Javier Bardem May Play New Villain In 'Despicable Me 2'

By Michael Lopez

Hollywood agents love casting Javier Bardem as the bad guy. He won an Oscar as meanie Anton Chigurh in 2007's No Country For Old Men, he’s about to be the next James Bond villain, and now he's gearing up to voice the evil El Macho in Despicable Me 2.

One of 2010's most successful animated features, Despicable Me scored over $250 million at the box office. The story of bumbling criminal mastermind Gru (played by Steve Carrell) and his quest to steal the moon struck a chord with audiences around the world.

Since its release, Despicable has spun off into books, video games, and Smartphone apps, so why not a colorful sequel? Execs at Universal Pictures are reportedly putting Part 2 on the fast track and have already negotiated most of the original voice cast to come back.

Very little is known about Javier's character other than he’ll be of Latin origin and have a trouble-making son named Machito. We are very curious to see how this project shapes up!

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