--- --- # Tom Hardy Cryptically Addresses Those _Star Wars: Episode VIII_ Rumors  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Jan 9, 2017 5:57 PM UTC  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Jan 9, 2017 5:57 PM UTC After reports that [Tom Hardy](http://time.com/4590303/leonardo-dicaprio-tom-hardy-tattoo-bet/) will have a cameo in [_Star Wars: Episode VIII_](http://time.com/4623757/adam-driver-kylo-ren-star-wars-episode-viii/) began making the Internet rounds, it was only a matter of time until the actor was asked outright about his possible appearance in the upcoming galaxy far, far away installment. During a recent interview with [_The Hollywood Reporter_](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/taboo-star-tom-hardy-being-a-dick-star-wars-rumors-960707), Hardy offered a cryptic response to a question about his involvement in the film. “I don’t know if I can even say that,” he replied when asked about playing a Stormtrooper — a role rumored to be similar to Daniel Craig’s in _The Force Awakens_. “Where did you hear that?” Even after being pressed further on the topic, Hardy didn’t budge an inch. “Ah, the internet is a glorious web of deceit and misinformation, isn’t it?” Read more at [HollywoodReporter.com](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/taboo-star-tom-hardy-being-a-dick-star-wars-rumors-960707). Tom Hardy Addresses Star Wars: Episode VIII Rumors ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4628748/tom-hardy-star-wars-episode-viii-rumors/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4628748/tom-hardy-star-wars-episode-viii-rumors/"},"headline":"Tom Hardy Cryptically Addresses Those Star Wars: Episode VIII Rumors","datePublished":"2017-01-09T17:57:30.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:40:00.861Z","description":"\"I don’t know if I can even say that\"","url":"https://time.com/4628748/tom-hardy-star-wars-episode-viii-rumors/","keywords":["Newsfeed","movies","Star Wars topic","Tom Hardy","Star Wars Episode VIII"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan McCluskey","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4628748/tom-hardy-star-wars-episode-viii-rumors/","name":"Tom Hardy Cryptically Addresses Those Star Wars: Episode VIII Rumors"}}]}] ```