Tag: Mads Mikkelsen
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Anthony Hopkins Made ‘Silence of the Lambs’ Perfectly Creepy When He Improvised
Fans of TV’s Hannibal series may advocate for Mads Mikkelsen’s portrayal, but when people hear the name Hannibal Lecter, they think of one performance in particular: Sir Anthony Hopkins in The Silence of the Lambs. It was the role that won Hopkins the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor despite his mere 16 minutes of screen…
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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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Nicolas Winding Refn’s Favorite Films: 37 Movies the Director Wants You to See
Danish auteur Nicolas Winding Refn is infamous for being one of the most provocative filmmakers working today, so it shouldn’t be too surprising that several of his favorite films are some of the most disturbing movies ever made. Over the years, Refn has given wide-ranging interviews that don’t hide the influences that have driven his…
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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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‘The Promised Land’ Trailer: Mads Mikkelsen Plays Danish Explorer in Nikolaj Arcel’s Venice Competition Film From TrustNordisk (Exclusive)
TrustNordisk has unveiled the international trailer and poster for “The Promised Land,” Nikolaj Arcel’s historical epic drama starring Mads Mikkelsen (“Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny”), which is slated to world premiere in competition at the Venice Film Festival.“The Promised Land” tells the true story of an impoverished captain, Ludvig Kahlen, who set out…
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How ‘Star Wars’ Connects to ‘Oppenheimer’
It’s been a few good weeks for the movies, and Oppenheimer is still rocking movie theaters everywhere with the tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer (Cillian Murphy), the so-called “father of the atomic bomb.” Christopher Nolan’s biopic shows how the nuclear physicist saw his creation have its purposes twisted and used to kill thousands of innocent…
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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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Anne Hathaway and Matthew McConaughey Films Land SAG-AFTRA Waivers
SAG-AFTRA has released a list of an initial batch of independent film projects that have signed the guild’s interim agreement, which will allow those movies to continue filming or imminently start filming even as the actors strike against the studios carries on.Among the titles to obtain waivers is “Mother Mary,” which is an A24 and…
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SAG-AFTRA Approves 39 Indie Projects to Shoot During Strike, Including Two A24 Films
SAG-AFTRA has granted approval to 39 independent productions to shoot during the strike, after confirming that they are not tied to AMPTP companies.The list includes two projects from A24, the independent production company: “Mother Mary,” starring Anne Hathaway and Michaela Coel, and “Death of a Unicorn,” starring Paul Rudd and Jenna Ortega, which is set…