feeling listless

Film For years, the bad guy has been evolving. Now it's no longer valid to have a human being of pure evil -- now they feelings and a motivation for being bad -- witness the mutation of vampire Spike in Buffy from beast to bunny rabbit mothering The Slayer's sister. As they cold war drew to a close, the motivations of the Soviet Union became apparent and in 'The Hunt For Red October' we found they are just like us (as though this wasn't apparent already). Eventually the only villian which had mystery was from the Middle East -- now that isn't even possible. How is the universal story of good versus evil going to be portrayed now? The Hollywood Reporter looks at how films, especially adventure films are going to be marketed in this climate and where film makers can go for their villians.