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]]>Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone may have been published two decades ago, but the series remains one of the most popular franchises of all time. As it stands, the magical world of Harry Potter is worth more than $25 billion. The book itself has been published in over 75 languages and there have now been ten films in the franchise, which includes Magical Beasts and Where To Find Them.
J.K. Rowling has also written a play on Broadway and there are multiple theme parks around the world which have implemented a Harry Potter theme, including Universal Studios in Japan. But why are we all so obsessed?
There are multiple elements of Harry Potter which make it irresistible. It’s a story of friendship and childhood, and when you take out the potions and spells, Harry, Ron, and Hermione’s experiences are surprisingly relatable. Harry Potter also tells the triumph of good over evil. It’s a structure we know and love, a formula that has been popular since the early myths. When you take all these elements and mix in magic, flying, and mythical creatures, you have a recipe for global success.
There are other external elements that ensured the brand’s global success too. The Internet was just starting up, which gave fan fiction a chance to really take off. There were also few rivals when it came to fantasy fiction. In fact, it had traditionally not been a genre that had performed well. Harry Potter filled a gap in the market and ended up dominating the children’s fiction market entirely.
And yet this doesn’t quite seem to cover it. The impact that Harry Potter has had on the world is immeasurable and perhaps there really is no singular reason why. It’s got to be magic.
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]]>The post Harry Potter’s Ralph Fiennes Reveals a Secret About You Know Who’s Wand appeared first on Entertainment For Us.
]]>In duels, Voldermort actor Ralph Fiennes holds the wand with practically no grip and it looks as if the wand should 100% fall out of his hand. As it turns out, the wand was actually designed so that he could use it in this awesome way.
“With Stuart Craig, who’s the production designer, and his team, we discussed what the wand would be,” Fiennes told GQ.
“It has a hook on it, so I can hold my hand, and then the end can hook around this finger. Like I almost have the hand open… you’d think it would fall off the hand. But I just enjoyed that it could be light in the hand.”
He also revealed his favorite scene in the series and said: “I loved shooting the death duel, that was cool, with Daniel [Radcliffe] in the courtyard – that was epic.”
It has been 18 years since the first Harry Potter film came out but little by little, we are unraveling the mysteries of the franchise.
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]]>The post Daniel Radcliffe Has Revealed His Favorite “Harry Potter” Film appeared first on Entertainment For Us.
]]>During his appearance on WIRED’s ‘Autocomplete Interview’, Radcliffe was asked to answer some of the most-Googled questions people have asked about him. One frequently Googled question is: “What is Daniel Radcliffe’s favourite Harry Potter?”
The Harry Potter star’s answer was The Order Of The Phoenix.
“I love the last one, but I also really love the fifth, which is not a lot of people’s favourite, I kind of realise,” Radcliffe answered. “I love it because of the relationship between Harry and Sirius [Black], and you get a lot of Gary Oldman in that movie.
“That was my favorite one. Probably to film as well. We had a really, really good time making that one. Five or seven, part two.”
Last year, Radcliffe’s co-star Rupert Grint (aka Ron Weasley) admitted that he can’t watch the Harry Potter films after The Prisoner of Askaban. He struggles particular with film number six and admitted: “It’s hard to watch a film like Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince because I’m just not very good in it. I hate it. My acting is very one-note, and I can see I got complacent, and what I was trying to do just didn’t come across.”
Whatever Grint thinks, Ron Weasley is still one of out favorite characters of all time.
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]]>Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
“It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends.”
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
“It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.”
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
“Happiness can be found even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light.”
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
“You fail to recognize that it matters not what someone is born, but what they grow to be!”
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
“The fact that you can feel pain like this is your greatest strength.”
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
“It is important to fight and fight again, and keep fighting, for only then can evil be kept at bay though never quite eradicated.”
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
“It is a curious thing, Harry, but perhaps those who are best suited to power are those who have never sought it.”
“Do not pity the dead, Harry. Pity the living, and, above all, those who live without love.”
