Editing Javier Bardem (section)

=== 2012–present: Established career ===
[[File:Javier Bardem 2011 AA.jpg|thumb|upright|left|Bardem at the [[83rd Academy Awards]] in 2011]]

In 2010, he was awarded [[Prix d'interprétation masculine|Best Actor]] at the [[Cannes Film Festival]] for his performance in ''[[Biutiful]]'' directed by [[Alejandro González Iñárritu]], who specifically wrote the film with Bardem in mind.<ref name="cbs" /> After being overlooked by the [[68th Golden Globe Awards|Globes]] and [[17th Screen Actors Guild Awards|SAG]], Bardem was the unexpected [[83rd Academy Awards|Oscar nominee]] on 25 January 2011, becoming the first all Spanish-language Best Actor nominee ever.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/awards/2011/01/oscar-nominations-javier-bardem-expresses-his-gratitude.html|title=Oscar nominations: Javier Bardem expresses his gratitude|date=25 January 2011|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=10 February 2011|archive-date=26 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121026011854/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/awards/2011/01/oscar-nominations-javier-bardem-expresses-his-gratitude.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://insidemovies.ew.com/2011/01/25/oscar-nominations-biggest-surprises/|title=Oscar nominations: The 5 biggest surprises|last=Karger|first=Dave|date=25 January 2011|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=10 February 2011|archive-date=22 February 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110222023530/http://insidemovies.ew.com/2011/01/25/oscar-nominations-biggest-surprises/|url-status=live}}</ref> He won his 5th [[Goya Award]], this time for [[Goya Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] in ''Biutiful'', dedicating the win to his wife, [[Penélope Cruz]], and newborn son.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fest21.com/en/blog/goya_awards/javier_bardem_wins_best_actor_goya_award_for_biutiful|title=Javier Bardem wins best actor Goya Award for BIUTIFUL|date=15 February 2011|publisher=FEST21|access-date=28 March 2011|archive-date=9 September 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110909115222/http://www.fest21.com/en/blog/goya_awards/javier_bardem_wins_best_actor_goya_award_for_biutiful|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://vertele.eldiario.es/verteletv/actualidad/Goya-Javier-Bardem-Jimmy-Jump_0_1218478143.html|title=Y el Goya es para "Pa negre", Javier Bardem y... Jimmy Jump|publisher=vertele|date=14 February 2011|access-date=26 January 2018|language=ES|archive-date=27 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180127084211/http://vertele.eldiario.es/verteletv/actualidad/Goya-Javier-Bardem-Jimmy-Jump_0_1218478143.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Around this same time, he was offered the lead role of "Gunslinger" [[Roland Deschain]] in [[Ron Howard]]'s [[The Dark Tower (series)#Film adaptation|film adaptation]] of [[Stephen King]]'s [[The Dark Tower (series)|Dark Tower novels]]. If he had signed, he would have starred in the TV series as well. Then [[Eon Productions]] offered him a role as [[Bond villain|villain]] [[Raoul Silva]] in the [[James Bond (film series)|James Bond]] film ''[[Skyfall]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2011/01/javier-bardem-offered-big-bond-role-as-mgm-leveraging-007-distribution-with-co-financing-deal-to-improve-its-cash-flow-jockeying-studios-increasingly-frustrated-100823/ |title=Javier Bardem Offered Big Bond No. 23 Role; MGM Leveraging 007 Distribution With Co-Financing Deal To Improve Its Cash Flow: Jockeying Studios "Increasingly Frustrated" |author1=Finke, Nikki |author2=Mike Fleming |date=30 January 2011 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date=10 February 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110217144754/http://www.deadline.com/2011/01/javier-bardem-offered-big-bond-role-as-mgm-leveraging-007-distribution-with-co-financing-deal-to-improve-its-cash-flow-jockeying-studios-increasingly-frustrated/ |archive-date=17 February 2011 }}. .</ref> With [[Universal Pictures|Universal]] deciding not to go forward with the ultra-ambitious adaptation of the 8-novel Stephen King series, and to end months of speculation, Bardem officially confirmed his role in ''Skyfall'' during an interview with [[Christiane Amanpour]] for [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]'s ''[[Nightline]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/video/javier-bardem-cause-sahara-human-rights-hollywood-14694971 |title=Javier Bardem's Passionate Cause &#124; Video |publisher=Abcnews.go.com |access-date=25 December 2012 |archive-date=18 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130918010848/http://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/video/javier-bardem-cause-sahara-human-rights-hollywood-14694971 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://movies.yahoo.com/blogs/the-projector/javier-bardem-latest-bond-baddie-160045095.html|title=Javier Bardem, Your Latest Bond Baddie|last=Grierson|first=Tim|date=12 October 2011|publisher=Yahoo!|access-date=12 October 2011|archive-date=12 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111012183245/http://movies.yahoo.com/blogs/the-projector/javier-bardem-latest-bond-baddie-160045095.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:JavierBardemSamMendesHWOFNov2012.jpg|thumb|upright|right|Bardem receiving his star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]] alongside director [[Sam Mendes]] in 2012]]

