The new 007 movie is packed with Oscar power including director Sam Mendes and Judi Dench as M. Javier Bardem plays the villain in Skyfall. The Oscar-winning actor talked with Spanish network TVE about his character and experience on the new 007 movie.
“It’s a very beautiful and fun adventure,” says the lead Skyfall villain. “yesterday I was on set with Albert Finney, with Judi Dench, with Daniel Craig.”
“It’s cool, and the coolest thing and what’s most important is the material. When I got it and saw the character, immediately you forget a little that it is a James Bond film and you realise that it is a great film and that’s what attracted me. I said, “man this gives you a lot of possibilities”. Obviously it’s a James Bond film and it has everything you expect from a Bond film.”
Bardem explained his approach to the character and he connects to Daniel Craig’s 007.
“I’m completely decided to give him a hard time and the truth is that I get to do it. Doing it in the set is a different thing [to reading it in a script]. The character puts Bond into some curious and interesting difficulties and one has to do it [for real], to give the idea that you are the villain. Otherwise there is no point in doing it. You have to put the actor in a difficult situation, that’s the objective. In that sense Sam is helping a lot, he’s an amazing director. And I’m delighted to be working with Daniel, he’s a guy with balls, he’s a really hard-working guy, super-compromised with what he’s doing. For him it’s strenuous, six months of shooting everyday, in addition with a lot of physical demand and the guy holds on super-committed.”
Thanks to MI6 for the story. There’s more of Bardem’s interview to enjoy at that link provided.