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Benjamin BrattBencio Del Toro and Steven Soderbergh's two Che Guevara projects are moving forward at a rapid pace, but they're doing so without the services of Benjamin Bratt.

"It didn't work out; I'm not doing them, unfortunately," the "Law and Order" actor revealed when asked for details about "The Argentine" and "Guerilla," two films which were to shine a penetrating light on one of the most famous revolutionaries of the 20th century...or, as he's known to disaffected college students everywhere, "that bearded guy on the T-shirt." Read more...

Benicio Del ToroAre you a disaffected college student? A semi-educated poser? Chances are you've heard of Che Guevara, but that you know him more for being the ubiquitous t-shirt guy than for anything he actually believed or did.

That's about to change, insisted Benicio Del Toro. The 40-year-old thesp is set to star in not one, but two films centering on the legendary Marxist revolutionary with director Steven Soderbergh.

"Not many people know much about him, especially here - they know about him but they don't know a lot about him," the Oscar winner told MTV News, no doubt referencing Che's iconic image. "[But] being Latin American, the history is important to me. It's about going and doing justice to [that] history." Both movies, "Guerrilla" and "The Argentine," will be shot in Spanish. It's an authentic touch, Del Toro said, that's indicative of their quest for accuracy. Read more...