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novel details about Benicio del Toro ’s mysterious role as " DJ " inStar Wars : The Last Jedihave been let on . While much of the expectancy about the sequel revolves around returning characters like Luke Skywalker , Rey , and Kylo Ren , Episode VIIIalso introduces a trio of fresh faces to the galaxy far , far away . Kelly Marie Tran ’s Resistance shop mechanic Rose Tico has received the most attention of the three newcomers thus far , givenher tight involvement with Finn ’s secret mission . The other two - Laura Dern ’s Vice Admiral Holdo and DJ - are largely being kept under wrapping for the meter being .
In respect to the latter , all fans have seen so far isan range of del Toro in costumeas part ofVanity Fair’sspread in the fountain . Writer / theater director Rian Johnson could share thatDJ is a"shady character"who really pop off unnamed in the pic ( though , there ’s a good reason he ’s come to to as DJ ) . Many are queer to see how he factors into the tale and where his allegiances may lie , givingThe Last Jediyet another element of intrigue . Now , some more data about the enigmatic figure has hail out .
As part ofEW ’s continuing coverage onThe Last Jedi , maven John Boyega discuss sure aspect about DJ , revealing the fiber is part of the secret missionary post assigned to Finn and Rose :
" We just call for a codebreaker and he ’s the best in the galaxy . Unfortunately , he ’s very dodgy and only in it for fiscal gain . He does n’t campaign for any side . He has distinct opinions . The Resistance bombs the First Order one daylight , the First Order bomb the Resistance on another . It ’s an on-going war that will never end . For him , he ’s trying to do good off of that — which does n’t make him the soul you want to trust . ”
Newcomer Kelly Marie Tran , who plays Rose , also offered her thoughts on disk jockey , remarking that during their vista together she"felt like there was a Panthera tigris in the room"and"at any moment he could do something , and I did n’t make out what . “With a skilled helmsman like Johnson behind the camera and the Oscar winner del Toro bringing the character to living , the hope is DJ ’s sequences are as tense and unpredictable as Tran is tantalise . The journey to Canto Bight is shape up to be a barbarian ride for audiences , where anything is possible .
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reservoir : EW
