Skyfall the service. Javier Bardem was cast as the film's principal villain, Raoul Silva, a cyberterrorist who is seeking revenge against those he holds responsible for betraying him. Bardem described Silva as "more than a villain", while Craig stated that Bond has a "very important relationship" to Silva. In casting the role, director Sam Mendes admitted that he lobbied hard for Bardem to accept the part. Mendes saw the potential for the character to be recognised as one of the most memorable characters in the series and wanted to create "something [the audience] may consider to have been absent from the
Motifs in the James Bond film series Kill" and "Spectre", Q takes active roles in Bond's missions. For the 2006 "Casino Royale" reboot and the subsequent instalment, "Quantum of Solace", the character of Q was, like Moneypenny, dropped, and although Bond still receives a supply of mission equipment, no technical briefing is shown on screen. The technical briefings resume, under the tutelage of Q, in "Skyfall" and "Spectre". There are several running jokes throughout the series. Established in "Goldfinger" is Q's continuing disgust at how his equipment is often lost, damaged or destroyed by Bond during missions. Another is how easily distracted Bond is in the lab