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Why Rami Malek Is Meant To Be a Bond Villain


Waccamaw tinea chickens to give it down
sure the heroes important but a film is
really only as good as its bad guy
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25th Bond film sees Daniel Craig
returned for his fifth and allegedly
final performance as the titular secret
agent his tenure has been marked by much
more significant highs than lows and
with that in mind we’d love to see him
hang up the tuxedo and pistol in style
with his best Bond film to date while
there are a lot of factors that go into
making a solid Bond movie the quality of
the villain can really make or break the
film
stand up straight keep still the
internet offers up no shortage of
potential candidates for future Bond
villains names like Benedict Cumberbatch
James McAvoy and Viggo Mortensen are
spoken in the same breath as the likes
of Christopher Plummer Anthony Hopkins
and Daniel day-lewis every day the band
is tracked it’s a veritable free-for-all
and while some of these suggestions feel
like fan casting in the truest sense ie
enticing but unrealistic it’s safe to
say that many actors would indeed jump
at the opportunity to leave their mark
on the iconic franchise and yet amidst
what we can only imagine with steep
competition
it’s rami malek who ultimately rose to
the top of the pile of contenders Jason
C I was locked in a cage for most of
them
but I think I understand the concept
well now we might not have come up with
it ourselves but we think it’s an
inspired choice
before we dive deeper into why Malick is
such a good candidate let’s take a look
at past Bond villains to see what makes
for a truly great one a few of the names
that come up most often are auric
Goldfinger Raoul Silva and of course
Ernst Stavro Blofeld
you only live twice Mr Bond jaws is
obviously up there too but in Malik’s
case we’re looking towards central
villains for inspiration and not
henchmen however freaking awesome they
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get through but played Goldfinger jolly
yet menacingly managing to have the
character come off as superficially
aloof and at times almost Oh wish while
simultaneously conveying that Goldfinger
is always scheming and calculating
taking everything in with a critical eye
I prefer to call it an atomic device
it’s small but particularly dirty cobalt
and iodine precisely it is a brilliant
performance even with the dialogue
overdubbed RAL Silva as played by Javier
Bardem is much more common charming but
he is also very emotionally vulnerable
at times even poetic well mother
schooling gave her a goodbye kiss for
you like Goldfinger he is incredibly
intelligent taking all together it makes
for a rather creepy performance and
while we’re on the subject of creepy
Mads Mikkelsen deserves a nod for the
quiet unnerving menace of his character
in the ship in Casino Royale but you are
so wrong because even after I
slaughtered you and your little
girlfriend your people would still
welcome me with open arms
finally you’ve got Ernst Stavro Blofeld
now there is some debate as to which
actor did it best
but Donald Pleasence is ranked highest
in most people’s books his look parodied
in Austin Powers is delightfully
over-the-top but totally iconic plesance
doesn’t hold back losing with charisma
and menace worthy of his stature as
bonds big bad and it totally works
I shall look forward personally to
exterminating your mr. Barney using this
modest but helpful sample pool one could
argue that a Bond villain should be
intelligent and charismatic but also
notably a bit over-the-top and
all my life I mean in London’s color
brilliance – actors portraying a Bond
villain should be able to confidently
crank up their acting in terms of both
drama and eccentricity the trick is not
taking it too far because then you risk
coming across as downright silly
do you see father Icarus is clearing a
minefield creating a highway for our
troops if the Americans don’t run
Icarus will destroy them it is a fine
line but one that we believe rami malek
is uniquely suited to walk with grace
looking at the most recent Bond villains
to make a big impression creepiness is
also a key factor which let’s be honest
is a vibe that Malik can give off in the
right context what’s the regulation to
cover this time for everything don’t get
us wrong we think rami malek is plenty
charming and cute but depending on how
he’s being shot he definitely has the
potential to get under your skin
Steve can’t take calls right now he’s
learning to care he’s learning to care
goodbye goodbye let’s take a look at
this ad the actor shot for Mandarin
Oriental hotels released in January of
2019 we’re not sure who put this
commercial together but they made some
