VIDEO : Benicio Del Toro Talks About His Character In Star Wars: The Last Jedi

Benicio Del Toro's 'Star Wars: The Last Jedi' character is his "own person".
The 50-year-old actor was revealed to have joined the cast of the eighth movie in the franchise as the mysterious character DJ, and fans have suggested his character is Ezra Bridger from 'Star Wars Rebels'. Director Rian Johnson has insisted that isn't true.
Speaking to 'Good Morning America' at Disney's D23 Expo in Anaheim, California, over the weekend, Rian said: "He's his own person. DJ is his own person."
The filmmaker also said DJ's name stands for something major in the franchise and hinted it would be revealed in the upcoming movie.