Mads Mikkelsen has Heated Exchange With Reporter Over Question About Cast in 'The Promised Land'
justjared.comMads Mikkelsen had a slightly heated exchange with a reporter during a Q&A promoting his new movie The Promised Land at the 2023 Venice Film Festival.
The 57-year-old Fantastic Beasts actor is attending the festival and walked the red carpet with his son Carl Jacobsen Mikkelsen.
He fired back at a reporter who raised a question about the seeming lack of diversity in the film’s cast during a promotional event. Read more about Mads Mikkelsen’s exchange… During the Q&A session, a reporter asked about the “lack of diversity” in the film, which is set in Denmark in the 1750s, via Deadline.
The outlet noted that Mads interrupted to ask what the reporter was “on to.” They responded by asking if there were concerns that the movie might not be eligible for the Academy Awards due to new standards for inclusion.
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