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Charlize Theron, Tom Hiddleston, Tom Hardy: Who Will Be This Summers Most Badass Movie Villain?

May 2nd, 2012 | 9:00 am

by Halle Kiefer

Sorry, Snow White. Nothing personal, Thor. Of course we still love you, the Batman. We always will. Its just that when it comes to summer movies, we love a glowering villain as much as we love a virtuous hero. Maybe a little more. Maybe a lot more.

Luckily for us (and you!), this summers films are jam-packed with some of the most malevolent evil characters imaginable, ready to face off against the hottest heroes and heroines from May to August. Tom Hiddleston reprises his Thor role as power-hungry extraterrestrial Loki in this weeks The Avengers, while Flight of the Concords Jemaine Clement breaks Will Smiths stride as an easy-riding alien by the name of Boris in Men in Black III. Closer to home (and to your childhood nightmares), Queen Charlize Theron goes after Kristen Stewarts heart (not in the romantic way)! in Snow White and the Huntsman, while Eva Green does the same to Johnny Depp (in both the romantic and evil way?) as smitten witch Angelique Bouchard in Dark Shadows.

Of course, not every memorable villain has to be from another planet or or the fairy-tale realm. Some of them can be regular ol criminal masterminds, like Salma Hayeks drug kingpin Elena in Savages, Faran Tahirs Cobra Commander in G.I. Joe: Retaliation, Bryan Cranstons Vilos Cohaagen in the Total Recall remake and Edward Nortons Byer in The Bourne Legacy. We are especially psyched to see Tom Hardys Bane grapple the Caped Crusader in The Dark Knight Rises while Rhys Ifans takes on Andrew Garfield! in The Amazing Spider-Man. Because whats an epic battle scene with out an epic villain? A 15-second slap fight?

Not that every villain has to be locked in life-or-death combat, mind you. Some of them are just maniacally vain. Sacha Baron Cohens General Aladeen in The Dictator, anyone? Catherine Zeta-Jones high-strung Patricia Whitmore will also be inflicting all the damage she can against the demon that is rock in Rock of Ages, while Adam Sandler only accidentally ruins his son Andy Sambergs wedding/marriage/life. That being said, if you somehow get your only child to throw up on his fiances wedding dress yeah, youre the bad guy.

Finally, we have to give props to those villains who dont even come in a humanoid package. We are dying to see what the surprisingly awesome-looking Battleship aliens look like under their masks (Weird eyes? Check! Four-fingered hand? Check!), and were all ready to take our hats off to the Piranhas 3DD piranhas. Not only are they blood-thirsty, they are also responsible for Ving Rhames character hav! ing mach ine gun legs. What arent villains good for? Which big bad has your ticket-buying hands shaking with anticipation this summer? Check out our gallery of villainy, and cast your vote. Just remember: When it comes to picking a favorite archnemesis, there is no wrong choice.

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