He didn’t just learn how to hold cards he went deep into the psyche of gambling, getting into the nitty-gritty of poker.
Honestly, when I found out Mikkelsen was going to be our Le Chiffre, I was like, “Wait, the dude from those Danish films?!” But then I came across this piece in GQ, where Mads dishes on the prep work. He broke into cinema playing a heroin dealer in Nicolas Winding Refn’s 1996 film Pusher, earned global notice in 2006’s Casino Royale and acquired a strong fan following for portraying. It’s a full-blown mind game, with stakes higher than ever. Casino Royale (1967) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses. And let’s just say, it’s not just about the cards. With Daniel Craig, Eva Green, Mads Mikkelsen, Judi Dench. So, in Casino Royale, our guy Le Chiffre decides to throw a big poker party in Montenegro. Mads Mikkelsen’s first major Hollywood role came with Casino Royale (2006), in which he played 007’s menacing. Plus, there’s something about that left eye injury that just adds a whole layer of mystery. Mads Mikkelsen’s casting in ‘Casino Royale’ was almost a coincidence.
Banking for some seriously bad folks, he’s the definition of shadowy. He’s not some new movie invention either – he’s straight out of I an Fleming’s classic novels. When we talk Bond villains, Le Chiffre definitely ranks high on the list.
Mads Mikkelsen as Le Chiffre The Lowdown on Le Chiffre
