Mark Ruffalo just openly begging for a Star Wars role
Landing a role in the new Star Wars franchise requires being an esteemed veteran of the silver screen, such as Max Von Sydow, or an exciting up-and-comer (your John Boyegas, Lupita Nyong’os, and Oscar Isaacs); having a demonstrable physical skill that lends itself to the Star Wars universe; or winning a contest. Alternately, you could star in one of the director’s earlier movies, establishing a relationship that leaves you comfortable with openly begging them for a part—which is the route Mark Ruffalo has chosen.
Ruffalo tells Collider that he recently emailed his Brothers Bloom director Rian Johnson—who’s been tapped for Star Wars: Episode VIII (and possibly Episode IX)—to let him know how “desperately” he wants to work with him, a tactic that has worked for countless Nigerian princes in the past. “My e-mail to Rian after all these years was, ‘Rian, congratulations on everything you’ve been doing,’ Ruffalo says. “And by the way, if there’s a part in Star Wars, please, anything, please consider considering me to join you.’” It is unclear whether Ruffalo ended his email with “;)” to let Johnson know that he was just sayin’.