9 hours ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
Laura Dern and Benicio Del Toro have joined the cast of “Star Wars: Episode VIII,” Disney confirmed on Monday.
The studio also announced that newcomer Kelly Marie Tran will have an unspecified role in the latest installment of the space opera.
Dern scored Oscar nominations for her work in “Rambling Rose” and “Wild,” and effectively ducked velociraptors and T-rexes in “Jurassic Park.” Upcoming projects include Jennifer Fox’s “The Tale” and Kelly Reichardt’s “Certain Women.”
Del Toro scored an Oscar playing a morally conflicted cop in “Traffic,” earned another nomination for “21 Grams,” and headlined the likes of “Sicario” and “Savages.” He next reprises his role as the Collector in “Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2.” An earlier Variety report said that Del Toro will play the villain role in the new “Star Wars.”
Principal photography on “Star Wars: Episode VIII” begins Monday at Pinewood Studios in London. The film hits »
- Brent Lang
Similar News Items
Star Wars (1977)- Box Office Report: Here Are All the Records 'Deadpool' Broke (From Movies.com. 15 February 2016, 2:00 PM, PST)
- Production Announcement for Rian Johnson's 'Star Wars: Episode VIII' (From FirstShowing.net. 15 February 2016, 8:17 AM, PST)
- Benicio Del Toro and Laura Dern join cast of Star Wars: Episode VIII (From The Guardian - Film News. 15 February 2016, 8:13 AM, PST)
J.J. Abrams
- Watch: 'Star Wars Episode VIII' Begins Production, Releases New Teaser with Luke and Rey (From Movies.com. 15 February 2016, 12:25 PM, PST)
- Star Wars: Episode VIII Officially Begins Production (From DailyDead. 15 February 2016, 8:08 AM, PST)
- Latest 10 Cloverfield Lane Trailer Teases Monsters, Both Human And Otherwise (From We Got This Covered. 15 February 2016, 8:01 AM, PST)
Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
- James Gunn goes Hard after Hollywood insiders confused about 'Deadpool' success (From Hitfix. 15 February 2016, 8:02 AM, PST)
- Benicio Del Toro And Laura Dern Officially On Board For Star Wars: Episode VIII (From We Got This Covered. 15 February 2016, 7:42 AM, PST)
- The Witch movie review: casts a good spell… and then a bad one (From FlickFilosopher. 15 February 2016, 5:20 AM, PST)