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]]>The post 5 Brilliant Hermione Granger Moments appeared first on Entertainment For Us.
]]>When she doesn’t snitch on Harry and Ron
In Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, Hermione is introduced as a know-it-all with no friends. When Ron and Harry save her from the troll in the toilets and Professor McGonagall asks why they are there, she lies to get Harry and Ron out of trouble. That scene was essentially the start of their friendship.
When she disguises herself as Bellatrix
In the first part of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Hermione disguises herself as Bellatrix so that she can retrieve the Horcrux from the witch’s vault. Watching Helena Bonham Carter play Hermione pretending to be a Death Eater is fantastic to watch.
When she goes to the dance with Krum
When Hermione shows up to the dance with heart throb Viktor Krum in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, everyone’s jaw drops with jealousy. It’s a classic rom-com ‘geek gets the guy’ cliché but she nails it.
Hermione kisses Ron
In the final film, Hermione and Ron finally kiss after years of the ‘will they/won’t they?’ dynamic. It’s a heroic, passionate kiss and it only took them one shot to get right!
When she punches Malfoy in the face
Quite possibly the best Hermione moment is when after three years of being tormented by Malfoy, she has had enough and threatens him with her wand. When Harry and Ron remind her he’s not worth getting expelled for, she punches him square in the face and he runs off crying like a little girl.
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]]>Cedric Diggory
The scene when Harry arrives back with Cedric’s body and the Triwizard cup is heartbreaking. The crowd erupt into applause and then silence when they realize what has happened. Harry crying hysterically over Cedric’s body brings a tear to our eyes every time.
Sirius Black
Sirius Black’s death was tragic not just because he was a great character, but because he was Harry’s godfather. He was also Harry’s only hope of living a normal life in the wizarding world and leaving the Dursleys.
Dobby
Too many great characters died in the seventh installment of the franchise, but Dobby giving up his life to save Harry was one of the most shocking and memorable.
Albus Dumbledore
We just didn’t see it coming.
Severus Snape
Snape was one of the least likable characters throughout the franchise, but in his death he became one of the most tragic anti-heroes of our generation.
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]]>The post J.K. Rowling Has Begun Writing for “Fantastic Beasts 3” appeared first on Entertainment For Us.
]]>On her official website, Rowling was asked in a Q&A what she is writing now. The Harry Potter author replied:
“I’ve just finished the fourth Galbraith novel, Lethal White, and I’m now writing the screenplay for Fantastic Beasts 3. After that I’ll be writing another book for children. I’ve been playing with the (non-Harry Potter/wizarding world) story for about six years, so it’s about time I get it down on paper.”
She has not revealed the details of the upcoming screenplay, but after the Fantastic Beasts 2 is released in November, we’re guessing we will be able to have a better shot at predicting.
The upcoming movie Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, will reunite Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne) with Tina (Katherine Waterston) alongside other popular characters from the first movie.
The trailer also features the return of Hogwarts and a young Dumbledore. Newt and his friends face a dangerous mission after the wizarding world becomes further divided by Gridelwald’s escape.
If you haven’t had a chance to catch it already, you can watch the trailer here:
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]]>The post “Austin Powers” Star Verne Troyer Battled Alcohol Problems appeared first on Entertainment For Us.
]]>The actor was best known for his role as Mini-Me in Austin Powers and to date, no official reason has been given for his death.
Troyer has been battling alcohol related problems for many years and in 2002, he nearly died from alcohol poisoning after a breakup.
During an interview with the Hollywood Reporter in 2016, Troyer spoke about his battles with alcohol and said: “That was a bad period in my life. I’ve learned from it, and I move on.”
In April 2017, he again spoke about his battles with alcohol and said: “I’ve battled alcohol addiction in the past and while it’s not always been an easy fight, I’m willing to continue my fight day by day.”
Troyer also made appearances in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone and The Love Guru.
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]]>The post “Austin Powers” Actor Verne Troyer Dead at 49 appeared first on Entertainment For Us.
