Mark Ruffalo Emailed 'Star Wars: Episode VIII' Director for a Role — hollywoodreporter.com

Just because Mark Ruffalo is already famous as Marvel Studios’ Hulk doesn’t mean that he’s not eager to expand his horizons in the direction of, say, a galaxy far, far away. In fact, during a recent interview, the Avengers actor confessed to writing to his Brothers Bloom director Rian Johnson about getting a part in Star Wars: Episode VIII. “I just reached out to Rian recently, by the way,” Ruffalo told Collider. “My email to Rian after all these years was, ‘Rian, congratulations on everything you’ve been doing. And by the way, if there’s a part in Star Wars, please, anything, please consider considering me to join you.’ ” He added, “I love hanging out with Rian so [just hanging out on set] is interesting to me, but I would like a role.”

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