An Academy Award winner for his role as the protagonist Freddie Mercury in Graham Kingâs Oscar sweeper âBohemian Rhapsodyâ breaks his silence on his new role in the upcoming Daniel Craigâs final James Bond film âNo Time to Die.âThe bad news is, as you might know already, the film has been delayed yet again.
However, Malek has reflected on his preparation for the antagonist character and has revealed that being a nemesis of James Bond took a toll on his psychology.Rami Malek, who has stepped into Christoph Waltzâs shoes as the new James Bond villain (Safin), recently spoke to GQ about his struggle with his latest on-screen character.
In his previous interview, he had spoken about his character âSafinâ and had described him as a scary adversary to the iconic hero.
Now, in his latest interview with GQ, he has further elucidated on what it meant for him to take on the baton left by Christoph Waltz after his character got arrested in the climax of the previous James Bond film (Spectre).He described the character as a calculative villain who wants to be in control of things.
However, he felt that there was something about the character that was quite âunsettling.â He further explained that Safin gives one a feeling that he or she is not safe and prods the same to question everything he sees and then makes him question his interpretation after that.Malek wanted to say that everything that Safin does or thinks is quite âunsettling,â and that is what makes him a super dangerous villain.
He is not all about power and more often than not plays with his victimâs psyche, and when somebody like Bond is up against him, even he cannot jump to conclusions right away.Malek added that he had to struggle initially with the persona of âSafin.â The character personifies true âevilâ and considers himself with no moral obligation to achieve something.The way Malek talked in the interview makes us feel that âSafinâ will be the most ruthless character he has ever played.