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
The Illegitimates which was illustrated by Jim Lee. Killam also is an avid fan of the James Bond franchise, naming "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" and the Nintendo 64 game "Goldeneye" as memorable aspects of his college experiences, and Sean Connery, "Goldfinger" and "Skyfall" as his favorite Bond actor, film and theme, respectively. Killam was inspired by the observation that the amount of unprotected sex that a superspy like James Bond would have would produce many children, which provides an unusual permutation to the mythology of the Bond Girl. In this way, Bond is more of a springboard to the book's premise