![Javier Bardem 2017 Esquire Cover Javier Bardem covers the May 2017 issue of Esquire.](https://www.thefashionisto.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Javier-Bardem-2017-Esquire-Cover.jpg)
Javier Bardem delivers a serious gaze as he covers the May 2017 issue of Esquire. Photographer Alexei Hay captures the 48-year-old actor in a series of expressive images. Fashion director Nick Sullivan styles the shoot. Sporting leather jackets for the occasion, Bardem warms up to brands such as Gucci and Dolce & Gabbana. The Escobar actor also opens up to the magazine about his love for AC/DC. Bardem explains, “I love hard rock and I love heavy metal.” He continues, “It’s always been something I’ve been drinking from, the energy of metal.” Read more on Esquire.com.
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Javier Bardem Esquire Photo Shoot
![Javier Bardem 2017 Esquire Photo Shoot 001 Actor Javier Bardem sports a leather jacket by Gucci.](https://www.thefashionisto.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Javier-Bardem-2017-Esquire-Photo-Shoot-001.jpg)
![Javier Bardem 2017 Esquire Photo Shoot 002 Alexei Hay photographs Javier Bardem in a t-shirt and jacket from Dolce & Gabbana.](https://www.thefashionisto.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Javier-Bardem-2017-Esquire-Photo-Shoot-002.jpg)
![Javier Bardem 2017 Esquire Photo Shoot 003 Striking a dance move, Javier Bardem dons a t-shirt and jacket by Dolce & Gabbana with Gucci jeans and O'Keeffe shoes.](https://www.thefashionisto.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Javier-Bardem-2017-Esquire-Photo-Shoot-003.jpg)
![Javier Bardem 2017 Esquire Photo Shoot 004 Letting out a yell, Javier Bardem wears a t-shirt and jacket from Dolce & Gabbana.](https://www.thefashionisto.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Javier-Bardem-2017-Esquire-Photo-Shoot-004.jpg)