]]>Troyer was best known for his role in Austin Powers as Mini-Me but also made appearances in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, How the Grinch Stole Christmas and the Love Guru.
As a result of suffering from Achondroplasia dwarfism, he was only able to grow to 2’8’’.
A statement on his Facebook page said: “It is with great sadness and incredibly heavy hearts to write that Verne passed away today. Verne was an extremely caring individual. He wanted to make everyone smile, be happy, and laugh. Anybody in need, he would help to any extent possible. Verne hoped he made a positive change with the platform he had and worked towards spreading that message everyday.
“Verne was also a fighter when it came to his own battles. Over the years he’s struggled and won, struggled and won, struggled and fought some more, but unfortunately this time was too much. Depression and Suicide are very serious issues. You never know what kind of battle someone is going through inside. Be kind to one another. And always know, it’s never too late to reach out to someone for help.”
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]]>Played by Jack Nicholson, Jack Torrance is a suburban husband and father, but also The Overlook Hotel’s winter caretaker. Another side of his personality is that he is a psycho and murder and the king of creepy.
At first glance, he seems like a nice motelier, mama’s boy, but once the mask is pulled away we can see that it’s only madness beneath it. The famous Psycho scene of the shower curtain ripping, screeching sound and a knife lurching is iconic and it’s all thanks to Hitchcock’s brilliant creation of this man – Norman Bates (played by Anthony Perkins).
The iconic performance of Anthony Hopkins showed how effective a villain can be when presented as calm, intelligent but terrifying. Hannibal is a wolf in sheep’s clothing, he is a charming man of high taste. Too bad that taste is in the human brains.
Black suit, dark sunglasses and an emotionless face on this man have the one and only purpose: to stop the rebellion. Agent Smith (Hugo Weaving) is just an Al program in a virtual reality, designed as a human-hating weapon in the ultimate Man vs. Machines war.
Portrayed by Tobin Bell, Jigsaw is a cruel character who tests the other’s willingness to live through a psychopathic set of games. His victims seem like they don’t appreciate the life as much as they should, so he puts them into traps where they need to fight for their bare life. Do you want to play a game?
This supervillain has it all: a life story where he was kidnapped and raised by the god, he feels betrayed and he thinks he is doing good. While his brother Thor got the muscles and strength, Loki (Thomas Hiddleston) got the brains. He is charismatic, exciting, witty and keeps Marvel fans to want only more of him on the big screen.
Erik Magnus Lehnsherr (played by Ian McKellen and Michael Fassbender) is cruel, violent and dangerous, but if you know the story of how his parents were killed in the holocaust and he had to survive by himself as a mutant chased by humans, maybe his idea of how two sapient species can’t live in the same world doesn’t sound so bad. He is so persuasive that you can hardly help yourself not to stand on his side.
Lord Voldemort (Ralph Fiennes) was born as Tom Marvolo Riddle and he is the most powerful Dark Wizard, so powerful that he was just one step away from conquering the wizarding world before Harry Potter stopped him. From the beginning to the end of the franchise, Voldemort embodied the perfect evil, he is so cruel that no-one dares to say his name, except his biggest enemy – Harry Potter.
This iconic villain is the face of Star Wars. He was born in slavery, he joined the Jedi Order that made him one of the most powerful Jedi ever, but turned to the dark side of the force. He was supposed to be the chosen one, but he used his powers to destroy every Jedi alive. Among the fans of the franchise, he became even more popular than the heroes in the Star Wars universe, so there is no wonder he is one of the best movie villains ever.
Casting Heath Ledger as one of the biggest Batman’s enemy got so much disapproval from the fans, but Ledger proved them wrong. He brought a new life to the Joker, making him maniacal and twisted psychopath, purely cruel, dangerous supervillain. Ledger’s performance was the only one ever to bring an Oscar to a superhero movie character, and got etched into our mid forever and got him at the top of our list of best movie villains.
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]]>The post The Global Success of Harry Potter appeared first on Entertainment For Us.