Bardem received the 2,484th star of the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]] on 8 November 2012. The star is located outside the [[El Capitan Theatre]].<ref name="Fox23news October 2012">{{cite news |title=Bardem to receive Hollywood honor |url=http://www.fox23news.com/entertainment/story/Bardem-to-receive-Hollywood-honor/uS4C81RlxkS0bN5Ysg-Hog.cspx |publisher=FOX 23 News |agency=[[World Entertainment News Network]] |date=30 October 2012 |access-date=2 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924014955/http://www.fox23news.com/entertainment/story/Bardem-to-receive-Hollywood-honor/uS4C81RlxkS0bN5Ysg-Hog.cspx |archive-date=24 September 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> With his movie ''Sons of the Clouds: The Last Colony'' (2012),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://instantwatcher.com/titles/188849 |title=Sons of the Clouds: The Last Colony (2012) – from |publisher=Instantwatcher.com |date=16 December 2012 |access-date=24 December 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121225150950/http://instantwatcher.com/titles/188849 |archive-date=25 December 2012 }}</ref> he demonstrated the suffering of the [[Sahrawi people]] in [[Sahrawi refugee camps|refugee camps]].<ref name="tiff">{{cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/tiff/article/1256454--tiff-2012-javier-bardem-s-documentary-reveals-plight-of-western-saharan-refugees|title=TIFF 2012: Javier Bardem's documentary reveals plight of Western Saharan refugees|work=thestar.com|date=14 September 2012|access-date=24 December 2012|archive-date=22 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022111707/http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/tiff/article/1256454--tiff-2012-javier-bardem-s-documentary-reveals-plight-of-western-saharan-refugees|url-status=live}}</ref> He publicly denounced the UN as unwilling to definitively resolve the human crisis there.<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/gFzuzuU-pbA Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20130727060333/http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=gFzuzuU-pbA Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFzuzuU-pbA |title=Sons of the Clouds: The Last Colony |publisher=YouTube |date=13 November 2012 |access-date=24 December 2012}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

Bardem portrayed the main antagonist, [[Armando Salazar]], in 2017's ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales]]'', the fifth film in the series.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/30983579|title=Skins star Kaya Scodelario joins the Pirates of the Caribbean crew – BBC Newsbeat|work=BBC News|date=26 January 2015|access-date=13 September 2016|archive-date=29 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150129175600/http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/30983579|url-status=live}}</ref> In September 2017, Bardem starred with [[Jennifer Lawrence]], [[Michelle Pfeiffer]], and [[Ed Harris]] in the horror film ''[[Mother!]]'' by director [[Darren Aronofsky]], which focuses on a couple whose lives are disrupted by the arrival of unexpected guests.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/michelle-pfeiffer-domhnall-gleeson-joining-884348|first=Borys|last=Kit|title=Michelle Pfeiffer, Domhnall Gleeson Joining Jennifer Lawrence in Darren Aronofsky Drama|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=15 April 2016|access-date=10 May 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160520113050/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/michelle-pfeiffer-domhnall-gleeson-joining-884348|archive-date=20 May 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=McNary|first1=Dave|title=Jennifer Lawrence's 'Mother!' Moves Forward to September Release|url=https://variety.com/2017/film/news/jennifer-lawrence-mother-moves-forward-release-1202502053/|date=21 July 2017|work=Variety|access-date=21 July 2017|archive-date=21 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170721024722/http://variety.com/2017/film/news/jennifer-lawrence-mother-moves-forward-release-1202502053/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2018, Bardem once again appeared on screen alongside his spouse Penélope Cruz in [[Asghar Farhadi]]'s feature film ''[[Everybody Knows (film)|Everybody Knows]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ikonlondonmagazine.com/cannes-71-film-festival-opening-night/|title=Opening