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11th May 2016

Tom Hardy will feature in the Star Wars Episode VIII, according to reports

Mad Max in a galaxy far far away? Count us in.

Carl Anka

We here at JOE love Tom Hardy. We also love Star Wars. So we love this story.

Star Wars news site Making Star Wars is reporting that Mad Max himself will be popping up in Star Wars Episode VIII to play a Stormtrooper who has history with John Boyega’s character Finn.

According to reports, Hardy’s Stormtrooper is going bump into Finn during the next adventure and make a few jokes about how he’s working as a Resistance spy.

The news would be a nice continuation from Episode VII’s casting of well known celebrity actors in cameos.

<Mild spoilers for Star Wars Episode VII – The film you should have probably watched by now because it’s one of the highest earning films of all time, but we’re still nice folks who respect internet etiquette.>

Remember Unkar Plutt, the junker who tried stiffing Rey back on Tatooine?

unkar plutt

That was yer boi Simon Pegg.

Simon Pegg - Unkar Plutt

This burly Stormtrooper who ended up getting the Jedi Mind Tricked by Rey?

Daniel Craig Stormtrooper

That was Daniel Craig.

danielcraig

All we’re saying is, Tom Hardy in Star Wars is entirely possible.

We’re just rooting for his Stormtrooper to turn out as cool as T8-R8 from Force Awakens.

You know, this guy.

Star Wars: Episode 8 opens in cinemas on December 15, 2017. We can’t wait.

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