]]>Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone may have been published two decades ago, but the series remains one of the most popular franchises of all time. As it stands, the magical world of Harry Potter is worth more than $25 billion. The book itself has been published in over 75 languages and there have now been ten films in the franchise, which includes Magical Beasts and Where To Find Them.
J.K. Rowling has also written a play on Broadway and there are multiple theme parks around the world which have implemented a Harry Potter theme, including Universal Studios in Japan. But why are we all so obsessed?
There are multiple elements of Harry Potter which make it irresistible. It’s a story of friendship and childhood, and when you take out the potions and spells, Harry, Ron, and Hermione’s experiences are surprisingly relatable. Harry Potter also tells the triumph of good over evil. It’s a structure we know and love, a formula that has been popular since the early myths. When you take all these elements and mix in magic, flying, and mythical creatures, you have a recipe for global success.
There are other external elements that ensured the brand’s global success too. The Internet was just starting up, which gave fan fiction a chance to really take off. There were also few rivals when it came to fantasy fiction. In fact, it had traditionally not been a genre that had performed well. Harry Potter filled a gap in the market and ended up dominating the children’s fiction market entirely.
And yet this doesn’t quite seem to cover it. The impact that Harry Potter has had on the world is immeasurable and perhaps there really is no singular reason why. It’s got to be magic.
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]]>The post Harry Potter’s Ralph Fiennes Reveals a Secret About You Know Who’s Wand appeared first on Entertainment For Us.
]]>In duels, Voldermort actor Ralph Fiennes holds the wand with practically no grip and it looks as if the wand should 100% fall out of his hand. As it turns out, the wand was actually designed so that he could use it in this awesome way.
“With Stuart Craig, who’s the production designer, and his team, we discussed what the wand would be,” Fiennes told GQ.
“It has a hook on it, so I can hold my hand, and then the end can hook around this finger. Like I almost have the hand open… you’d think it would fall off the hand. But I just enjoyed that it could be light in the hand.”
He also revealed his favorite scene in the series and said: “I loved shooting the death duel, that was cool, with Daniel [Radcliffe] in the courtyard – that was epic.”
It has been 18 years since the first Harry Potter film came out but little by little, we are unraveling the mysteries of the franchise.
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]]>The post Daniel Radcliffe Has Revealed His Favorite “Harry Potter” Film appeared first on Entertainment For Us.
]]>During his appearance on WIRED’s ‘Autocomplete Interview’, Radcliffe was asked to answer some of the most-Googled questions people have asked about him. One frequently Googled question is: “What is Daniel Radcliffe’s favourite Harry Potter?”
The Harry Potter star’s answer was The Order Of The Phoenix.
“I love the last one, but I also really love the fifth, which is not a lot of people’s favourite, I kind of realise,” Radcliffe answered. “I love it because of the relationship between Harry and Sirius [Black], and you get a lot of Gary Oldman in that movie.
“That was my favorite one. Probably to film as well. We had a really, really good time making that one. Five or seven, part two.”
Last year, Radcliffe’s co-star Rupert Grint (aka Ron Weasley) admitted that he can’t watch the Harry Potter films after The Prisoner of Askaban. He struggles particular with film number six and admitted: “It’s hard to watch a film like Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince because I’m just not very good in it. I hate it. My acting is very one-note, and I can see I got complacent, and what I was trying to do just didn’t come across.”
Whatever Grint thinks, Ron Weasley is still one of out favorite characters of all time.
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]]>The post The Best Quotes from Albus Dumbledore appeared first on Entertainment For Us.
]]>Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
“It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends.”
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
“It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.”
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
“Happiness can be found even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light.”
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
“You fail to recognize that it matters not what someone is born, but what they grow to be!”
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
“The fact that you can feel pain like this is your greatest strength.”
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
“It is important to fight and fight again, and keep fighting, for only then can evil be kept at bay though never quite eradicated.”
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
“It is a curious thing, Harry, but perhaps those who are best suited to power are those who have never sought it.”
“Do not pity the dead, Harry. Pity the living, and, above all, those who live without love.”
