To accompany evil Agent Spalko, this adventure introduces a new character, Col. Dovchenko, the leader of Spalko?s traveling henchmen. Igor Jijikine, who had been a high-wire trapeze artist for Cirque du Soleil, plays Dovchenko. His comrades-in-arms include Dmitri Diatchenko and, from the hit television series ?Lost,? Andrew Divoff.
?Pat Roach, who was our iconic muscleman villain, passed away, and we were very sad not to have him in this picture,? explains Spielberg. ?I was looking for someone to fit the kind of role he used to play. Debbie Zane, our casting director brought Igor in, and I thought he?d be a terrific villain.?