Actresses you'd love to see play villains...

Haven't seen that. I have a bit of a Ray Winstone phobia.

I'd like to see India Eisley play a villain (might have spelled her name wrong).

You got the name right, and your wish granted.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India_Eisley

And I did as well. Angelina Jolie is going to be the older self of India Eisley's character, Maleficent, in the upcoming Disney adaptation.

Hah, I'd completely forgotten about that. Though I'm not sure she's actually going to be particularly villainous in that one.

Anna Kendrick - Anna Kendrick wouldn't be the first person you'd think of as a villain, but I think it because of that reason, it would be very interesting to see her in this role. Wouldn't it be interesting if she was cast as a serial killer or something really dark, that would contrast with a lot of the types of characters that she has played in the past.

Emily Blunt - From her roles in movies like Edge of Tomorrow and Looper, it can be seen that Emily Blunt can command a lot of presence. She hasn't really played anything close to a villain but seems like she could.

Jennifer Lawrence - Jennifer Lawrence is known so much for playing characters like Katniss Everdeen and Mystique that I think that it's time that she's cast in a completely different role. I think that she could pull off being a villain if she's given the right material to work with.

Maisie Williams - Maisie Williams's character in Game of Thrones (Arya Stark) has arguably started to become more dark. She's still not a villain but recent seasons shows how ruthless she can be. That shows to me that Maisie looks like she could play a villain, especially if she her villain is unhinged.

Rooney Mara - Rooney Mara has played many dark roles (Like Lisbeth in Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" but yet hasn't played the role of a villain yet. Playing a dark (maybe brooding) villain seems right up her alley.

Scarlett Johansson - Scarlett Johansson hasn't really (to my knowledge) played anyone close to being a villain, and looking at her career, she's really played good characters, so it would be interesting to see her play a villain.

Scar Jo is playing Kaa in the Jungle Book remake, though it remains to be seen if she'll be playing a villain like the Disney version or a good guy like the book version.

Yeah, but she's acting as a villain through her voice. I was really meaning that I'd like to see her play a live action villain but I'm still interested in seeing her in The Jungle Book.

edited 25th Oct '15 5:40:46 PM by Nightstalker

Actress I want to see play a villain? Hmmm...has Helen Mirren played anyone outright evil? She'd make a fantastic evil matriarch IMO. Like the mother in Manchurian Candidate or Mafia matriarch.

Also I want to see Jodie Foster play a baddie without a weird accent hindering her like in Elysium. And playing a scarier and more threatening character than "evil capitalist".

Both are great choices for villains and should happen. I looked it up and I'm surprised that Helen Mirren hasn't played a villain yet, I was sure that I saw her as a villain in a film. Apparently she expressed interest in being the Fast and Furious 8's main villain so you might get your wish.

What was your overall thoughts on Jodie Foster in Elysium? I do think that she was fine but was quite underwhelming and forgettable (that accent didn't help either). I think Sharlto Copley's Kruger character was the main villain in that film more than Foster, it almost seemed pointless getting such a well known actress to play her if the character doesn't really do much.

I think the closest Mirren's come to being a bad guy is Caligula and Teaching Mrs Tingle. She did play Morgan Le Fay once though.

I totally agree that Copley was the far better villain in Elysium, and was more of an antagonist and actual menace than Foster. But I don't think it was her fault really. She did well with what little she had to work with

Still, that archetype she played is a good fit for her if she was to play a villain - a steely in-charge type of villain. She might also make a good Machiavellian bad guy. Basically an evil Hilary Clinton.

In fact, I'd love to see her play a Bond villain. Also Helen Mirren would make an incredible Bond villain.

edited 25th Oct '15 8:47:14 PM by Sisi

I think the closest Scarlett Johansson has come to playing a villain was Silken Floss in The Spirit. She's clearly amoral there, at least, and she pulls it off pretty well.

Yeah, her Morgaine Le Fey is pretty villainous. I think that counts.

edited 25th Oct '15 9:11:10 PM by Robbery

Def villain, unless they're trying to mislead us. Kipling's Kaa was still supposed to be scary, just in an awe-inspiring, powerful way. Disney took the basics of cartoon snake: cowardly and kind of pathetic, dangerous only when being sneaky.

Could be Scarjo's Kaa is a mix of the two, bad and badass.

Emma Watson. As a hammy supervillain type, no less.

edited 28th Oct '15 11:19:36 PM by KnownUnknown

Still waiting on Natalie Dormer as The Enchantress.

Oooooh that's good casting. Dormer'd be a good evil Bond Girl too.

Evanna Lynch - She could make for a fun White Rabbit.

I'd love to see that but seeing as there is another character called Enchantress in another comic book movie (Cara Delivigne in DC's Suicide Squad) I don't think that Marvel's Enchantress will appear on screen. But in any case I'd like to see her play a comic book character, especially a villain.

An actress of Natalie Dormer's caliber would be wasted in a comic book movie.

But she has played a villain before, folks: in Elementary.

I wouldn't mind seeing Anne Hathaway murder someone in a film.

edited 6th Nov '15 1:29:31 AM by gallium

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Reese Witherspoon! Wouldn't it be fun to see, I dunno, Reese Witherspoon stab someone to death?

Aubrey Plaza was born to be a villainess.

Hayley Atwell. The short Love/Hate proved she has potential.

Have Natalie Portman and Kristen Stewart played villains?

I would love to see Jessica Chastain palying a villain. Yeah, I know she played one in Dark Phienix, but she was really dull, with a poker face the entire time. I want to see her as a full hammy villain.

She's been a villain in other things. Crimson Peak, for one and she plays a kind of villain protagonist in A Most Violent Year.