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]]>The post 5 Brilliant Hermione Granger Moments appeared first on Entertainment For Us.
]]>When she doesn’t snitch on Harry and Ron
In Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, Hermione is introduced as a know-it-all with no friends. When Ron and Harry save her from the troll in the toilets and Professor McGonagall asks why they are there, she lies to get Harry and Ron out of trouble. That scene was essentially the start of their friendship.
When she disguises herself as Bellatrix
In the first part of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Hermione disguises herself as Bellatrix so that she can retrieve the Horcrux from the witch’s vault. Watching Helena Bonham Carter play Hermione pretending to be a Death Eater is fantastic to watch.
When she goes to the dance with Krum
When Hermione shows up to the dance with heart throb Viktor Krum in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, everyone’s jaw drops with jealousy. It’s a classic rom-com ‘geek gets the guy’ cliché but she nails it.
Hermione kisses Ron
In the final film, Hermione and Ron finally kiss after years of the ‘will they/won’t they?’ dynamic. It’s a heroic, passionate kiss and it only took them one shot to get right!
When she punches Malfoy in the face
Quite possibly the best Hermione moment is when after three years of being tormented by Malfoy, she has had enough and threatens him with her wand. When Harry and Ron remind her he’s not worth getting expelled for, she punches him square in the face and he runs off crying like a little girl.
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]]>The post 5 Most Tragic “Harry Potter” Deaths appeared first on Entertainment For Us.
]]>Cedric Diggory
The scene when Harry arrives back with Cedric’s body and the Triwizard cup is heartbreaking. The crowd erupt into applause and then silence when they realize what has happened. Harry crying hysterically over Cedric’s body brings a tear to our eyes every time.
Sirius Black
Sirius Black’s death was tragic not just because he was a great character, but because he was Harry’s godfather. He was also Harry’s only hope of living a normal life in the wizarding world and leaving the Dursleys.
Dobby
Too many great characters died in the seventh installment of the franchise, but Dobby giving up his life to save Harry was one of the most shocking and memorable.
Albus Dumbledore
We just didn’t see it coming.
Severus Snape
Snape was one of the least likable characters throughout the franchise, but in his death he became one of the most tragic anti-heroes of our generation.
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]]>The post J.K. Rowling Has Begun Writing for “Fantastic Beasts 3” appeared first on Entertainment For Us.
]]>On her official website, Rowling was asked in a Q&A what she is writing now. The Harry Potter author replied:
“I’ve just finished the fourth Galbraith novel, Lethal White, and I’m now writing the screenplay for Fantastic Beasts 3. After that I’ll be writing another book for children. I’ve been playing with the (non-Harry Potter/wizarding world) story for about six years, so it’s about time I get it down on paper.”
She has not revealed the details of the upcoming screenplay, but after the Fantastic Beasts 2 is released in November, we’re guessing we will be able to have a better shot at predicting.
The upcoming movie Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, will reunite Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne) with Tina (Katherine Waterston) alongside other popular characters from the first movie.
The trailer also features the return of Hogwarts and a young Dumbledore. Newt and his friends face a dangerous mission after the wizarding world becomes further divided by Gridelwald’s escape.
If you haven’t had a chance to catch it already, you can watch the trailer here:
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]]>The post “Austin Powers” Star Verne Troyer Battled Alcohol Problems appeared first on Entertainment For Us.
]]>The actor was best known for his role as Mini-Me in Austin Powers and to date, no official reason has been given for his death.
Troyer has been battling alcohol related problems for many years and in 2002, he nearly died from alcohol poisoning after a breakup.
During an interview with the Hollywood Reporter in 2016, Troyer spoke about his battles with alcohol and said: “That was a bad period in my life. I’ve learned from it, and I move on.”
In April 2017, he again spoke about his battles with alcohol and said: “I’ve battled alcohol addiction in the past and while it’s not always been an easy fight, I’m willing to continue my fight day by day.”
Troyer also made appearances in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone and The Love Guru.
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]]>The post “Austin Powers” Actor Verne Troyer Dead at 49 appeared first on Entertainment For Us.
