Jamie Campbell explains his return to Stranger Things as Vecna ​​in the series’ final season (interview)

Nearly ten years after taking Netflix subscribers by storm for the first time, Stranger Things is finally returning for its long-awaited final season. And since the last batch of episodes, in 2023, a new name has emerged to terrorize the residents of Hawkins and the audience: Vecna, a villain played by Jamie Campbell Bower who is quickly becoming as evil as fans feared.

No wonder the monstrous gaze is psychic powers – Even if it is with a weakness in music – Captivated the audience. The aura of a painful past, mystery and brutality has made Vecna ​​a streaming icon – and there’s a logic behind it, according to the actor himself. That’s why we wanted to know what makes a villain iconic.

“You have to be able to understand, communicate and sympathize with the villain. I think you need to understand where (the situation) is coming from, regardless of whether you agree with it or not. But you have to understand,” reflects Jamie in an interview with I love cinema.

In fact, the 37-year-old actor has experience with other villains in major franchises throughout his career: he played the vampire Caius Volturi, in the Twilight Saga, and the young version of the wizard Grindelwald, one of the villains in the Harry Potter universe. “Even with a character like Pinhead (Hellraiser), for example, you have to understand that it’s a kind of manifestation…

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