'Star Wars 8' Director Rian Johnson, Mark Ruffalo: Twitter Conversation Reveals Actor Begged Filmmaker For Role In Disney Franchise!

When Rian Johnson was named the director of Star Wars: Episode VIII and Episode IX, fans of the filmmaker were ecstatic! But it turns out some big-name actors were also pretty excited, namely his Brothers Bloom star Mark Ruffalo. This week, thanks to a Twitter conversation, we found out that Ruffalo sent Johnson an e-mail asking for a role in the upcoming Disney project!

In an interview with Collider, Mark admitted he sent out an e-mail to Rian asking for a role.

"Desperately," he said after being asked how badly he wants a role in Episode VIII. "My e-mail 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."

From there, Collider tweeted some quotes from the interview, leading to a funny interaction. The following Twitter conversation is full of jokes and is very hilarious. Check it out right here:

@colliderfrosty @MarkRuffalo I don't know, Mark... @garywhitta tells me he has you booked up for the next 8 years on his Columbo franchise?

— Rian Johnson (@rianjohnson) September 11, 2014

@ManMadeMoon @rianjohnson @colliderfrosty @MarkRuffalo May The Falk Be With You! — Gary Whitta (@garywhitta) September 11, 2014

Would you like to see Ruffalo in a Star Wars role? We're sure if Johnson wants him, he'll get him for the film(s). Let us know what you think of all of this news in the comments section below!

(via Slash Film)