Night Of The 71st Cannes Film Festival|website=Ikon London Magazine|first1=Tamara|last1=Orlova-Alvarez|first2=Joe|last2=Alvarez|date=8 May 2018|access-date=29 September 2018|archive-date=2 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201202215114/https://www.ikonlondonmagazine.com/cannes-71-film-festival-opening-night/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2021, Bardem portrayed [[Stilgar]] in [[Denis Villeneuve]]'s science fiction drama ''[[Dune (2021 film)|Dune]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2019/film/news/javier-bardem-dune-reboot-1203126074/|title=Javier Bardem Joins Timothee Chalamet in ''Dune'' Reboot|first=Justin|last=Kroll|work=Variety|date=1 February 2019|access-date=1 February 2019|archive-date=1 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190201210518/https://variety.com/2019/film/news/javier-bardem-dune-reboot-1203126074/|url-status=live}}</ref> That same year, he starred as Julio Blanco in [[Fernando León de Aranoa]]'s workplace satire ''[[The Good Boss]]''.<ref name="ambito">{{Cite web|url=https://www.ambito.com/espectaculos/el-buen-patron-se-quedo-los-goya-principales-n5371885|website=[[Ámbito Financiero]]|title="El buen patrón" se quedó con los Goya principales|date=14 February 2022|access-date=11 June 2022|archive-date=24 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240124181521/https://www.ambito.com/espectaculos/el-buen-patron-se-quedo-los-goya-principales-n5371885|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="camara" /> His leading performance portraying a manipulative factory boss was considered among the finest of his career by critics, and clinched him a [[Goya Award for Best Actor|Goya Award]].<ref name="ambito" /><ref name="camara">{{Cite web|url=https://www.diezminutos.es/teleprograma/series-tv/a40123924/el-buen-patron-donde-ver-movistar/|website=[[Diez Minutos]]|first=Nora|last=Cámara|date=27 May 2022|title='El buen patrón': dónde ver la candidata española al Oscar 2022 en Movistar Plus+|access-date=11 June 2022|archive-date=11 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220611023311/https://www.diezminutos.es/teleprograma/series-tv/a40123924/el-buen-patron-donde-ver-movistar/|url-status=live}}</ref> Also in 2021, he starred as [[Desi Arnaz]], alongside [[Nicole Kidman]] as his on-screen wife [[Lucille Ball]], in [[Amazon Studios]]' and [[Aaron Sorkin]]'s ''[[Being the Ricardos]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Kroll|first1=Justin|date=11 January 2021|title=Nicole Kidman And Javier Bardem Eyed To Play Lucille Ball And Desi Arnaz With Aaron Sorkin Directing 'Being the Ricardos' For Amazon Studios|url=https://deadline.com/2021/01/aaron-sorkin-nicole-kidman-javier-bardem-lucille-ball-desi-ricardo-being-the-ricardos-1234651297/|access-date=11 January 2021|website=Deadline Hollywood|archive-date=28 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210128175605/https://deadline.com/2021/01/aaron-sorkin-nicole-kidman-javier-bardem-lucille-ball-desi-ricardo-being-the-ricardos-1234651297/|url-status=live}}</ref> Despite unfavorable reactions in response to his casting as Arnaz,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://people.com/movies/javier-bardem-defends-casting-as-desi-arnaz-being-the-ricardos/|title=Javier Bardem Responds to 'Tricky' Criticism Over His Casting as Desi Arnaz in Being the Ricardos|website=People Magazine|first=Benjamin|last=VanHoose|date=15 December 2021|access-date=29 December 2021|archive-date=28 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211228170403/https://people.com/movies/javier-bardem-defends-casting-as-desi-arnaz-being-the-ricardos/|url-status=live}}</ref> Bardem's portrayal received praise.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/hollywood/being-the-ricardos-movie-review-nicole-kidman-javier-bardem-shine-in-this-otherwise-torrid-affair-101640614117560.html|title=Being the Ricardos movie review: Nicole Kidman, Javier Bardem shine in this otherwise torrid affair|newspaper=[[Hindustan Times]]|first=Abhimanyu|last=Mathur|date=27 December 2021|access-date=28 December 2021|archive-date=27 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211227185819/https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/hollywood/being-the-ricardos-movie-review-nicole-kidman-javier-bardem-shine-in-this-otherwise-torrid-affair-101640614117560.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.times-standard.com/2021/12/26/movie-review-ricardos-a-smart-funny-tribute-to-tvs-golden-age/|title='Ricardos' a smart, funny tribute to TV's Golden Age|website=[[Times-Standard]]|first=Mark|last=Meszoros|date=26 December 2021|access-date=28 December 2021|archive-date=28 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211228170358/https://www.times-standard.com/2021/12/26/movie-review-ricardos-a-smart-funny-tribute-to-tvs-golden-age/|url-status=live}}</ref> For his performance, he received nominations for the [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama]] and the [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role]], as well as his third [[Academy Award]] nomination for Best Actor, his fourth nomination overall.