Benicio del Toro Steals 'Sicario' Sequel
With Emily Blunt gone, the actor becomes the hero of Italian director Stefano Sollima's film.
For tension and thrills, few 2015 films surpassed Sicario. Written by Taylor Sheridan and directed by Denis Villeneuve, it hit the indie film trifecta: critical raves, multiple Academy Award nominations and a tidy profit of close to $85 million—nearly triple its budget. The studio, Lionsgate, quickly promised a sequel.
took place on the Mexican border, with the FBI, Department of Justice and Drug Enforcement Administration attempting to bring down the head of a brutal Juárez drug cartel. The film starred Emily Blunt as Kate Macer, a
