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Mads Mikkelsen built a career for himself in the Danish film industry with notable works like thePusherfilms before ascending to international fame as aJames Bondvillain. Mikkelsen has since played antagonists in major franchises, including the MCU and theIndiana Jonesfranchise.The Huntactor has expressed his views on Hollywood consistently typecasting him as the bad guy in every other film.
Mikkelsen felt that his ‘funny’ Danish accent appealed to casting directors as a characteristic fit for a villain. Mikkelsen has successfully maintained a balance between his contributions to Danish cinema and Hollywood, delivering exceptional outputs in both.
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Mads Mikkelsen Blames Hollywood For Typecasting Him
Mads Mikkelsen quickly caught the audience’s attention with his distinguished portrayal of villains in Hollywood. TheFantastic Beastsactor shared his vast knowledge of cinema with acting aspirants in a masterclass at the Marrakech Film Festival. During the masterclass, he was asked about his back-to-back casting in bad-guy roles in Hollywood.
In his answer, Mikkelsen called out the tendency of Hollywood filmmakers and casting directors to cast foreign actors in supervillain roles. TheRogue Oneactor shared that the funny accent somehow resonated with American audiences. He joked that earlier they used to love German, British, and Russian accents, but lately found interest in his Danish accent. Mikkelsen shared in the masterclass (via Deadline):
“It’s quite simple. It’s the funny accent. It’s as simple as that. It used to be Germans, then it was Brits; then the Russians, and then for some reason they fell in love with the Danish accent. That’s definitely part of it.”
However, Mikkelsen revealed that he had tried to do all the roles differently. He added that his Le Chiffre role inCasino Royalewas very different from Kaecilius inDoctor Strange. Interestingly, the casting director of theJames Bondmovie was looking for a French actor for the role, but when that option fell through, Mikkelsen was called in for the role.
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Mads Mikkelsen Also Gave Advice On Acting In Non-Mother Tongue Films
Mads Mikkelsen also provided advice to one of the young actresses, who asked him about tackling non-mother tongue roles. Mikkelsen revealed that he had done films in multiple languages, most of which he didn’t speak fluently. For him, rehearsal was the key and it allowed him to focus on delivering the best performance without being overly concerned about the language. He added that any language mistakes could be later fixed during the ADR. Mikkelsen shared:
“The trick the first time I did anything in English was to rehearse it and rehearse it and then, once you shoot the scene that’s it, it’s over. If there are mistakes, if people out there are going, ‘Oh my God, what an accent’. So be it. That’s all I could do. Forget it once you get in there, focus on the scene. You cannot be on stage or in front of the camera, focusing on the language. The worst-case scenario is you may fix it later in the ADR sessions later on.”
While theChaos Walkingactor has a busy time working in Hollywood, he continues to garner critical acclaim for his contributions to Danish cinema. Mikkelsen’s new film,The Promised Land, is the official entry from Denmark to the Oscars. The film was screened at the Marrakech Film Festival, where Mikkelsen was also awarded the honorary Etoile d’Or career prize.
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