film series 007British intelligence service authorized to kill agent, turns 60and the Barcelona Phenomenon cinema between Monday 22 August and Sunday 28 August celebrate this by reflecting, 25 films of the canonical series James Bond, produced by Eon Productions in strict chronological order; ‘Agent 007′ Dr. Against No’, 1962 to ‘No Time to Die’ from 2021 (only parody ‘Casino Royale’ from 1967 and ‘Never say never again’, from 1983, produced by Columbia and Taliafilm, respectively).
The fact that all of the franchise’s ‘official’ titles are rounded up on the big screen is a good excuse to make a choice. top 10 villains of the series. The limitation imposed by the ‘numerical clausus’ necessitates the delisting of such laudable bandits as Emilio Largo, Rosa Klebb, Oddjob, Barón Samedi, Hugo Drax, Elektra King, Max Zorin, Xenia Onatopp and Lyutsifer Safin. ‘Bond villains’ have almost always been a sign of perverse creativity), but the charisma and frenzy of the 10 chosen ones is unquestionable. They are here in order of appearance.
julius no
(‘Agent 007 and Dr. No’, 1962)
He was the first, and for that reason alone deserves an honorable place in the evil ‘affiliated’ pantheon. The son of a German Methodist missionary and a well-bred Chinese girl, he is a textbook “mad doctor” with a privileged brain prone to evil, a disproportionate Napoleonic complex, and (albeit a bit clumsy) extraordinarily powerful bionic hands. Imaginary plan to plunge the world into chaos. Canadian actor Joseph Wiseman is the first actor, playwright, and composer to be considered for the job, with Noël Coward (Ian Fleming’s personal friend) “no, no, no!” exclaimed, embodying this eloquently after rejecting the offer.
Donald ‘Red’ Grant
(‘From Russia with love’, 1963)
Robert Shaw inaugurated the prolific lineage of Bond’s dyed blonde foes before dedicating himself to chasing killer sharks in ‘Jaws’ (the list is too long). Grant is not a megalomaniac genius with apocalyptic plans, but a deadly hitman specially trained to kill 007. The hero and villain get into a fierce fight that takes three weeks to hit, and even today, he nearly succeeds on the Orient Express. Sixty years later, it is remembered as one of the most tense and memorable moments in the entire series (almost as much as Shaw’s appearance in a skimpy towel).
auric goldfinger
(‘Golden Finger’, 1964)
Perfect embodiment of the nasty villain. There are no past insults to avenge or personal conflicts to mend; Goldfinger is a greedy billionaire who is skeptical of Nazi gold and fond of golf, not afraid to detonate an atomic bomb just to get richer. Writer Ian Fleming gave him the surname of the architect of his Hampstead home (a perverse homage), and producers Saltzman and Broccoli gave the role to German actor Gert Fröbe after seeing him play a sinister child killer in the film. , by Ladislao Vajda.
Ernst Stavro Blofeld
(various titles)
The most stubborn of Bond’s foes is also the man who defines the evil genius’s aesthetic paradigm with his desire to dominate the world: a face disfigured by a scar, a Maoist-style uniform, and a white cat on his lap. He appeared on screen with the faces of the criminal organization SPECTER (Special Officer for Counter-espionage, Terrorism, Revenge and Extortion), Donald Pleasance (‘You only live twice’), Telly Savalas (‘In His Majesty’s Secret Service’). Mentioned in Charles Gray (‘Diamonds Are Forever’) and Christoph Waltz (‘SPECTRE’ and ‘No Time To Die’) and at least five more.
Francisco Scaramanga
(‘The Man with the Golden Gun’, 1974)
The greatest villain with three nipples in history is a highly sought-after international hit man who has gained great skill as a marksman in the traveling circus in which he was born (his mother was a snake charmer) and lives in seclusion on a remote private island. with a self-contained solar power plant. An obsession with killing Bond in a pistol duel will result in losing him. Christopher Lee (Ian Fleming’s cousin in real life) seems to have a great time playing the character, who crosses the thin line that separates a bit of ‘camping’ seriousness from pure banter. Curiosity: In the novel, the man is of Catalan descent.
‘Shark’
(‘The Spy Who Loved Me’, 1977 and ‘Moonraker’, 1979)
Acromegaly Richard Kiel put his burly physique at the service of this ruthless hitman whose brain activity seems to have been reduced to one thought (none, actually): killing Bond. For this he uses tremendous strength and a creepy orthodontic. His impressive presence in ‘The Spy Who Loved Me’ so captivated audiences that the series’ producers decided to reward him with a second appearance in ‘Moonraker’, already transforming into a comic book villain sandunguero, and eventually allied himself with himself. with his archenemy 007 after he fixes his life with the help of his quintessential girlfriend Dolly.
Franz Sanchez
(‘007: License to Kill’, 1989)
That being said: The big villain of the ’80s franchise, yes or yes, an international drug lord, should probably be Colombian (although he lives in the fictional Isthmus Republic he controls through a puppet government). His strict moral codes give attractive complexity to a psychopathic personality subtly inspired by Pablo Escobar’s profile (including the famous phrase “silver or lead” 25 years before ‘Narcos’). The character draws on the powerful interpretation of the charismatic Robert Davi (Jake Fratelli of “The Goonies”) and has one of the best kills in the entire saga.
Alec Trevelyan
(‘Golden Eye’, 1995)
Those in charge of the series took more than three decades to discover that it might be a good idea to entrust the role of the villain to someone with Bond’s dark side: after sharing missions and friendship with 007 and a former MI6 agent. Seriously wounded in an operation gone awry, he turns to the dark side, claiming (a terrible excuse) to avenge the British government’s betrayal of the Kazakh people in 1945. The pre-existing relationship between the hero and his nemesis (a persuasive Sean Bean) turns the confrontation into a personal matter, which makes it even more interesting. “See you in hell, James.”
Le Chiffre
(‘Royal Casino’, 2006)
It took 42 years for the first villain of Ian Fleming’s novel cycle to make it into the movie franchise, but he did it in a big way. The Albanian-born private banker, who is fond of playing cards and financing all kinds of international terrorism, suffers from a strange syndrome that makes him cry out of his left eye, and Bond has a particular obsession with his genitals. His graceful sadism and humble ambitions (god, he wants to win a poker tournament to avoid getting killed!) make him a charming character whose portrayal of Mads Mikkelsen brings a hypnotic mix of vulnerability and menace.
Raoul Silva
(‘Skyfall, 2012)
Another former MI6 agent with pending accounts. Another wasted talent. With her evil wit, experience as a high-ranking spy, and technological knowledge, Silva may aspire to world domination, but she’d rather settle for a much more modest goal: revenge on M. Its circuitous relationship with the head. British intelligence somehow connects him with Bond himself, and on this occasion is unable to prevent the villain from fulfilling his sinister purpose (although he eventually kills him). Abundant, if not excessive, Javier Bardem makes his name in all fairness among the saga’s best villains.