very odd creative choices including
doing it in a single take and leaving
out any sort of music I’m a fan of
random encounters I’m a fan of
travelling by train I’m a fan of equal
opportunities for all these slow zoom is
also a bizarre move whatever the
intentions were the end result is
notably unnerving can’t you just imagine
him ending off his little speech with
I’m a fan of yours Mr Bond right before
doing something dastardly I’m a fan of
mischief well a fan being exactly who I
want to be now on everybody’s watch list
it’s safe to say that Malick has come a
long way his big break came when he
landed the leading role in USA Network’s
mr. robot hey I want to know
I’m going to no no in it he plays a
troubled mentally unstable but brilliant
computer hacker named Elliot Alderson
you didn’t see him oh this can’t be
happening this can’t be happening this
can’t be happening with a few tweaks
doesn’t that already sound like the
makings of a solid modern Bond villain
Malick earned almost instant and
unanimous praise for his performance
when the show debuted and the accolades
have only continued with subsequent
seasons Elliot is a role that demands a
lot from Alec who must simultaneously
convey paranoia social disorders and an
anti Authority attitude while still
maintaining a clear moral compass ok if
the screenwriters are crafting and
emotionally and psychologically complex
villain then one need look no further
than mr. robot for proof of mr. Malik’s
ability to play the role you’re gonna
make me say it
I am mr. robot while Malick’s work on
mr. robot easily could have resulted in
him getting typecast his filmography
which includes movies like short term 12
and tapping y’all reminds us of his
range he also did motion capture work
for the 2015 game until dawn in which he
actually played a villainous role his
next big break however came in 2018 with
the hugely successful biopic about
Freddie Mercury and Queen Bohemian
Rhapsody write songs might be of
interest to you just a bit of fun really
playing the legendary singer was a major
departure from his past roles but he
blew away critics and audiences with his
mesmerizing performance if this bond
film embraces the eccentricity or
larger-than-life quirks of villains past
Malik’s work as Freddie Mercury suggests
that playing a big personality or a
showman is not an issue for him for
misfits who don’t belong together
playing to the other misfits the
outcasts right at the back of the room
pretty sure they don’t belong either
while we’re on the subject of his acting
chops let’s talk about his method once a
character actor he has since developed
into a compelling leading man
but while the types of roles he gets may
be changing his committed acting style
seems unlikely to based on who it is and
what they’re going through and usually
you know they’re suffering through
something so just get in that mindset
talking with fellow actor Kirsten Dunst
in 2016 as part of the actors on actor
series he described his process in a way
that makes it sound both exhausting and
remarkably thorough first he panics
then he crafts an entire world for that
character to inhabit a life a backstory
memories set of personal tastes etc as
much research as I can initially of you
know find pictures of good songs
anything that I feel inspires or
influences me or maybe something that
you know that character would listen to
we can only imagine that doing this for
a Bond villain would be a pretty taxing
experience but the resulting character
could very likely wind up feeling like
one of the most well fleshed out Bond
villains we’ve ever encountered I just
tried to
create memories and images for myself
and that allows me kind of a window into
who that person is a few short years ago
when he was still best known as a
television actor Malick would never have
appeared on the radar of a film
franchise this large Christmas is it are
you expecting an exploding pen we don’t
really go in for that anymore but now
that he’s got an Oscar Golden Globe sag
and BAFTA Award for Best Actor to his
name well he’s operating on a whole new
level this is a monumental moment and
that’s a good thing because considering
his body of work thus far he truly seems
like he’s meant to play a Bond villain
also given the franchise’s propensity
towards British villains it doesn’t hurt
to know that this American actor can
turn in an award-winning performance
while putting on an English accent Oh
Joe there’s only room in this band for
one hysterical Queen in many ways and
for various reasons this seems like a
logical next step for the star a new
chapter in Rami Malik’s career is just
beginning and a roll at a major
franchise like James Bond feels like a
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