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Bill Skarsgård on Bond villain roles
Bill Skarsgård jokes he’s 'spent' on villains but would love to be James Bond’s foe.
In brief
Bill Skarsgård jokes he’s 'spent' on villains but would love to be James Bond’s foe. Bill Skarsgård says he’s become too tired of playing villains after roles like Pennywise and Nosferatu but would gladly take a one-off Bond villain role. Originally reported by AV Club.
Skarsgård on villain roles
Bill Skarsgård says he’s become more discerning about playing villains after years of roles like Pennywise and Nosferatu.
“For a villain, it would have to be something that felt original to me, that was something that I hadn’t done before.”
Bond villain joke
He jokes he wasn’t even thrown into the mix for James Bond, saying they might have thought a Swede wouldn’t work.
“I wasn’t even thrown into the mix.”
Bond role appeal
A one-off Bond villain role would be similar to Mads Mikkelsen’s Casino Royale part, offering less time commitment.
The main idea
Bill Skarsgård says he’s become too tired of playing villains after roles like Pennywise and Nosferatu but would gladly take a one-off Bond villain role.
