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Javier Bardem says he wanted his Skyfall villain to desire Bond
Javier Bardem says he suggested making Raoul Silva, his villain in the James Bond film Skyfall, sexually interested in Bond.
He discussed the idea at a Screen Talk during the BFI London Film Festival.
Bardem said director Sam Mendes was open to it but first spoke with the studio.
The film includes a scene in which Silva touches the tied-up Bond and flirts with him.
Bond, played by Daniel Craig, responds with a line that leaves his past experience open to interpretation.
Bardem said the scene puts Bond in an unfamiliar situation and remains memorable to audiences.
The festival runs until Oct.
17, and Bardem is appearing there alongside two films.
Javier Bardem said he proposed that his Skyfall villain, Raoul Silva, should want to have sex with James Bond.
Director Sam Mendes was open to the idea and said he would discuss it with the studio.
Bardem said the studio supported the suggestion, and the film includes a scene in which Silva touches Bond while he is tied to a chair.
Bardem discussed the character at a Screen Talk at the BFI London Film Festival.
- Who
- Javier Bardem, who played Raoul Silva, the villain in Skyfall.
- What
- Bardem said he proposed making Silva sexually desire James Bond.
- When
- At a Screen Talk on Sunday at the BFI London Film Festival. The articles were published on October 11, 2026.
- Where
- The BFI London Film Festival.
- Why
- Bardem wanted the villain’s motive to be personal as well as an attempt to destroy MI6.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Bardem proposed that Silva should want to have sex with Bond, and Mendes said he would speak to the studio.
The film included a scene in which Silva touches Bond while Bond is tied to a chair.
Bardem discussed his proposal during a Screen Talk.
- Actor
- Javier Bardem
- Character
- Raoul Silva
- Film
- Skyfall
- Director
- Sam Mendes
- Event
- Screen Talk at the BFI London Film Festival
What people are saying
We went through the reading of it and [Mendes] was so open to what I was proposing to do with the sexuality of the character
besides destroying the world, he wants to have sex with Bond.
Let me talk to the studio
Sources
Javier Bardem discusses his homoerotic James Bond villain scene: “The studio were very brave”
Javier Bardem confirms his Skyfall villain absolutely wanted to bone Bond
Javier Bardem on Adding Homoeroticism to 007 and Telling Sam Mendes That His ‘Skyfall’ Villain Should Be Someone Who ‘Wants to Have Sex With Bond’
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