From The Hollywood Reporter · Lexi Carson · · 40s
Bill Skarsgard on villain roles
Bill Skarsgard says he's 'spent' playing villains but would still take a James Bond role.
In brief
Bill Skarsgard says he's 'spent' playing villains but would still take a James Bond role. Bill Skarsgard feels 'spent' after playing villains but says he'd still play a James Bond villain if it felt original. Originally reported by The Hollywood Reporter.
Bill Skarsgard on villain roles
Bill Skarsgard says he's feeling 'spent' after playing villains but would still take a James Bond role if it felt original.
“For a villain, it would have to be something that felt original to me, that was something that I hadn't done before.”
Villain roles
Skarsgard has played Pennywise in the It movies, Count Orlok in Nosferatu, Eric Draven in The Crow and Marquis Vincent Bisset de Gramont in John Wick: Chapter 4.
Selectivity
Skarsgard says he's becoming more selective about villain roles, preferring original concepts over reused tropes.
“I feel, kind of, spent with those things. But there’s villains [that] could be really fun in different ways and if it’s the right kind.”
In short
Bill Skarsgard feels 'spent' after playing villains but says he'd still play a James Bond villain if it felt original.
