Tag: Casino Royale
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Mads Mikkelsen Talks Losing the Script for ‘Casino Royale’ on a Plane and Working With ‘Partner in Crime’ Daniel Craig: ‘I Tickled His B—s With a Rope’
Don’t trust Mads Mikkelsen with your script.“‘Casino Royale’ was the first screenplay with my name on every single page. Which also means that if you lose it, it’s on you. I got on a plane, started to read it and I fell asleep. Then I got out and just left it there,” he told the…
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007 Casting Directors Feared Daniel Craig Wasn’t Traditionally ‘Handsome’ Enough to Play James Bond
Daniel Craig’s debated attractiveness put a target on his back as the new James Bond while casting “Casino Royale,” according to “GoldenEye” helmer Martin Campbell.The director, who remained part of the 007 casting team, told Express UK that Craig didn’t follow in the “traditional” look of Bond as embodied by past franchise stars Sean Connery…
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‘The Promised Land’ Trailer: Mads Mikkelsen Reunites With Director Nikolaj Arcel For A New Venice-Bound Drama
Before Bond and “Casino Royale,” before many of his now iconic performances and appearances in franchises like “Rogue One,” ‘Fantastic Beasts,’ “Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny,” Danish actor Mads Mikkelsen first came to fame with Nicolas Winding Refn’s “Pusher” trilogy. But one of the acclaimed films that kept pushing up the mountain of…
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James Bond’s Signature Aston Martin Almost Never Existed
One of the many James Bond franchise staples introduced in 1964’s “Goldfinger” was 007’s Aston Martin DB5. Throughout his 60-year cinematic run, Bond has had the pleasure of driving some of the finest vehicles in the world, but none have become as synonymous with England’s greatest spy as the DB5. Which is why, to this…
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Netflix Really Missed The Mark With This Mads Mikkelsen Action Thriller
When you think of Mads Mikkelsen, your brain probably locks onto the captivating villains he’s played on screen, be it Le Chiffre from “Casino Royale,” Hannibal Lecter in “Hannibal,” or even Jürgen Voller in “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny.” What you may not think about is Mikkelsen the dancer. It’s true: after studying at…
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This Drug-Fueled Drama Gave Us Unhinged Mads Mikkelsen Before ‘Hannibal’
No doubt Hollywood’s favorite Dane, Mads Mikkelsen is currently turning heads as the latest Indiana Jones baddie in Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, though his career actually began with an entirely different kind of franchise much more concerned with the grittiness of drug-dealing than any kind of Hollywood spectacle. The franchise in question…
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Daniel Craig, Christopher Nolan Laud James Bond Talent at London Action Festival as Kit Harington Surprises ‘Game of Thrones’ Event (Exclusive)
Top global talent paid homage to director Martin Campbell and special effects supervisor Chris Corbould at the second London Action Festival, which concluded Sunday.The duo, who were honored with the festival’s Moving Target Award for their outstanding contribution to action cinema, were surprised with a range of video messages from people who had worked with…
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Henry Cavill Lost Out on James Bond Because He Looked ‘Too Young’
Henry Cavill’s age worked against him when auditioning to play James Bond.The “Man of Steel” actor was the second choice to portray 007 in the 2006 franchise revamp “Casino Royale,” with director Martin Campbell now revealing that Cavill would have been cast if he appeared older — and if Daniel Craig wasn’t available.“He looked great…