Benicio Del Toro Squashes ‘Star Wars’ Rumor He Was Originally Cast As Darth Maul, Open To MCU Return
It’s hard not to picture Benicio Del Toro in big bombastic movies, as many people may have first noticed him playing a James Bond villain’s henchmen in “License To Kill” in the 1980s before eventually landing gigs in more recent franchise projects like “Guardians of The Galaxy,” “Avengers: Infinity War,” and “Star Wars: The Last Jedi.” His involvement with the “Star Wars” franchise had been long rumored to go back to “Star Wars: The Phantom Menace” and being up for the role of Sith Lord Darth Maul, only to back out once George Lucas decided to scale back the part. Continue reading Benicio Del Toro Squashes ‘Star Wars’ Rumor He Was Originally Cast As Darth Maul, Open To MCU Return at The Playlist.



It’s hard not to picture Benicio Del Toro in big bombastic movies, as many people may have first noticed him playing a James Bond villain’s henchmen in “License To Kill” in the 1980s before eventually landing gigs in more recent franchise projects like “Guardians of The Galaxy,” “Avengers: Infinity War,” and “Star Wars: The Last Jedi.”
His involvement with the “Star Wars” franchise had been long rumored to go back to “Star Wars: The Phantom Menace” and being up for the role of Sith Lord Darth Maul, only to back out once George Lucas decided to scale back the part.