Mads

The year is 1755. Captain Ludvig Kahlen (a steely, inscrutable Mads Mikkelsen) has little to his name beyond his reputation as a fine soldier, and his rather threadbare uniform. Now retired, the captain hopes to bring his soldier’s tenacity to a new challenge: the cultivation of the inhospitable Jutland heath, with the aim of founding a settlement and winning the approval of the king of Denmark. But the bleak, wind-lashed Jutland terrain is the least of his problems – he falls foul of the sadistic local landowner,…

The Avengers? They have Nick Fury for guidance. But Madame Web? It was clear that Hannibal — Mads Mikkelsen’s version, to be precise — was pulling the strings all along. Don’t start judging me and no, my brain cells didn’t collectively combust after watching the 2-hour long film that probably exists in its own pocket dimension because making sense of it in any reality proves to be a tough task. Instead, I had a grand epiphany… Well, it all goes back to the very first episode of NBC’s Hannibal season 1, where Will Graham,…

There’s old-fashioned entertainment value in this tough, if faintly preposterous Nordic western, a muscular, brash and well photographed piece of work from Danish director Nikolaj Arcel, co-written with Anders Thomas Jensen. It’s adapted from the 2020 bestseller The Captain and Ann Barbara by Ida Jessen, which is itself loosely inspired by a true story from Denmark’s history about the retired 18th-century army captain turned farmer Ludwig von Kahlen.Kahlen got royal permission to cultivate the lawless and desolate Jutland…

You do not fuck with Mads Mikkelsen. There are a number of takeaways to be had from The Promised Land, the excellent prestige drama-cum-bloody payback flick straight outta Denmark. The rich in 18th century Scandinavia were as entitled, immoral, and sociopathic as they are in 21st century everywhere. Just because you’ve fought for a country doesn’t mean it will give you a fair shake. Few things fill a big screen better than a grand, historical epic brimming with sweeping vistas, action-packed set pieces, and heroic…

Mads Mikkelsen may be the most prolific portrayer of villains working today. After appearing in the latest Indiana Jones film, Mikkelsen has acted in almost every major movie franchise, most of which see him play an antagonistic role. While some may see it as typecasting at this point, the Hannibal actor doesn’t view it that way. Mikkelsen shared his feelings about embodying so many movie villains -- and why he believes the casting has less to do with him, and more to do with a frequent trend in Hollywood. In truth, I…

Image via Lucasfilm Whenever a Hollywood franchise is in need of a charming and charismatic villain who can also turn sociopathic and sinister at the drop of a dime, then Mads Mikkelsen tends to be one of the first names on the list. Whether it’s Le Chiffre in James Bond reboot Casino Royale, his glorious three-season run as the title character in Bryan Fuller’s dearly-departed Hannibal, one of the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s most forgettable bad guys through Doctor Strange‘s Kaecilius, the replacement…

via NBC Come one, come all — you dazzling ghouls, goblins, ghosts, and monsters! Yes, that’s right, we’re back for another fresh-faced weekly horror roundup right here at We Got This Covered. Sure, the main topic of this week in the cinematic realm is DC’s The Flash, but that doesn’t mean there still isn’t a slew of genre treasures just ready to be explored this Friday. In fact, it’s been a particularly news-heavy week as far as we’re concerned — with a gut-busting new horror comedy rising up the ranks on…

Official details on Indiana Jones 5 have been few and far between since it was first announced but, as of late, fans have been getting more info on the highly anticipated sequel. Just the other day, the public got its first full look at Harrison Ford’s Indy in the fifth and final installment in the beloved action/adventure series. And if that weren’t exciting enough, tidbits regarding the plot have now been divulged as well. Among the juicy nuggets are specifics on Mads Mikkelsen’s shady character and more. Last year, it…

It’s official: Harrison Ford will once again be battling Nazis in the upcoming Indiana Jones 5, but this time it is set in 1969 rather than World World II. Now, we’re getting the first official images of the baddies in the film, portrayed by Mads Mikkelsen and Boyd Holbrook. Donning a black leather jacket, fedora, and rounded glasses, Mikkelsen’s Voller certainly looks like he’s channeling Ronald Lacey’s Major Arnold Ernst Toht from the original Raiders of the Lost Ark. Meanwhile, Holbrook’s Klaber, a henchman of Voller,…

Mads Mikkelsen got noticed by many Americans thanks to the NBC series Hannibal. The show was produced by Brian Fuller, who has had a successful career on the small screen, being behind several well regarded shows from Pushing Daisies to Star Trek: Discovery. But now Fuller has his sights set not on a new series, but rather a movie, and he’s going to bring Mads Mikkelsen with him for a new “family” horror movie called Dust Bunny.According to THR, Dust Bunny will tell the story of a eight-year-old girl who goes to her…