When it was announced a few months back that “Game of Thrones” star Peter Dinklage would be playing Bolivar Trask in the upcoming X-Men: Days of Future Past we all started referring to him as the film’s villain, but that’s not how Dinklage sees it, at least in his portrayal.

I didnt want to play the villain, Dinklage told EW. Hes a man of science. Hes a man of invention. He actually sees what hes doing as a good thing  [his ambition is] definitely blind and hes quite arrogant. Hes strove all his life for a certain respect and attention.

Not only will Trask be taking on the “mutant threat,” but he’ll have some big human opponents in the movie as well.

“Hes up against Richard Nixon, Dinklage said. Hes got some hurdles.

Many more images of Dinklage in character can be found on the viral marketing site for the film. X-Men: Days of Future Past will land in theaters on May 23, 2014.