Thursday, 18th February 2021 at 2:37 pm
Until recently, there was no antagonist role in cinema more iconic than the Bond villain – a part which came to represent the epitome of all that was evil in the world of film.
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In recent years, however, an even more treacherous role has emerged: that of the Paddington villain. And with news breaking this week that Paddington 3 is officially in development, there will surely be a host of stars desperate to follow in the footsteps of Hugh Grant and Nicole Kidman and take on the loveable Peruvian bear.
Grant’s show-stopping turn as flamboyant thespian Phoenix Buchanan in Paddington 2 will certainly be hard to top, but we’ve put together a list of stars who could at least give him a run for his money – and we weren’t exactly short on options.