Free Guy, the new movie starring Ryan Reynolds as a non-player character in a Grand Theft Auto-like video game, hits theaters on Friday, August 13. When it does, there will be plenty of over-the-top action and an unending stream of laughs thanks to its heroes. If you don't believe that, check out GameSpot's review of the film. However, Free Guy will also introduce the movie's bad guy, a villainous but utterly ridiculous and hilarious video game designer named Antwan, played by none other than Thor: Love and Thunder director Taika Waititi.

While Antwan exists in the movie's real world, rather than inside of the game with Reynold's character Guy, the distinct energy Waititi infuses into the role is unmistakable and so engaging that even though they're not face-to-face, it's hard to imagine a better foil for the hero. According to director Shawn Levy, though, Waititi was definitely not someone he had in mind for the role, originally.

"I had a list of Antwan ideas and one day [Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively] reached out to me, they're like, 'Okay, here's a crazy idea. I don't know if it's going to work. Don't know if you like it. What about Taika Waititi?'" he remembered, while speaking to GameSpot. "And I'm like, 'Wait, the director whose movies I love?' And they're like, 'Yeah, yeah, but he's also a sometimes actor. But more to the point, he's just like a unicorn of strange uniqueness. You should meet him.'"