Take Influence From Other Great Comic Book Movie Villains

This should be a no-brainer – look at past comic book movie villains and the formulas that worked for those, and try to emulate that formula with future villains.

That’s not to say that every villain should be a copy of Tom Hiddleston’s Loki. Rather, every villain should aspire to use the best bits of Loki, Ian McKellen’s Magneto, Heath Ledger’s and Jack Nicholson’s Joker, Alfred Molina’s Doctor Octopus and other great examples as influences.

Incorporating elements of popular and brilliantly performed characters like those is a sure-fire way to guarantee that future villainous characters are just as successful on the big screen. Heck, it would even be a good idea to take influence from some TV villains, like Vincent D’Onofrio’s Kingpin and David Tennant’s Kilgrave!

Now let’s move on to a point about casting.