Bardem Recalls Shaping His "Skyfall" Antagonist With Director Sam Mendes

Javier Bardem has talked about the choices behind Raoul Silva, the character he played opposite James Bond in "Skyfall." The actor described bringing a homoerotic undercurrent to the 007 story. He also recalled telling director Sam Mendes what kind of figure the villain should be. Many in the Bond audience rank Silva among the strongest adversaries the series has put on screen. In a city where much of the work is making films, the account shows an actor and a director deciding together who a character is.

With reporting from Variety Film.