There's a lot of intrigue surrounding Benicio Del Toro's new character in Star Wars: The Last Jedi and now some details have finally been revealed on what we should expect from "DJ" courtesy of Entertainment Weekly. The official logline for the character reveals that he's an enigmatic figure whose tattered, threadbare clothes and lackadaisical attitude conceal a sharp mind and expert skills.
DJ will apparently be part of the mission that Finn and Rose undertake when they head to the gambling city of Canto Blight. We have no idea whether they're there to rescue him or capture him but law enforcement surround the casino and that's obviously going to make things tricky for the heroes.
"We just need a codebreaker and he’s the best in the galaxy. Unfortunately, he’s very dodgy and only in it for financial gain. He doesn’t fight for any side." John Boyega says of the ambiguous DJ, a hacker who is known here as a slicer. "He has distinct opinions. The Resistance bombs the First Order one day, the First Order bombs the Resistance on another. It’s an ongoing war that will never end. For him, he’s trying to benefit off of that — which doesn’t make him the person you want to trust."
Kelly Marie Tran meanwhile describes Del Toro's performance as being somewhat disturbing. "When I was onset with that character, I felt like there was a tiger in the room, and I always had to be watching. Like an animal, at any moment he could do something, and I didn’t know what."
It's going to be very interesting seeing what the character brings to the table, don't you think?
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