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/13/entertainment/golden-globes-nominations/index.html|title=Golden Globes 2022: See the list of nominees|website=[[CNN]]|first=Lisa|last=Respers France|date=13 December 2021|access-date=28 December 2021|archive-date=13 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211213161909/https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/13/entertainment/golden-globes-nominations/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2022/01/javier-bardem-sag-nomination-being-the-ricardos-dune-2-1234909003/|title=Javier Bardem Celebrates SAG Nomination; Dreams Of Riding Sandworm In 'Dune 2' This Summer|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Rosy|last=Cordero|date=12 January 2022|access-date=12 January 2022|archive-date=12 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220112164449/https://deadline.com/2022/01/javier-bardem-sag-nomination-being-the-ricardos-dune-2-1234909003/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2022/02/oscar-nominations-list-of-nominees-1234928251/|title=Oscar Nominations: 'The Power Of The Dog', 'Dune' Top List; 'Drive My Car' Among Big Surprises|work=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|first=Patrick|last=Hipes|date=8 February 2022|access-date=8 February 2022|archive-date=8 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220208132041/https://deadline.com/2022/02/oscar-nominations-list-of-nominees-1234928251/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Bardem was set to play [[Frankenstein's Monster]] in the upcoming remake of the ''[[Bride of Frankenstein (2019 film)|Bride of Frankenstein]]'', directed by [[Bill Condon]].<ref>{{cite news | work = Hollywood Reporter | access-date = 25 August 2017 | date = 22 May 2017 | url = https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/universal-sets-bride-frankenstein-2019-1006288 | title = Universal Sets 'Bride of Frankenstein' for 2019 | first = Aaron | last = Couch | archive-date = 14 August 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170814050916/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/universal-sets-bride-frankenstein-2019-1006288 | url-status = live }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/movies/javier-bardem-still-wants-to-play-frankenstein/|title=Javier Bardem still wants to play Frankenstein's monster: 'I have the looks'|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|first=Andrea|last=Towers|date=11 January 2022|access-date=16 January 2022|archive-date=16 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220116211737/https://ew.com/movies/javier-bardem-still-wants-to-play-frankenstein/|url-status=live}}</ref> He appeared in the 2022 film ''[[Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile (film)|Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile]]'' and played [[King Triton]] in Disney's 2023 [[List of remakes and adaptations of Disney animated films|live-action/CGI movie]], ''[[The Little Mermaid (2023 film)|The Little Mermaid]]'', directed by [[Rob Marshall]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/07/javier-bardem-sonys-lyle-lyle-crocodile-1234788926/|title=Javier Bardem to Star in Sony's Adaptation of Classic Children's Book 'Lyle, Lyle Crocodile'|date=8 July 2021|first=Justin|last=Kroll|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709000338/https://deadline.com/2021/07/javier-bardem-sonys-lyle-lyle-crocodile-1234788926/|archive-date=9 July 2021|url-status=live|access-date=9 July 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=N'Duka |first=Amanda |url=https://deadline.com/2019/07/javier-bardem-disney-the-little-mermaid-1202648060/ |title=Javier Bardem In Talks For Disney's 'The Little Mermaid' Remake |date=17 July 2019 |work=Deadline |access-date=17 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190717212730/https://deadline.com/2019/07/javier-bardem-disney-the-little-mermaid-1202648060/ |archive-date=17 July 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/1157889-little-mermaid-cast-plus-pinocchio-peter-pan-films-go-to-disney|title=Little Mermaid Cast, Plus Pinocchio & Peter Pan Films Go to Disney+|website=Comingsoon.net|last=Evry|first=Max|date=10 December 2020|access-date=11 December 2020|archive-date=11 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201211004527/https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/1157889-little-mermaid-cast-plus-pinocchio-peter-pan-films-go-to-disney|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2024, Bardem reprised the role of Stilgar in ''[[Dune: Part Two]]'' and he will also work once again with Kidman in the upcoming [[Netflix]] and [[Skydance Animation]] film, ''[[Spellbound (2024 film)|Spellbound]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2022/06/nicole-kidman-javier-bardem-john-lithgow-nathan-lane-more-join-spellbound-1235049176/|title=Nicole