26 Photos Of Classic Movie Villains Getting Ready For Their Close-Up

Carly Tennes Published 08/19/2024 in wow

We're all conditioned to know classic movie villains by how they appeared onscreen. Hannibal Lector hissing from a cage, Blofeld stroking a white cat, Lorne Michaels producing Saturday Night Live - you get the idea.

But what about these baddies out of context and in ways we've never seen them before? Now that's how we reorient your villain paradigm.

From Darth Vader feeling the force to Robert Patrick taking an open-minded approach to portraying T-1000, here are 26 photos of classic movie villains getting ready for their close-up.

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“Robert Eglund aka Freddy Kruger during a shooting break for ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge’, 1985.”
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“Cast of a ‘Nightmare on Elm Street’ including Johnny Depp with Freddy Krueger, 1984.”
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Heath Ledger on set of ‘The Dark Knight’
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Heath Ledger between takes while filming ‘The Dark Knight’
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“Irvin Kershner and Darth Vader on the set of ‘The Empire Strikes Back’ 1980.”
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“Linda Blair with her animatronic double used for the spinning head scene in ‘The Exorcist’, 1973.”
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“Linda Blair's makeup test for ‘The Exorcist’ (1973).” 
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“Jack Nicholson and director Stanley Kubrick on the set of ‘The Shining’ (1980).”
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“Norman Bates in front of his mama's house.”
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“One of the most memorable villains of our time - Robert Patrick in ‘Terminator 2: Judgment Day.’”
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Ralph Fiennes behind the scenes of ‘Harry Potter’ in costume as Lord Voldemort.
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Ralph Fiennes joking around behind the scenes of ‘Harry Potter’
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Glenn Close transforming into Cruella De Vil on set of ‘102 Dalmations,’ circa 2000.
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“Christopher Nolan and Tom Hardy behind the scenes of ‘The Dark Knight Rises.’”
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“Photo of Robert De Niro from ‘Cape Fear’; (1991) for the makeup people showing the color and location of his character's many tattoos.”
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“Actor Nick Castle, known for playing Michael Myers, goofing around on set of 'Halloween' (1978).”
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“Michael Myers and John Carpenter on the sets of Halloween (1978).”
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“Bolaji Badejo. The original Alien 1979.”
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“Actor Tim Curry becoming Pennywise on the set of Stephen King's 'It’, 1990.”
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“Tim Curry having a smoke in-between takes as Pennywise 1990.”
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“Emperor Palpatine himself, Ian McDiarmid behind the scenes of ‘Return of the Jedi’. 1982/83.”
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“Alan Rickman on the set of ‘Die Hard’ as Hans Gruber in 1988.”
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“On the set of ‘One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest’ with Louise Fletcher at front, 1975.”
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“A behind the scenes photo of Darth Maul aka Ray Park on ‘Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace’ (1999).”
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“Lord Humungus getting ready to take gasoline (1981). - Just walk away.”
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“Anthony Hopkins testing different masks for Hannibal Lecter in ‘The Silence of the Lambs’, 1989.

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“Robert Eglund aka Freddy Kruger during a shooting break for ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge’, 1985.”
2.
“Cast of a ‘Nightmare on Elm Street’ including Johnny Depp with Freddy Krueger, 1984.”
3.
Heath Ledger on set of ‘The Dark Knight’
4.
Heath Ledger between takes while filming ‘The Dark Knight’
5.
“Irvin Kershner and Darth Vader on the set of ‘The Empire Strikes Back’ 1980.”
6.
“Linda Blair with her animatronic double used for the spinning head scene in ‘The Exorcist’, 1973.”
7.
“Linda Blair's makeup test for ‘The Exorcist’ (1973).” 
8.
“Jack Nicholson and director Stanley Kubrick on the set of ‘The Shining’ (1980).”
9.
“Norman Bates in front of his mama's house.”
10.
“One of the most memorable villains of our time - Robert Patrick in ‘Terminator 2: Judgment Day.’”
11.
Ralph Fiennes behind the scenes of ‘Harry Potter’ in costume as Lord Voldemort.
12.
Ralph Fiennes joking around behind the scenes of ‘Harry Potter’
13.
Glenn Close transforming into Cruella De Vil on set of ‘102 Dalmations,’ circa 2000.
14.
“Christopher Nolan and Tom Hardy behind the scenes of ‘The Dark Knight Rises.’”
15.
“Photo of Robert De Niro from ‘Cape Fear’; (1991) for the makeup people showing the color and location of his character's many tattoos.”
16.
“Actor Nick Castle, known for playing Michael Myers, goofing around on set of 'Halloween' (1978).”
17.
“Michael Myers and John Carpenter on the sets of Halloween (1978).”
18.
“Bolaji Badejo. The original Alien 1979.”
19.
“Actor Tim Curry becoming Pennywise on the set of Stephen King's 'It’, 1990.”
20.
“Tim Curry having a smoke in-between takes as Pennywise 1990.”
21.
“Emperor Palpatine himself, Ian McDiarmid behind the scenes of ‘Return of the Jedi’. 1982/83.”
22.
“Alan Rickman on the set of ‘Die Hard’ as Hans Gruber in 1988.”
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“On the set of ‘One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest’ with Louise Fletcher at front, 1975.”
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“A behind the scenes photo of Darth Maul aka Ray Park on ‘Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace’ (1999).”
25.
“Lord Humungus getting ready to take gasoline (1981). - Just walk away.”
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“Anthony Hopkins testing different masks for Hannibal Lecter in ‘The Silence of the Lambs’, 1989.

