He's versatile.

In recent years you've seen him as a Mexican drug lord, a German seaman, a comic book supervillain, an aide to the President of the United States, and a battle-scarred animated fish.  What WILL he do next?

Below is a list of possible roles for him to tackle.  Did I time travel, steal these excerpts from real movie reviews and bring them back from the future?  I'm not telling.


…co-starring Willem Dafoe as an Arab guerilla leader.

…with Willem Dafoe as a Norwegian restaurateur.

…a futuristic remake of Lassie, with Willem Dafoe in the title role.

…with Willem Dafoe reprising his role as a middle-aged southern woman.

…an all-star cast including Willem Dafoe as a Buddhist monk.

…also starring Helen Hunt and Willem Dafoe, in peak form as a blind African girl.

…The show is a real historical tour-de-force, with Willem Dafoe playing Einstein, Hitler, Stalin, and Eleanor Roosevelt.

…The original cast boasts Nathan Lane, Jessica Simpson, and Willem Dafoe as a dancing sandwich.