Javier Bardem Could Be The Despicable Me 2 Villain

Academy Award winner and Spanish heartthrob Javier Bardem is in talks to voice the character El Macho in Despicable Me 2. Few details are known about the character except that he will be the villain, will have a son named Machito, and presumably, he’ll be hilariously evil.

Bardem‘s voice will be perfect for a Spanish villain, considering the fact that he plays a flawless bad guy (i.e. No Country For Old Men) and his accent is appropriately Spanish. Hopefully Bardem’s El Macho will be as funny as Jason Segel‘s Vector, the original antagonist.

In the first film, Steve Carell does the voice of Gru, a cliche villain who is just trying to find himself in the bad guy world, when he ends up opening his heart for three orphaned girls.

One can only assume that most of the main characters from the first film will be in the second, putting Carell, Miranda Cosgrove, Russell Brand, Will Arnett, and a trough of other comedians in Despicable Me 2.

Do you think Javier Bardem would make a good addition to this cast? Let us know in the comments.

Did you enjoy this article? If so, we’d love to hear your thoughts in the comments below. It would be great if you subscribed to our RSS feed, followed us on Twitter or liked us on Facebook. There’s lots more where this came from!

Please Recommend We Got This Covered on Facebook

From Around The Web

About the Author

Emily Estep

Emily Estep is a journalism student at the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism at Ohio University. She's the Assistant Editor of Entertainment for Speakeasy Web Magazine and the Pittsburgh Film Industry Examiner for Examiner.com. Contact her at emily@wegotthiscovered.com.

More articles by Emily Estep »

James Bond 23 Will Be Called Skyfall

After months of speculation, a press conference featuring Daniel Craig and other James Bond 23 stars finally put the rumors to rest; the film will officially be titled Skyfall. Co-stars Judi Dench, Naomi Watts, and Javier Barde...

Javier Bardem Confirmed As Villain In Next James Bond Film

Cinema Blend is reporting that Academy Award winning actor Javier Bardem has been confirmed to be playing the villain in the upcoming, still-untitled 23rd James Bond film.

Ron Howard And Brian Grazer Won’t Let The Dark Tower Die

Universal Pictures may have given up on The Dark Tower, but director Ron Howard and producer Brian Grazer have not. In an interview with the New York Post, Grazer said they are currently “trying to get outside financing to ma...

Bond 23 Locks In Naomie Harris, Javier Bardem And Ralph Fiennes

The next James Bond film, currently known as Bond 23, has locked in Naomie Harris, Javier Bardem and Ralph Fiennes. All three have been circling the project for some time but today the trio of actors have officially signed on.

Despicable Me 2 Teaser Poster Revealed

Universal Studios has released a new teaser poster for their upcoming animated feature, Despicable Me 2. The first film grossed over $251 million on an estimated budget of only $69 million. That is quite impressive for an anima...

Universal Reconsidering The Dark Tower?

It's being reported today that Universal, who has been planning a big budget adaptation of Stephen King's The Dark Tower, may now be getting cold feet on the project. The first obvious issue to crop up would be the project's...

Important Info