MOVIE NEWS – Daniel Craig-era James Bond villain Andrew Scott has spoken candidly about his disappointment with his performance in the sequel to 2015’s Spectre.

Andrew Scott has opened up about his role in the 2015 James Bond film Spectre. He revealed why he doesn’t feel his performance as the villain C reached his full potential. The Irish actor is known for his role as Moriarty in the BBC series Sherlock and as the “Hot Priest” in the series Fleabag. He also appeared in the films Pride, His Dark Materials and 1917.

In Spectre, C, aka Max Denbigh, is a deep-seated member of the titular criminal organization who plans to take control of several intelligence agencies in order to observe and manipulate the world.

Now that Craig’s James Bond era is over and the franchise has moved on, Scott candidly reflected on his own contribution to the franchise’s history to GQ. As well as why his performance did not live up to expectations. Scott has played many villainous roles. The actor admitted that he would not have liked to play another purely antagonistic role. After thinking about what he wanted to do as an actor, he stated that he wanted to explore more complex roles. In Spectre, he didn’t find C really interesting. That’s why he felt he could have done better.

“If I’m honest, it’s not a territory that I feel like I would want to go over again. Now I know who I am a little bit more, I feel like the work that I’m just interested in doing is more in the gray areas. I suppose it’s just that I didn’t think… I just maybe wasn’t that good in it.”

Has Andrew Scott’s role as Specter villain been put on the backburner?

He made his debut as a quiet, unassuming supporting character in the Season 1 finale of Sherlock, “The Great Game”. But Scott made a surprise reveal as Moriarty in the season’s cliffhanger. He was behind a series of crimes challenging Benedict Cumberbatch’s Holmes, and audiences were mesmerized by his ability to switch between whimsical, playful banter and pure menace. Although the character committed suicide in Season 2 to outsmart Sherlock, his influence was still felt in subsequent seasons. Flashbacks and references to his possible survival did not let the viewers rest.

Thus, his performance as a James Bond villain had audiences eager to see Scott steal the show once again as 007’s latest nemesis.

Despite the excitement, however, it soon became apparent that Scott’s C was just a pawn in a larger plan. After the lengthy legal battles surrounding the use of Specter in the James Bond franchise ended in 2013, Christoph Waltz’s Blofeld took over the place of the film’s main enemy. With the return of Bond’s most recognizable, much-parodied rival and an emphasis on his and SPECTER’s roles in previous Craig films, Waltz’s villain took centre stage. C was more of an opposition to Ralph Fiennes’ M, so Scott’s C was eventually overshadowed by a more recognizable threat.

Although the return of Blofeld may have overshadowed his Specter role, Scott is an actor who can both captivate and frighten audiences with his antagonistic roles.

But with James Bond and Sherlock behind him, it’s understandable why Scott hopes to find roles that challenge and intrigue him. Instead of going back to black-and-white figures. Still, many fans may wonder if Scott could have stood out more had he been given a more central role in Craig’s penultimate Bond film.

Source: CQ