THR reports that Javier Bardem is in talks to lend his voice to the animated sequel Despicable Me 2. The No Country for Old Men star will play a new villain, Macho, in the follow-up to the Universal/Illumination 2010 hit, which starred Steve Carell as a scheming supervillain whose re-discovers his humanity when three adorable orphan girls arrive in his life. It's Bardem's first role in an animated film.
Despicable Me 2 is currently slated for a July 3, 2013, release.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
Javier Bardem recently starred alongside Julia Roberts in the unfortunate Eat Pray Love, but don't hold that against him. Click on the image below to view more pics of the Oscar-winning actor:
