Editing Christopher Walken (section)

===2000s===
[[File:ChristopherWalkenFeb08.jpg|thumb|upright|Walken in 2008]]
In 2000, Walken was cast as the lead, along with [[Blair Brown]], in ''[[James Joyce's The Dead]]'' on [[Broadway (theatre)|Broadway]]. A "play with music", ''The Dead'' featured music by [[Shaun Davey]], conducted by [[Charles Prince]], with music coordination and percussion by Tom Partington. ''James Joyce's The Dead'' won a [[Tony Award]] that year for Best Book for a Musical.

Walken had a music video performance in 2001 with [[Fatboy Slim]]'s "[[Weapon of Choice (song)|Weapon of Choice]]". Directed by [[Spike Jonze]], it won six MTV awards in 2001 and—in a list of the top 100 videos of all time compiled from a survey of musicians, directors and music industry figures conducted by UK music TV channel [[VH1]]—won Best Video of All Time in April 2002. In the video, Walken dances and flies around the lobby of the [[Marriott International|Marriott Hotel]] in Los Angeles; Walken also helped choreograph the dance. Also in 2001, Walken played a gangster who was in the [[witness protection program]] in the [[David Spade]] comedy ''[[Joe Dirt]]'' and an eccentric film director in ''[[America's Sweethearts]]''. Also in 2001, Walken played Lieutenant [[Macduff (Macbeth)|Macduff]] in ''[[Scotland, PA]]'', a loose film adaptation of [[Shakespeare]]'s ''[[Macbeth]]''.

In 2002 Walken played Mike in the film ''[[Poolhall Junkies]]'' and played Frank Abagnale Sr. in ''[[Catch Me If You Can]]'', which is inspired by the story of [[Frank Abagnale]] Jr., a con artist who passed himself off as several identities and forged millions of dollars' worth of checks. His portrayal earned him a second Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. Walken also had a part in the 2003 action comedy film ''[[The Rundown]]'', starring [[Dwayne Johnson|Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson]] and [[Seann William Scott]], in which he plays a ruthless [[despotism|despot]]. He was nominated for a [[Golden Raspberry Award|Razzie]] (Worst Supporting Actor) in 2002's ''[[The Country Bears]]''<ref>{{cite web
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and in two 2003 films, ''[[Gigli]]'' and ''[[Kangaroo Jack]]''.<ref>{{cite web
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Walken also starred in [[Barry Levinson]]'s ''[[Envy (2004 film)|Envy]]'', in which he plays J-Man, a crazy guy who helps [[Ben Stiller]]'s character and in his starring role in 2004's ''[[Around the Bend]]'' he again has a dancing scene as he portrays an absentee father who has fled prison to reunite with his father, his son and the grandson he never knew before dying. Walken played the role of Paul Rayburn in 2004's ''[[Man on Fire (2004 film)|Man on Fire]]'', where, when speaking about the imminent destructive actions of John Creasy ([[Denzel Washington]]), his character states: "A man can be an artist... in anything, food, whatever. It depends on how good he is at it. Creasy's art is death. He's about to paint his masterpiece." Also in 2004, Walken played Mike in the film ''[[The Stepford Wives (2004 film)|The Stepford Wives]]''.

In 2005, he played Mark Heiss in the film ''[[Domino (2005 film)|Domino]]'' and the role of Secretary Cleary in the film ''[[Wedding Crashers]]''. In 2006, he played Morty, a sympathetic inventor who is more than meets the eye, in the comedy/drama ''[[Click (2006 film)|Click]]'' and also appeared in ''[[Man of the Year (2006 film)|Man of the Year]]'' with [[Robin Williams]] and [[Lewis Black]]. He co-starred in the 2007 film adaptation ''[[Hairspray (2007 film)|Hairspray]]'', wherein he is seen singing and dancing in a romantic duet with [[John Travolta]] and portrayed the eccentric but cruel crime lord and [[Ping-Pong]] enthusiast Feng in the 2007 comedy action film ''[[Balls of Fury]]'' opposite [[Dan Fogler]]. Walken was in the film ''[[Five Dollars a Day]]'' (2008), in which he plays a con man proud of living like a king on $5 a day. ''[[The Maiden Heist]]'', a comedy co-starring [[Morgan Freeman]], [[William H. Macy]] and Walken about security guards in an art museum, debuted at the [[Edinburgh International Film Festival]] in 2009.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.edfilmfest.org.uk/whats-on?&date=2009-06-25&per_page=15&page=2|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090629043154/http://www.edfilmfest.org.uk/whats-on?&date=2009-06-25&per_page=15&page=2|url-status=dead|title=Event List &#124; Edinburgh International Film Festival|archive-date=June 29, 2009|website=www.edfilmfest.org.uk|access-date=April 7, 2020}}</ref>

Walken also starred in [[Universal Studios Florida]]'s "[[Disaster!]]" theme park attraction, which opened in 2008 and closed in 2015. He portrayed Frank Kincaid, the fictional CEO of "Disaster Studios" who encouraged guests to be extras in his latest film. In the attraction's pre-show, Walken was projected on a clear screen, much like a life-size hologram and interacted with the live-action talent.