Benicio Del Toro Joins ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy’

Benicio Del Toro is heading to the Marvel universe.

The actor was recently joined the cast of Guardians of the Galaxy. It’s not clear what role Del Toro will be playing but Deadline reports that he has signed a deal that will put him in multiple movies.

Del Toro joins a cast that already has some pretty great acting talent.

Zoe Saldana, Lee Pace, Glenn Close, Michael Rooker, Chris Pratt and John C. Reilly are already attached to the film. Karen Gillan from Doctor Who has signed on to play the movies villain.

The Guardians Of The Galaxy doesn’t have the name recognition of Captain America or Iron Man but with the current cast, director James Gunn, and Marvel’s recent string of blockbuster hits, Guardians could rival the new Star Warswhen it arrives next summer.

Benicio Del Toro won an Oscar for his work in Traffic and was nominated for an Oscar for his role in 21 Grams.

The actor is currently working with Paul Thomas Anderson on the movie Inherent Vice and will soon be seen as Pablo Escobar in Paradise Lost.

Del Toro isn’t an actor normally associated with big sci-fi epics but lets hope that he goes all out for Guardians. Anyone want to see Benicio Del Toro play the giant purple god Thanos?

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