Christoph Waltz will play the villain in the new Bond movie. The two-time Oscar winner will join Daniel Craig in the as-yet untitled 24th Bond film. Expect a lot of scenery-chewing, odd inflections and not quite correct English idioms. Director Sam Mendes, who made the last Bond picture Skyfall is returning to helm. Ralph Fiennes returns as Bond’s boss, M.
Waltz plays a character who may or may not be fully evil. “It’s not immediately evident whether the part’s friend, or foe, or a bit of both,” a production source is quoted in Vanity Fair. Waltz will carry on the fine tradition of somewhat hammy Europeans who make the best, most charming Bond villains: Javier Bardem, Louis Jordan, Curt Jurgens, and Gert Frobe.