Kidman, Javier Bardem, John Lithgow, Nathan Lane, Jenifer Lewis & More Board Animated Pic 'Spellbound' From Apple & Skydance Animation|website=Deadline Hollywood|last=Grobar|first=Matt|date=21 June 2022|access-date=21 June 2022|archive-date=21 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220621170553/https://deadline.com/2022/06/nicole-kidman-javier-bardem-john-lithgow-nathan-lane-more-join-spellbound-1235049176/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Zilko |first=Christian |date=29 May 2022 |title=Javier Bardem Has Read 'Dune: Part Two' Script, Says Sequel 'Is Gonna Surprise People' |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2022/05/javier-bardem-dune-2-update-1234729312/ |access-date=6 July 2023 |website=IndieWire|archive-date=27 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220927051740/https://www.indiewire.com/2022/05/javier-bardem-dune-2-update-1234729312/ |url-status=live }}</ref> On 10 July 2023, ''[[Deadline Hollywood|Deadline]]'' announced that Bardem will star with [[Brad Pitt]] in ''[[F1 (film)|F1]]'' for [[Apple TV+]], with [[Warner Bros. Pictures]] handling theatrical distribution.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kroll |first=Justin |date=10 July 2023 |title=Javier Bardem Joins Brad Pitt In Apple's F1 Racing Movie |url=https://deadline.com/2023/07/javier-bardem-brad-pitt-apples-f1-1235433404/ |access-date=10 July 2023 |website=Deadline|archive-date=10 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230710210235/https://deadline.com/2023/07/javier-bardem-brad-pitt-apples-f1-1235433404/ |url-status=live }}</ref> 

In September 2024, during the reception of his 2023 [[Donostia Award]] for career achievement at the [[72nd San Sebastián International Film Festival]], answering a question about his availability to Spanish filmmakers other than his friend Fernando León, Bardem announced that he had been cast to star alongside [[Victoria Luengo]] in [[Rodrigo Sorogoyen]]'s ''[[The Beloved (upcoming film)|The Beloved]]'', due to begin filming in January 2025 in [[Fuerteventura]].<ref name="hopewellmclennan">{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2024/film/global/javier-bardem-rodrigo-sorogoyen-vicky-luengo-1236151735/|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|title=Javier Bardem Announces He Will Star in 'El Ser Querido' From 'The Beasts' Director Rodrigo Sorogoyen, Lambasts Israeli Government's Gaza Attacks|first1=John|access-date=20 September 2024|last1=Hopewell|first2=Callum|last2=McLennan|date=20 September 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|website=Kinótico|url=https://kinotico.es/actualidad/2024-09-20/javier-bardem-anuncia-desde-san-sebastian-rodaje-ser-querido-rodrigo-sorogoyen|title=Javier Bardem anuncia desde San Sebastián el rodaje de 'El ser querido', de Rodrigo Sorogoyen|first=Mariajo|last=Arias|date=20 September 2024}}</ref> That same month, he starred as Jose Menendez, the father of [[Lyle and Erik Menendez]], in [[Netflix]]'s ''[[Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story]]'', which earned him nominations for the [[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film]] and the [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actor - Miniseries or Television Movie]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fienberg |first=Daniel |date=September 20, 2024 |title='Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story' Review: Despite a Terrifying Javier Bardem, Ryan Murphy's Netflix True-Crime Saga Falls Flat |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-reviews/monsters-the-lyle-and-erik-menendez-story-review-netflix-ryan-murphy-javier-bardem-chloe-sevigny-1236007678/ |access-date=September 20, 2024 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Rice |first=Lynette |date=2024-12-22 |title=‘Monsters’ Star Javier Bardem On His Golden Globe Nomination, His Distaste For Violence & Why He Felt Depressed On ‘No Country For Old Men’ |url=https://deadline.com/2024/12/monsters-star-javier-bardem-golden-globe-nomination-reaction-1236200835/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241225053131/https://deadline.com/2024/12/monsters-star-javier-bardem-golden-globe-nomination-reaction-1236200835/ |archive-date=2024-12-25 |access-date=2025-05-08 |website=[[Deadline (magazine)|Deadline]]}}</ref> In advance of the 2025 [[Cannes Film Market]], Bardem was reported to have been cast in [[Florian Zeller]]'s psychological thriller ''Bunker'' alongside Penélope Cruz.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2025/05/penelope-cruz-javier-bardem-florian-zeller-bunker-cannes-1236382353/|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|first=Mike|last=Fleming Jr.|first2=Andreas|last2=Wiseman|title=Penélope Cruz & Javier Bardem To Play Married Couple On Rocky Terrain In Florian Zeller’s Psychological Thriller ‘Bunker’; FilmNation Launches Cannes Market Hot Project|date=1 May 2025}}</ref>