumors about various actresses who are in a contention to be the female lead in "Episode VIII". Among them are "Orphan Black" star Tatiana Maslany, Gina Rodriguez and Olivia Cooke. Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. Byblos Bank Armenia celebrates Students' Day with scholarship recipients YSU students who received scholarships from Byblos Bank Armenia gathered in a casual setting to meet with the Bank's CEO, Hayk Stepanyan. Azerbaijan extends Rune Vardanyan’s arrest by 5 months A court in Azerbaijan has extended the arrest of former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan by five months. Armenia border residents dissatisfied with delimitation Residents Kirants are dissatisfied with the results of the delimitation of the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan. |