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 Abrams notes that the writing team took special care to create a villain worthy of Ethan Hunt - one that could match up to the hero. “This is the first time that Hunt has come up against an adversary that is as scary, clever, mysterious as the character played by Philip Seymour Hoffman,” says Abrams.
Hoffman, who recently won an Academy Award® for his performance in “Capote,” takes on the role of Owen Davian, Ethan Hunt's most ruthless opponent yet. An international information and weapons trader without remorse or conscience, Hoffman describes it this way: “In this type of transaction, there's a good cop and a bad cop. Davian's the bad cop - he takes care of the dirty work.”
For Hoffman, Davian is a role he can sink his teeth into. “He's not just a villain - he's a psychopath,” says Hoffman. “He creates incredible empathy for Ethan; the darker, more evil, more vicious this man is toward the hero, the more you want the hero to take this man down.”
“M:i:III” presented new challenges to Hoffman. “I've never done an action film before,” he says, “and it's something I've always wanted to do. I've known J.J. casually for many years, and I worked with Tom before, on `Magnolia.' When I read the script, I was impressed with the three ingredients - Tom, J.J., and the screenplay - combined. I thought that the time was right to do this kind of project, with these people and with this script.”
According to Hoffman, Davian plays a pivotal role in the central tension of “M:i:III.” “Ethan and Julia - Tom's and Michelle Monaghan's characters - are two people who have a lot of fear as they get married,” says Hoffman. “It comes from the terror about what could happen. Am I going to lose this person? Am I going to lose myself if we unite? On an extreme level, they're going through all the same things that keep people in everyday life from getting married. My character embodies that: the nightmare aspect that keeps people from making that kind of commitment.
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