While Javier Bardem was able to flex his considerable comedic chops as Fremen leader Stilgar in Dune: Part Two, his latest role is a return to bad guy basics. Bardem is set to play vile rapist/murderer Max Cady in Cape Fear, the upcoming Apple TV+ series from The Act showrunner Nick Antosca.

Nick Antosca, who created the true crime dramas 'A Friend of the Family' and 'The Act,' is writing and will showrun the series that is based on the iconic 1962 and 1991 movies.

Academy Award-winner Javier Bardem is set to star in the series adaptation of "Cape Fear" from Apple TV+, which will be executive-produced by Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg. The new series, based on the 1991 Scorsese movie,