Gert Fröbe, alias Auric Goldfinger, in Goldfinger (1965)
“When I accepted the role, my first reflex was to watch the previous films to see what I preferred among the different bad guys in the saga. But I quickly realized that it was the worst thing to do. Going on this ground, all my interpretation would go about what had been before. Either I was going to copy the best and try to surpass them, or I was never going to surpass them. would succeed in “my” Silva … It was stupid!
Richard Kiel, alias Jaws, in the spy that loved me (1977) and Moonraker (1979)
“My wicked James Bond favorite? Jaws, without hesitation. Because I love Richard Kiel who makes the emotion appear behind his steel jaw. When he becomes nice in Moonraker, it’s great! Behind the monster, suddenly we saw the human being … The villains often lack thickness. Playing evil for evil does not interest me. Reading the script, I found that Silva had everything we expect from a bad guy in a real depth and a real reason for being, in any case I think!
Christopher Walken, alias Max Zorin, in dangerously yours (1985)
“It is not the first time that an actor has been discharged his hair to embody a villain in the saga: Christopher Walken had already experienced it in dangerously yours. But now, I can tell you: I always dreamed of being blonde and, thanks to Skyfall, it is finally come true. (Laughter.) More seriously, the idea is of Sam Mendes. When he explained the reasons for this choice, when he explained to me the reasons for this choice. Especially since this wig made it possible to pay tribute to Zorin (the character of Christopher Walken), I immediately accepted.
Jonathan Pryce, alias Elliot Carver, in Tomorrow never dies (1997)
“The character’s look makes you think of Julian Assange? The rapprochement is clever, but I will say no more … On the other hand, it is true that the best villains in the saga have always played on paranoia and the fears of the spectators. They are not only clowns or bad guys with the outraged behavior. In each shutter, the enemies of 007 embody the concerns of the era Being born. (…)
Mads Mikkelsen, alias the figure, in Casino Royale (2006)
“(…) or, to a certain extent, the figure, which finances international terrorism in Casino Royale? These echoes to the news also contribute to the richness of the franchise. As for Silva, you will see!”
Javier Bardem, alias Anton Chigurh, in No Country for Old Men (2008)
“Chigurh, with the Coen, we worked as a symbol. The disembodied symbol of violence and evil. It has different colors. It was less of a character than an idea. It arose from anywhere to personify the violent and fatal destiny of the other protagonists. I had to play it in two dimensions, it was very intellectual … paradoxically. How to say, of appearance, of relief.
Javier Bardem, alias Raoul Silva, in Skyfall (2012)
“Let us say that the idea was to find an agreement between reality and fiction. With a tribute to the villains of the saga … The film as such is very powerful and it brews very strong themes. The character that was offered to me was dense and there are really scenes … Wow … spectacular. And then: Sam Mendes to the realization, the James Bond of the 50 years …) that it was a James Bond.
Javier Bardem, aka Raoul Silva, explains the secret to be “a good (d) nasty” in front of the 007 agent.
Skyfallfrom Sam Mendes, is rebroadcast this Sunday evening on France 2. The opportunity to plunge back into the magazine archives Firstwho interviewed the villain of this 23rd opus when it was released in October 2012.
If he didn’t want to tell us anything about the intrigue of this blockbuster, Javier Bardem, who actually proved to be frightening in front of Daniel Craig, returned to some examples of great bad guys from the franchise that had marked him, but also on the evil figure in his own filmography: Anton Chigurh, in No country for old men (2008).
Interview by Gaël Golhen
Javier Bardem: “You will not know anything on Skyfall”
The story of Skyfall : When Bond’s latest mission turns badly, several infiltrated agents find themselves exhibited worldwide. The MI6 is attacked, and is forced to relocate the agency. These events shake up its authority, and it is called into question by Mallory, the new president of the ISC, the committee responsible for intelligence and security. The MI6 is now under a double threat, interior and external. There is only one ally of confidence to turn to who to turn to: Bond. More than ever, 007 will have to act in the shadows. With the help of Eve, a field agent, he launches on the track of the mysterious Silva, of which he must identify at all costs the secret and deadly objective …
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Javier Bardem: Skyfall, No Country for Old Men, Mar Adentro, Biutiful… He does what he wants with his hair!
