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Bill Skarsgard feels he’s “tired” of playing villains.
The 36-year-old actor is known for playing dark characters, including Pennywise. that Movie, Count Orlock nosferatu, Eric Draven crow and Marquis Vincent Bisset de Gramont. John Wick: Chapter 4. But in a recent episode with Josh Horowitz: happy sad confused On the podcast, Skarsgard explained that he is becoming more selective about taking on villain roles.
“For the villain, it had to feel original to me and something that had never been done before,” Skarsgard said. “I think we’re tired of things like that. But there are also villains.” [that] “It can be really fun in a lot of different ways, if it’s the right kind.”
Horowitz noted his long-standing interest in having Skarsgard play a villain in a film. james bond franchise.
“That’s right! Well, because they didn’t call me about James Bond. I don’t know what that’s about,” Skarsgard quipped. “Maybe they said, ‘We can’t do a Swede for this guy.’ I wasn’t even thrown into the mix.”
that Dead Man’s Wire What the actor agreed with Horowitz was that he didn’t necessarily want to commit to leading the film. james bond You run a franchise for 10 or 15 years. Instead, he said he would be interested in taking on one-off villain roles, citing Mads Mikkelsen and Javier Bardem as examples.
Skarsgard’s comments come as the search continues for the next actor to play 007 ahead of Denis Villeneuve’s upcoming film. The Hollywood Reporter We previously reported that Callum Turner, Jack Lowden and Josh O’Connor had screen-tested for the part. But on Friday thursday Robert Pattinson has also screen-tested and reports that Nicholas Hoult’s name has surfaced as another potential contender.
Skarsgard stars in Peter Berg’s war film. mosquito Bowl, It is currently showing in theaters and will be released on Netflix on November 25th.