]]>Troyer was best known for his role in Austin Powers as Mini-Me but also made appearances in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, How the Grinch Stole Christmas and the Love Guru.
As a result of suffering from Achondroplasia dwarfism, he was only able to grow to 2’8’’.
A statement on his Facebook page said: “It is with great sadness and incredibly heavy hearts to write that Verne passed away today. Verne was an extremely caring individual. He wanted to make everyone smile, be happy, and laugh. Anybody in need, he would help to any extent possible. Verne hoped he made a positive change with the platform he had and worked towards spreading that message everyday.
“Verne was also a fighter when it came to his own battles. Over the years he’s struggled and won, struggled and won, struggled and fought some more, but unfortunately this time was too much. Depression and Suicide are very serious issues. You never know what kind of battle someone is going through inside. Be kind to one another. And always know, it’s never too late to reach out to someone for help.”
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]]>The post Top 10 Best Movie Villains appeared first on Entertainment For Us.
]]>Played by Jack Nicholson, Jack Torrance is a suburban husband and father, but also The Overlook Hotel’s winter caretaker. Another side of his personality is that he is a psycho and murder and the king of creepy.
At first glance, he seems like a nice motelier, mama’s boy, but once the mask is pulled away we can see that it’s only madness beneath it. The famous Psycho scene of the shower curtain ripping, screeching sound and a knife lurching is iconic and it’s all thanks to Hitchcock’s brilliant creation of this man – Norman Bates (played by Anthony Perkins).
The iconic performance of Anthony Hopkins showed how effective a villain can be when presented as calm, intelligent but terrifying. Hannibal is a wolf in sheep’s clothing, he is a charming man of high taste. Too bad that taste is in the human brains.
Black suit, dark sunglasses and an emotionless face on this man have the one and only purpose: to stop the rebellion. Agent Smith (Hugo Weaving) is just an Al program in a virtual reality, designed as a human-hating weapon in the ultimate Man vs. Machines war.
Portrayed by Tobin Bell, Jigsaw is a cruel character who tests the other’s willingness to live through a psychopathic set of games. His victims seem like they don’t appreciate the life as much as they should, so he puts them into traps where they need to fight for their bare life. Do you want to play a game?
This supervillain has it all: a life story where he was kidnapped and raised by the god, he feels betrayed and he thinks he is doing good. While his brother Thor got the muscles and strength, Loki (Thomas Hiddleston) got the brains. He is charismatic, exciting, witty and keeps Marvel fans to want only more of him on the big screen.
Erik Magnus Lehnsherr (played by Ian McKellen and Michael Fassbender) is cruel, violent and dangerous, but if you know the story of how his parents were killed in the holocaust and he had to survive by himself as a mutant chased by humans, maybe his idea of how two sapient species can’t live in the same world doesn’t sound so bad. He is so persuasive that you can hardly help yourself not to stand on his side.
Lord Voldemort (Ralph Fiennes) was born as Tom Marvolo Riddle and he is the most powerful Dark Wizard, so powerful that he was just one step away from conquering the wizarding world before Harry Potter stopped him. From the beginning to the end of the franchise, Voldemort embodied the perfect evil, he is so cruel that no-one dares to say his name, except his biggest enemy – Harry Potter.
This iconic villain is the face of Star Wars. He was born in slavery, he joined the Jedi Order that made him one of the most powerful Jedi ever, but turned to the dark side of the force. He was supposed to be the chosen one, but he used his powers to destroy every Jedi alive. Among the fans of the franchise, he became even more popular than the heroes in the Star Wars universe, so there is no wonder he is one of the best movie villains ever.
Casting Heath Ledger as one of the biggest Batman’s enemy got so much disapproval from the fans, but Ledger proved them wrong. He brought a new life to the Joker, making him maniacal and twisted psychopath, purely cruel, dangerous supervillain. Ledger’s performance was the only one ever to bring an Oscar to a superhero movie character, and got etched into our mid forever and got him at the top of our list of best movie villains.
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