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In Sicario – the new film from Denis Villenueve (Prisoners, Enemy) – Benicio Del Toro plays Alejandro, a hitman with ambiguous intentions who leads Emily Blunt's idealistic FBI agent Kate Macer on a corrupt mission into the unknown. We sat down with the Traffic actor to dicuss his career highlights, winning an Oscar and just how one gets into the mindset of a hitman. *** Alejandro must have been..

In Sicario, Emily Blunt plays an overwhelmed FBI agent led into the dark, blood-soaked corners of the Mexican drug trade, guided by a sandal-wearing Josh Brolin and a brooding, highly lethal Benicio Del Toro. Directed by Denis Villeneuve, whose Prisoners and Enemy are two of the scarier, weirder, and brooding-ier films of the past couple of years, Sicario may not be the most profound movie on th..

Benicio Del Toro made his first film appearance as Duke, The Dog Faced Boy, in 1988’s Big Top Pee Wee. That gig might not have suggested what was to come in the next quarter century; Del Toro continually has surprised and thrilled audiences with an acting talent second to none. Winning the Supporting Actor Oscar for 2000’s Traffic and getting another nomination for 21 Grams, the actor should be ..

Benicio del Toro Talks 'Sicario,' Shooting An Alternate Dinner Table Scene, And Much More “Sicario” was released in theaters nationwide over the weekend, and the reception so far has been very positive. The movie features excellent performances from Emily Blunt and Josh Brolin, but it’s the outstanding acting work from Benicio del Toro that has really gotten people talking in particular. Del Tor..

Benicio Del Toro talks about 'Sicario,' Emily Blunt and the drug wars CLEVELAND, Ohio – Benicio Del Toro has been on both sides of the drug wars. The talented actor has a long list of credits in drug-related films, including "Savages," "Escobar: Paradise Lost" and his Oscar-winning turn in Steven Soderbergh's "Traffic." But he outdoes himself as a covert gun-for-hire in "Sicario." He is a mesmer..