Javier Bardem has officially confirmed that he'll be the bad guy in the new James Bond film, which is right now just known as "Bond 23."
"I am very excited," Bardem says "My parents took me to watch the movies and I saw all of them. So to plat that is going to be fun."
If bond movies are only as good as their villains, then having someone of Bardem's stature certainly can't hurt. In fact, in some ways he's a real change of pace from your usual Bond baddie. It's been 50 years since the first James Bond film, Dr. No, debuted, and over the course of the series the movies villains have mostly been played by character actors. Donald Pleasence, Christopher Lee, Joe Don Baker, Jonathan Pryce.
In other words, as great as these actors are, they are not people whose marquee value could possibly outshine the guy who's actually playing Bond.
And while Bardem doesn't have the star power of Daniel Craig, he's definitely someone that audiences recognize who's started developing a commercial track record of his own with hits like "Eat Pray Love" and "No Country for Old Men."
And unlike a lot of Bond villains, he's got an Oscar.
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