THE 20 NASTIEST POP CULTURE VILLAINS

Just continuing on from Friday, when EW did the 20 coolest pop culture heroes.

Why is that fictional villains are generally far more fascinating and intriguing than characters that are virtuous and decent? As an actor, I do know they’re a hell of a lot more fun to play.

Certainly you wouldn’t want to have anything to do with these people in the light of day…if they were real. They’re all fairly twisted pieces of work.

But in the safe confines of your precious home or a darkened cinema, you can just let your imagination run wild.

Maybe it has something to do with the fact that fictional villains are bold, fearless and take what they want – with no questions asked and absolutely no prisoners involved.

(Makes sense. They’re usually wack jobs with no boundaries.)

So in that reckless and irrepressible spirit, here are my favourites from this list….

19. ALEX FORREST (GLENN CLOSE) – FATAL ATTRACTION

16. HANS GRUBER (ALAN RICKMAN) – DIE HARD

9. DRACULA

7. CATHERINE TRAMELL (SHARON STONE) – BASIC INSTINCT

5. ALEX DE LARGE (MALCOLM McDOWELL) – A CLOCKWORK ORANGE

4. THE JOKER

3. HANNIBAL LECTER (ANTHONY HOPKINS)

2. DARTH VADER – THE ORIGINAL STAR WARS TRILOGY

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