There are still plenty of secrets left to be uncovered in “Star Wars: The Last Jedi,” and while EW‘s big cover story about the movie this week is serving up plenty of details, one thing that remains mostly in the dark is Benicio Del Toro‘s character.
All we know so far about the character is that he’s named “DJ,” and he’s neither a villain nor hero. There’s not even an official still of him in the movie yet, with the only picture floating around being an Annie Leibovitz portrait from a Vanity Fair shoot. However, what we did learn today is that the character carries himself a lot like Han Solo did before he chose a side. DJ is just looking out for himself.
“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 teased. DJ will join Finn and Kelly Marie Tran’s Rose on a mission to the gambling resort city of Canto Bight. His exact involvement is staying secret, but what we do know is that DJ has no allegiances.
“He has distinct opinions,” Boyega shared. “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.”
Let’s hope this build up actually leads somewhere, and DJ isn’t another carefully orchestrated disappointment like Captain Phasma in “Star Wars: The Force Awakens.” But it does already sound like he’ll have a key role in the next chapter of the saga.
“Star Wars: The Last Jedi” opens on December 15th.