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Mads Mikkelsen is an excellent Danish actor known best for his versatile and compelling performances in both the Hollywood and the European film industry. Not only has the actor starred in multiple complex and intense characters, but he is particularly well-regarded for many of his villainous roles. Recently starring as a Nazi scientist inIndiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, the actor sat down to chat about his life, movies, Danish cinema, and more.
Known best for playing the bad guy, the actor revealed that he would not want to be like Marlon Brando for one interesting reason.
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Mads Mikkelsen Is Not Interested To Be The Next Marlon Brando
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A groundbreaking performer and a versatile actor, the late Hollywood legendMarlon Brandois best remembered for his intense yet charismatic performances. An iconic figure in the film industry, there hasn’t been any actor yet who has the same depth and influence as him. However,Mads Mikkelsen, a Danish star, known best for his depraved portrayals in Hollywood is slowly emerging as one of the best actors to portray complex protagonists.
Despite the fame he has received,The Huntstar does not want to be labeled as the next Marlon Brando or even be placed under the same label as the typical American villains. In an interview withGQ, the actor revealed the reason,
“To combine it—to do something real and also be a cutie pie—I don’t really find it interesting… I’m not into the ‘hair falling in your eyes, be cute in a corner.’ Not me. The losers are fun. Because we know them. You might have been in that situation yourself sometimes.”
Instead, the actor likes to keep them as believable and real as possible. Something that he did with hisIndiana Jonescharacter as well, a fact that even James Mangold agrees with.
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James Mangold On Mads Mikkelsen Being A Villain
Mads Mikkelsen, much like Brando, deeply immerses himself in his characters and brings out the perfect emotions, motivations, and flaws, making his characters deeply authentic. However, it isn’t just authenticity that he brings, but also adds a deep sense of ‘humanness’ to them, making them appear truer in nature and form, a fact thatJames Mangoldalso agrees upon.
The director, while talking about Mikkelsen, stated (viaGQ),
“Mads inhabits whatever character he plays with a hundred percent commitment to their perspective. This takes a certain kind of artistic bravery, a fearlessness that Mads possesses. In all honesty, I think he has been offered the roles of ‘villains’ in movies simply because he is so fearless about taking them on and humanizing them.”
And perhaps, it is his non-American approach that makes the actor surpass his contemporaries when it comes to being the ‘bad guy’.
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destinycan be streamed on Disney+.
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Maria Sultan is a dedicated News Content Writer at FandomWire. With over five years of professional experience and hundreds of published articles, she brings a wealth of expertise to her coverage of Marvel, K-dramas, and the latest on streaming platforms.Her work is not just about reporting news; it’s about providing insightful perspectives on the entertainment trends that matter most.
