villain
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But there was still time for resident villain Horwood to direct a jibe at broadcaster Will Best's hip action: "Call in the paramedics darling, dislocation - my goodness."
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
Paul Bettany returns as Vision, the artificially intelligent Avenger and James Spader also reprises his role as Ultron, the villain from the 2015 movie “Avengers: Age of Ultron.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
In a matter of days, Ed Sheeran has gone from the most agreeable, defiantly middle-of-the-road singer-songwriter on the pop charts to music’s newest villain.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
But only Curry could create the kind of monster Scott wanted – a villain emanating something more complex than evil.
From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026
“What are you, a villain or a hero?”
From "The Thing About Jellyfish" by Ali Benjamin
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The murkiness of it all clarifies by the end of the film, not just in terms of its heroes, villains and message, but Greengrass also situates this story within a recognizable cinematic and storytelling history.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
He recalls a time when he played a couple of villains in a row and similar offers poured in.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
Tech CEOs, mimicking the villains of sci-fi, are telling the public that resistance is futile.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026
All around them, the zing is missing, the villains are lackluster, the energy is low.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
Heroes who do the right thing and villains who never win.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
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