Bill Skarsgård: not in the Bond mix — but he'd play a one-off villain
By Fuzzy Mushroom · Published
Bill Skarsgård told Josh Horowitz's Happy Sad Confused podcast he "wasn't even thrown into the mix" for Denis Villeneuve's next James Bond — joking maybe they thought "We can't do a Swede" — but he would still play a one-off Bond villain in the Mads Mikkelsen mould. The Hollywood Reporter and Variety both carried the quotes; Skarsgård said he is "spent" playing bad guys such as Pennywise and Count Orlok unless a villain part "felt original", and he would not want to lock in for a decade-plus as 007 itself. The comments land in the same week the trades reported Robert Pattinson and Nicholas Hoult have joined the screen-test pack.
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How solid is this story?
Spore Score for the story: 83 (Rock solid). Status: Confirmed. On the record: Bill Skarsgård on the record on Happy Sad Confused, carried by THR and Variety.
Sources
- The Hollywood Reporter: Bill Skarsgard Says He's "Spent" Playing Bad Guys but Would Still Play a James Bond Villain (7 November 2026)
- Variety: Bill Skarsgård Says He 'Wasn't Even Thrown Into the Mix' to Be James Bond: 'Maybe They Were Like, "We Can't Do a Swede"' (7 November 2026)
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