10 Recent Movie Villains Who Became Instant Fan Favourites

This is a performance that will be spoken about for a very long time. Similarly to the previously mentioned James McAvoy, Bill Skarsgård is just tailor-made for horror and more specifically, villains within said horror.  

Skarsgård's towering stature, chameleonic versatility, and natural ability to perform under extreme prosthetics make him a prime candidate for any monstrous role, and this was evident even before his casting in Robert Eggers' revitalised rendition of Nosferatu. 

Now, regarding Count Orlok himself, he is a vampire unlike anything seen before on the big screen. From a visual standpoint, his decomposing, zombie-like appearance only adds to the rotten nature of the Transylvanian nobleman. He is evil incarnate. 

A ferocious force of death and damnation set on a collision course of destruction, who will stop at nothing until his fate is fulfilled through Lily-Rose Depp's Ellen Hutter. 

Skarsgård's interpretation of the character is an astonishing achievement in itself, but it's the preparation the actor did for the part that makes all the difference in comparison to his predecessors. 

And who could forget that haunting voice? It's guttural and imposing, which the actor was able to achieve by working extensively with Icelandic opera singer Ásgerður Júníusdóttir. 

It's dedication like this that makes roles so much more memorable, and Skarsgård's commitment to his craft is what makes him so desirable to directors.