Christoph Waltz Joins Jimmy Kimmel To Audition For 'Siegfried And Roy'

Actor Christoph Waltz has become accustomed to playing the evil villain like he's now done in a [...]

Actor Christoph Waltz has become accustomed to playing the evil villain like he's now done in a long list of films. He won an Oscar for his portrayal of Hans Landa in Quentin Tarantino's 2010 film Inglorious Basterds, and also more recently took on another evil role as the criminal mastermind in 2015 James Bond film, Spectre. While joining Jimmy Kimmel Live Thursday night, the talk show host wanted to give Waltz the chance and rare opportunity to see if the Oscar-winning actor could use his powers for good.

In a hilarious skit, Jimmy Kimmel and Christophe Waltz auditioned for the roles of Siegfried and Roy (or maybe just Roy) in the upcoming biopic about the famous German magicians whose act became a staple of Las Vegas entertainment for years. Kimmel decided to give the audience a small preview of the tape from the humorous audition.

Things got off to a rocky start when both Kimmel and Waltz demanded to play the role of Roy. They later got into a disagreement on Kimmel's German accent, which Waltz derided as sounding like a "Nazi magician." While Kimmel claimed that his surname is of German decent, he also stated that he knows what a German accent sounds like and questioned whether Waltz did or not. The Austrian-Born actor replied, "Oh, I've heard German accents."

The final straw, however, was when Kimmel started reciting the lyrics to "99 Luftballons" in a spoken word form. Waltz then angrily walked off the set of the audition. Unfortunately, Kimmel will not be able to portray both roles, but he was able to demonstrate "my scream for when the tiger's eating my head."

We may never know if Christoph Waltz can portray a protagonist character like that of Siegfried or Roy, but his two Oscars lead us to believe that he is capable of pulling off just about any role.

Do you think Christoph Waltz and Jimmy Kimmel should be give the roles of Siegfried and Roy?

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