Mads Mikkelsen Shares Theory On Why He’s Cast As The Bad Guy In U.S. Movies – Marrakech Masterclass
deadline.comMads Mikkelsen has distinguished himself across his career with his ability to move between arthouse hits in his native Denmark and big Hollywood franchises such as James Bond, Doctor Strange, Star Wars, Fantastic Beasts and Indiana Jones.
The actor was quizzed in a Marrakech Film Festival masterclass on Saturday about the fact that he tends to be cast as a flawed hero in Europe and the bad guy in Hollywood, such as Marvel supervillain Kaecilius or Le Chiffre in Casino Royal. “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,” he said. “Then if the Americans see something they like, they have a tendency to try and copy it, right.
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