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1. “Robert Eglund aka Freddy Kruger during a shooting break for ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge’, 1985.”

2. “Cast of a ‘Nightmare on Elm Street’ including Johnny Depp with Freddy Krueger, 1984.”

3. Heath Ledger on set of ‘The Dark Knight’

4. Heath Ledger between takes while filming ‘The Dark Knight’

5. “Irvin Kershner and Darth Vader on the set of ‘The Empire Strikes Back’ 1980.”

6. “Linda Blair with her animatronic double used for the spinning head scene in ‘The Exorcist’, 1973.”

7. “Linda Blair's makeup test for ‘The Exorcist’ (1973).”

8. “Jack Nicholson and director Stanley Kubrick on the set of ‘The Shining’ (1980).”

9. “Norman Bates in front of his mama's house.”

10. “One of the most memorable villains of our time - Robert Patrick in ‘Terminator 2: Judgment Day.’”

11. Ralph Fiennes behind the scenes of ‘Harry Potter’ in costume as Lord Voldemort.

12. Ralph Fiennes joking around behind the scenes of ‘Harry Potter’

13. Glenn Close transforming into Cruella De Vil on set of ‘102 Dalmations,’ circa 2000.

14. “Christopher Nolan and Tom Hardy behind the scenes of ‘The Dark Knight Rises.’”

15. “Photo of Robert De Niro from ‘Cape Fear’; (1991) for the makeup people showing the color and location of his character's many tattoos.”

16. “Actor Nick Castle, known for playing Michael Myers, goofing around on set of 'Halloween' (1978).”

17. “Michael Myers and John Carpenter on the sets of Halloween (1978).”

18. “Bolaji Badejo. The original Alien 1979.”

19. “Actor Tim Curry becoming Pennywise on the set of Stephen King's 'It’, 1990.”

20. “Tim Curry having a smoke in-between takes as Pennywise 1990.”

21. “Emperor Palpatine himself, Ian McDiarmid behind the scenes of ‘Return of the Jedi’. 1982/83.”

22. “Alan Rickman on the set of ‘Die Hard’ as Hans Gruber in 1988.”

23. “On the set of ‘One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest’ with Louise Fletcher at front, 1975.”

24. “A behind the scenes photo of Darth Maul aka Ray Park on ‘Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace’ (1999).”

25. “Lord Humungus getting ready to take gasoline (1981). - Just walk away.”

26. “Anthony Hopkins testing different masks for Hannibal Lecter in ‘The Silence of the Lambs’, 1989.

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1.
“Robert Eglund aka Freddy Kruger during a shooting break for ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge’, 1985.”

2.
“Cast of a ‘Nightmare on Elm Street’ including Johnny Depp with Freddy Krueger, 1984.”

3.
Heath Ledger on set of ‘The Dark Knight’

4.
Heath Ledger between takes while filming ‘The Dark Knight’

5.
“Irvin Kershner and Darth Vader on the set of ‘The Empire Strikes Back’ 1980.”

6.
“Linda Blair with her animatronic double used for the spinning head scene in ‘The Exorcist’, 1973.”

7.
“Linda Blair's makeup test for ‘The Exorcist’ (1973).” 

8.
“Jack Nicholson and director Stanley Kubrick on the set of ‘The Shining’ (1980).”

9.
“Norman Bates in front of his mama's house.”

10.
“One of the most memorable villains of our time - Robert Patrick in ‘Terminator 2: Judgment Day.’”

11.
Ralph Fiennes behind the scenes of ‘Harry Potter’ in costume as Lord Voldemort.

12.
Ralph Fiennes joking around behind the scenes of ‘Harry Potter’

13.
Glenn Close transforming into Cruella De Vil on set of ‘102 Dalmations,’ circa 2000.

14.
“Christopher Nolan and Tom Hardy behind the scenes of ‘The Dark Knight Rises.’”

15.
“Photo of Robert De Niro from ‘Cape Fear’; (1991) for the makeup people showing the color and location of his character's many tattoos.”

16.
“Actor Nick Castle, known for playing Michael Myers, goofing around on set of 'Halloween' (1978).”

17.
“Michael Myers and John Carpenter on the sets of Halloween (1978).”

18.
“Bolaji Badejo. The original Alien 1979.”

19.
“Actor Tim Curry becoming Pennywise on the set of Stephen King's 'It’, 1990.”

20.
“Tim Curry having a smoke in-between takes as Pennywise 1990.”

21.
“Emperor Palpatine himself, Ian McDiarmid behind the scenes of ‘Return of the Jedi’. 1982/83.”

22.
“Alan Rickman on the set of ‘Die Hard’ as Hans Gruber in 1988.”

23.
“On the set of ‘One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest’ with Louise Fletcher at front, 1975.”

24.
“A behind the scenes photo of Darth Maul aka Ray Park on ‘Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace’ (1999).”

25.
“Lord Humungus getting ready to take gasoline (1981). - Just walk away.”

26.
“Anthony Hopkins testing different masks for Hannibal Lecter in ‘The Silence of the Lambs’, 1989.