Mads Mikkelsen Reflects On His Career, Wants To Work With Meryl Streep, Robert De Niro
15.08.2022 - 20:35
/ etcanada.com
Mads Mikkelsen reflected on his career at the Sarajevo Film Festival in Bosnia And Herzegovina over the weekend, discussing his lengthy career and which three actors he dreams of working with next. The Danish film and TV star was this year’s recipient of the Honorary Heart of Sarajevo Award for his outstanding contribution to the art of film.
During a conversation in front of fans, Mikkelsen, 56, was asked to name his top three actors — a question that truly stumped the “Hannibal” star.
“I will only have three friends if I answer that question, and I will get a thousand enemies, right?” he joked. “There are so many fantastic actors that I’ve worked with a lot back home, and there are many more out there.”
Changing the topic slightly to include the three actors he would like to work with next, Mikkelsen said, “One guy I’ve always wanted to work with is a French actor called Vincent Cassel. I think he’s amazing. I grew up with Robert De Niro, and if I could have Meryl Streep on the team, well, that would be great.”
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A staple in Danish films, Mikkelsen’s English-language breakout role came as the villain Le Chiffre in 2006’s James Bond movie “Casino Royale”. That role led the actor to more dark roles like that of cannibal Hannibal Lecter in “Hannibal” and as the bad guy in Marvel’s “Doctor Strange”.
“The scale of those films is insane and it’s very interesting to work within that world. I would say that one single set-piece of a Marvel film has the same budget as an entire Danish film, so the sky’s the limit, right? I grew up watching those films, and, of course, it’s fantastic to be part of it,” he said.
“Now, only doing [blockbusters]