Benicio Del Toro On Joining The Cast Of GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY

Benicio Del Toro On Joining The Cast Of GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY

The actor doesn't really divulge anything about his character, The Collector, but he does talk about how he feels to be a part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and what he thought of the footage of GOTG that was screened at SDCC..

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By MarkCassidy - Jul 23, 2013 10:07 AM EST
Source: MTV.com

We exclusively revealed a while back that Benicio del Toro would be playing Taneleer Tivan aka "The Collector" in Marvel's upcoming space-set adventure Guardians Of The Galaxy, and of course this was confirmed over the weekend at SDCC. MTV caught up with the actor and asked him about his experience joining the ever growing MCU family. Del Toro seems delighted to be a part of it, and says he plans to immerse himself in the source material as much as possible so he can learn all there is to know about his character.



"I just love to get invited, you know? I'm glad I'm invited to be a part of this film. I'm sure Djimon [Hounsou] feels the same way. We're very lucky to be a part of this.

I think that clip that I saw was different for me than the other Marvel films, I loved it."

I want to learn [about] the comics as much as I can. That world of Marvel, it's as thick as the Bible and 'War and Peace' put together. So I don't know if I have the time to get as deep as I would like to, but I'll go in there. It's exciting."


You can see the video interview at the link below (if you're American).


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Abary
Abary - 7/23/2013, 10:30 AM
I'm Canadian.

Canada is in North America.

That count?

Apparently not.
knocturnalzen10
knocturnalzen10 - 7/23/2013, 10:34 AM
his eyes already show he doesn't sleep
ATrueHero1987
ATrueHero1987 - 7/23/2013, 10:35 AM
@Deadpool what part of SC? Because Im from SC.
SnapperCarr
SnapperCarr - 7/23/2013, 10:37 AM
Can't wait to see him in the role!
Minato
Minato - 7/23/2013, 10:43 AM
Im in DC and I dont see a link either
lostrojo
lostrojo - 7/23/2013, 10:46 AM
such a great actor, i have been wanting to see this for a while.

like most people i still have my reservations about a talking tree and racoon on the screen....but im sure it will work .
lostrojo
lostrojo - 7/23/2013, 10:48 AM
@The Logan

i dont see why that would be important, the list of people you could hire would be extremely slim, and im sure good actors like to respect the source material....jus sayin bro haha
lostrojo
lostrojo - 7/23/2013, 10:49 AM
@MARVELPSYCO we agree but we worded are arguments very differently haha
teinen
teinen - 7/23/2013, 10:50 AM
@TheLogan I'd kind of prefer if they keep signing actual actors over comic book fans. Ya know, cuz they can act. We don't need any Kevin Smiths.
NoAssemblyReqd
NoAssemblyReqd - 7/23/2013, 10:55 AM
Does Marvel automatically dump a stack of old comics on the actors once they're cast? Or is it up to the individual actor to do the research?
jcfrommars9
jcfrommars9 - 7/23/2013, 10:58 AM
@Godzillafart

From what I heard and read, the Guardians of the Galaxy footage shown at Comic-con worked very well.
BlackPhillip
BlackPhillip - 7/23/2013, 11:02 AM
@TheLogan just went full retard.
ATrueHero1987
ATrueHero1987 - 7/23/2013, 11:03 AM
@B&Y chill, it ain't like that.lol
ATrueHero1987
ATrueHero1987 - 7/23/2013, 11:04 AM
@TheLogan ?!
RamonSuarez
RamonSuarez - 7/23/2013, 11:04 AM
An celebrated Oscar winning actor agrees to be a villain in a comic book film = pure gravy.

Jolt17
Jolt17 - 7/23/2013, 11:06 AM
Yeah, because a vast comic book knowledge is more important than acting skills, and there are most definitely so many great actors who happen to be comic book fans for studios to choose from, out there!
RamonSuarez
RamonSuarez - 7/23/2013, 11:06 AM
By the way ladies and gentlegeeks, a bit of trivia regarding The Usual Suspects - my favorite all time film.

The lineup scene which was embedded on this page was improvised. The reason the actors were laughing and having problems keeping a straight face was because Del Torro had been farting in the scene.
Jolt17
Jolt17 - 7/23/2013, 11:13 AM
Oh, yeah...there's also no way for the actors recruited in CBM's to be supplied with enough source material for them to learn from. :)

Seriously, what kind of a statement is that?
lostrojo
lostrojo - 7/23/2013, 11:14 AM
@MARVELPSYCO agreed
RamonSuarez
RamonSuarez - 7/23/2013, 11:14 AM
@cipher

I like your taste.
shadearts
shadearts - 7/23/2013, 11:18 AM
I have no problem with them casting great actors who have never heard of there characters they are playing in a comicbook bc they can read get familiar with them BUT I DO HAVE A problem when a actor or actress is cast and the ignorant studio or director tells them to not read or learn about that characters so it won't interfere with there Vision .....SINGER
ATrueHero1987
ATrueHero1987 - 7/23/2013, 11:24 AM
I'm ready to hear who they got to voice/play Groot, RR, and Thanos!
revloveR
revloveR - 7/23/2013, 11:25 AM
'merica [frick] yeah.
ParisSun
ParisSun - 7/23/2013, 11:40 AM
Can I beat on @Logan as well. LOL?

He's getting ripped a new one.
ablee337
ablee337 - 7/23/2013, 11:40 AM
Great actor, can't wait to see this movie.
CherryBomb
CherryBomb - 7/23/2013, 11:47 AM

I don't see what the problem is with actors not reading comics.
Comics aren't exactly mainstream, you can't expect everyone to read them and know everything about the comics.

I'd rather an actor be honest that they haven't read comics, rather than bullsh*t actors who claim they're "comic fans" but you can tell they don't even read, let alone read comics.
Cartoon22
Cartoon22 - 7/23/2013, 12:01 PM
Man the cast of this movie was surprisingly great . I wanna see the footage from sdcc !!!! No one took at least a pic? Or even at the avengers Ultron announcement ? No one took a pic of the title or Ultron ? (News was they showed him)
jcfrommars9
jcfrommars9 - 7/23/2013, 12:07 PM
@batz11

It's official.
BlindJustice
BlindJustice - 7/23/2013, 1:09 PM
@ATrueHero1987 - Interesting, I'm in Georgia myself.

Yeah, broken link ftw.
BlindJustice
BlindJustice - 7/23/2013, 1:18 PM
@McGee - I liked Silverhawks, but never really got into the show as a kid. It just seemed like a poor man's Thundercats to me and my friends.
JettJagguarrr
JettJagguarrr - 7/23/2013, 2:10 PM
MARVEL......

moses parting the red sea photo: dude moses-parting-red-sea.jpg
Darkknight23
Darkknight23 - 7/23/2013, 5:06 PM
This movie is going to own everythig not made by Marvel Studios!!!
huexolotl
huexolotl - 7/23/2013, 5:56 PM
The caliber of actors MCU is attracting is astounding. Theres video of the cast at comicon and they just seem to mesh so well together.

Its a thrilling time to be a comic fan.
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