Mads Mikkelsen Wins Cannes Best Actor

Moore Than

Congratulations to Mads Mikkelsen on winning the best actor award at Cannes. Mikkelsen portrays the character of Lucas in the psychological thriller The Hunt. Lucas watches his life unravel after he is falsely accused of molesting a child. "Eighty per cent of this is Thomas Vinterberg's prize," Mikkelsen said as he picked up the statuette. "Thank you for inviting me into this universe of collaboration and love."

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Denmark's Mads Mikkelsen wins Cannes best actor
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Hardyboy

His star definitely seems to be rising. I read yesterday that he was also cast to play the villain in Thor 2.

Mr Beech

Hardyboy wrote:

His star definitely seems to be rising. I read yesterday that he was also cast to play the villain in Thor 2.

Nooooooo! I am not much a fan for these comic book formula films, which I felt Thor was the epitome of.

Moore Than

Here is a video of Mads Mikkelsen receiving his award as Best Actor at this years Cannes Film Festival.

Mads Mikkelsen acceptance speech for Best Actor Award
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iS3uJInW-I8

Moore Than

Mads Mikkelsen is to star as the psychiatrist turned serial killer Hannibal Lecter in NBC's thirteen episode drama series entitled 'Hannibal'. Based on the characters in Thomas Harris' novels, the prequel stars Hugh Dancy as Will Graham, the criminal profiler who is on the hunt for a serial killer with the FBI and enlists Dr. Lecter's help with the case.

NBC Finds Its Hannibal in Bond villain Mads Mikkelsen
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/nbc-hannibal-mads-mikkelsen-332734

Moore Than

In an interview with the Huffington Post, Mads Mikkelsen remembers the day he was cast to play Le Chiffre in Casino Royale and reveals it was a bit of an anti-climax. "I had a meeting first, then a casting, and I was all ready to do the torture scene with Daniel. And there was so much going on around us, people running in and out, and then someone said 'great having you on board'. And I didn't move, and then they said 'go away, I don't want to see you, you got the job'. Daniel was standing next to me and said really quietly, 'all right - tell me your secret, because I went to five castings - who did you f***?"

"They'd done their homework, seen my stuff, so it was fine, just a bit of an anti-climax, because I was so ready to do more for them, but it was...shrugs...you're in."

A Royal Affair Star Mads Mikkelsen Reveals How Becoming Bond Villain Le Chiffre Was 'An Anti-Climax'
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/06/13/a-royal-affair-mads-mikkelsen-casino-royale-le-chiffre_n_1593709.html

Moore Than

Moore Than wrote:

Mads Mikkelsen is to star as the psychiatrist turned serial killer Hannibal Lecter in NBC's thirteen episode drama series entitled 'Hannibal'. Based on the characters in Thomas Harris' novels, the prequel stars Hugh Dancy as Will Graham, the criminal profiler who is on the hunt for a serial killer with the FBI and enlists Dr. Lecter's help with the case.

NBC Finds Its Hannibal in Bond villain Mads Mikkelsen
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/nbc-hannibal-mads-mikkelsen-332734

Here are a couple of trailers for the new TV series Hannibal featuring Mads Mikkelsen as Dr. Hannibal Lecter. Also featured are Laurence Fishburne as Special Agent Jack Crawford and Hugh Dancy as Special Agent Will Graham. The series begins on NBC (US) on the 4th April. Looks impressive......and graphic.

Hannibal (NBC) Full Length Trailer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWg4d6LRHVU

Hannibal (NBC) "A Killer's Legend Reborn" Trailer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36S1cgEW9bk

Silhouette Man

Who says playing a Bond villain can harm your career, eh?

Charmed & Dangerous

Silhouette Man wrote:

Who says playing a Bond villain can harm your career, eh?

Good point Silhouette Man. Playing a villain seems to give you better career prospects than playing a Bond girl...

Moore Than

Moore Than wrote:

Mads Mikkelsen is to star as the psychiatrist turned serial killer Hannibal Lecter in NBC's thirteen episode drama series entitled 'Hannibal'. Based on the characters in Thomas Harris' novels, the prequel stars Hugh Dancy as Will Graham, the criminal profiler who is on the hunt for a serial killer with the FBI and enlists Dr. Lecter's help with the case.

NBC Finds Its Hannibal in Bond villain Mads Mikkelsen
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/nbc-hannibal-mads-mikkelsen-332734

Hannibal is to be broadcast in the UK on Sky Living from the 7th May.

Mads Mikkelsen is currently filming 'The Salvation', a western set in 1870's America. The story follows a settler in a corrupt community attempting to avenge the murder of his family. The supporting cast includes Eva Green and Jonathan Pryce.

First Look At Mads Mikkelsen In Western 'The Salvation'
http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/first-look-at-mads-mikkelsen-in-western-the-salvation-eva-green-jeffrey-dean-morgan-jonathan-pryce-more-join-cast-20130422