Christoph Waltz to be evil—but, like, in a polite way—again for Bond 25
“James Bond villain” isn’t a career path with an especially hefty lifespan; folks from Christopher Walken to Javier Bardem to (of course) Sean Bean have all learned to their detriment over the years that going toe-to-dapperly-outfitted-toe with Her Majesty’s favorite secret agent is a quick trip to Deadsville. The major exception over the years has always been Ernst Stavro Blofeld, created by author Ian Fleming to be a recurring antagonist for a man with a well-worn license to kill. Blofeld has been played by a lot of actors over the years—most notably Donald Pleasance, whose scarred, bald-headed take on the character planted the seeds for Austin Powers’ Doctor Evil, but also Telly Savalas and Charles Gray—but was portrayed most recently by noted evil politeness expert Christoph Waltz in 2015's Spectre.
