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Top 10 Supervillain Portrayals in Movies


they captivate audiences with their
plans to disrupt society and destroy the
world
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
movie supervillain portrayals is
everybody paying attention for this list
we’re focusing on the performances of
the actors portraying these super
villains and not the characters
themselves ah the direct approach we’ve
tried to keep some variety over the
different franchises otherwise it would
just be a list of the best Batman super
villains
so I crash
number 10 Danny DeVito as the penguin
Batman Returns hai DeVito delivers
something burgess meredith quacking
pie-throwing penguin never real scares
his version of Batman’s nemesis is a
self-loathing cave dweller with a
murderous disposition and the intention
to kidnap and murder Gotham’s children
and we love snatch them carry them into
the sewer and toss them into a deep dark
watery grave delivered through black
clenched teeth this plan is a brilliant
display of simultaneous madness genius
and pity what is that supposed to
hypnotize me plus his PR campaign to
undermine Batman reveals that the
Penguins mind is his deadliest asset
this is an art gallery my friend and
this is a piece of art number nine
samuel l.jackson as mr. glass
unbreakable our villains made four born
in the case of mr. glass it’s a bit of
book with a condition that renders his
bones easily broken the comic book
obsessed glass becomes a supervillain
and sets out to find his arch-nemesis an
unbreakable hero in a comic you know how
you can tell who the arch villain is
going to be he’s the exact opposite of
the hero with Jackson’s intelligent
bitter and unlikable portrayal leading
the charge director M night Shyamalan
delivers a trademark twist revealing how
far glass went to meet his match so many
sacrifices just find you number eight
gene Hackman as Lex Luthor jopen come in
Superman and Superman to my attorney
we’ll be in touch with you about the
damage to the door Superman’s arch rival
Lex Luthor is a megalomaniac with a plan
to kill millions and increase his wealth
sick miss teschmacher sick when I’m mere
days Mexican the crime of the century in
Hackman’s portrayal of Luthor as a
calculated callous businessman contrasts
perfectly with the earnest goodness of
Christopher Reeves Superman get around
don’t you where was I equal parts genius
and villain Hackman smarmy Luthor’s set
the standard for what other actors would
try and arguably fail to bring to the
character and later incarnations how do
you choose to congratulate the greatest
criminal mind of our time
huh you tell me that I’m brilliant oh no
no no that would be too obvious son I
grant you
number seven Hugo Weaving as Red Skull
Captain America the First Avenger digs
for trinkets the desert malicious
power-hungry and eyeing world domination
Johann Schmidt also known as Red Skull
is the Nazi head of the criminal
syndicate Hydra and it’s hard to imagine
a more perfect fit for the role than
this
Captain America how exciting I am a
great fan of your films
Schmidt’s unveiling as the Red Skull
shocks thanks in no small part to
weavings expressive take on the
character
you don’t have one of those do you
injected with the same super-soldier
serum as cap this is one villain you
wouldn’t want to meet face to sculpt
Stock Exchange there’s no money you
could steal right now why are you people
here number six
Tom Hardy is vain The Dark Knight Rises
how good of you de chartres Bane is one
of those larger-than-life villains that
fills the screen and steals every scene
he’s in this poem is on this bomb is
mobile and the identity of the
triggerman is a mystery his croaking
elite British accent contrasts
wonderfully with his brute strength and
menacing mass Jason’s costea Sky’s
victory has defeated you however what
makes Tom Hardy’s bane so sinister isn’t
just his muscular power he’s also a
brilliant demagogue a self-styled
revolutionary an anarchist we take
Gotham from darker rock and a calculated
terrorist who wants to watch Gotham
crumbles yeah
when it is done and Gotham is ashes then
you have my permission to die son of
jor-el
we were beginning to think you were a
coward number five Terence Stamp as
General Zod
Superman and Superman – it is extremely
likely you are merely a fool like father
like son contrasting Lex Luthor’s hunger
for money
Zod is obsessed with power general job
does not take orders he gives them and
stamped superbly portrays this
Kryptonian supervillains arrogance and
mercilessness need some Sun when he
learns that Superman is the son of his
sworn enemy he decides on murder as his
means of revenge bow down before me
General Zod is terrifying
even in his quietness which quickly
turns to outbursts of anger when
provoked
then die as you deserve – and provoking
Superman’s physical match is a recipe
for disaster
I am Loki of Asgard number four Tom
Hiddleston is Loki Thor and the Avengers
Loki’s beyond reason but he’s of Asgard
and he’s my brother
he killed 80 people in two days he’s
adopted the emotional and neurotic Loki
of Marvel Comics Fame is brought to the
big screen by the inimitable Hiddleston
who portrays the character in all of his
off-kilter glory this usually works well
performance issues not uncommon one out
of five Loki is the epitome of a fun to
watch villain hilarious threatening
crazy and power-hungry his eloquent
speeches offset his ruthlessness we’re
on the brink of war with Jotunheim our
people need a sense of continuity in
order to feel safe in these difficult
times as a god his contempt for mortals
and desire to wreak a us make Loki an
impressive super villain one who’s
simply irresistible to watch I am a god
you dull creature and I will not be
bullied by puny God number three
Alfred Molina as Doctor Octopus
spider-man 2
the best movie of the spider-man series
gets the most menacing villain fueled by
the fury of losing his wife in the
failed experiment that fused robotic
arms to a spine Doc Ock is a mentally
unstable beast in a bid to gain the
tritium he needs to level the city his
dark sarcasm and disregard for human
life show him as the truly horrific
monster he is
number two Ian McKellen as Magneto
the x-men franchise the most frightening
villains seem human but hide something
more sinister shaped by the atrocities
of World War two Magneto’s contempt for
Humanity is fully needed out in his war
against non mutants mankind has always
feared what it doesn’t understand
McKellen brings classiness and substance
to the role of the man who’s out to
destroy humankind we are the future
charge not them I no longer matter
though that’s an unsettling metaphor for
the real world magneto isn’t just scary
as a metaphor every moment he’s on
screen is nerve-wracking too much higher
oh I believe whatever doesn’t kill you
simply makes you
stranger number one Heath Ledger as the
Joker The Dark Knight why so serious
while Jack Nicholson’s portrayal of the
Joker focused on the characters comical
demeanor can’t make an omelet consume
eggs we’re going with Heath Ledger’s
darker and more sadistic performance in
Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight this
murderous psychopath destroys for one
reason and one reason alone he enjoys it
how about a magic trick killing on the
small scale or wreaking havoc on the
large he loves playing sick jokes on
Gotham as for the man standing in his
way it’s simple we kill the Batman The
Joker’s riot and lack of empathy make
this incarnation of Batman’s famous
nemesis the best ever
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