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  • MSL49MSL49 Finland
    Posts: 821
    CR really was big break for Mikkelsen someone like that for the next one would be good.
  • 007HallY007HallY
    edited November 19 Posts: 6,399
    In fairness to Mikkelsen his career in Denmark was very respectable in the nine years prior to CR. I'd even go as far as to call it extraordinary considering the roles he got within the short time he began acting. He'd already began dipping his toes in Hollywood with King Arthur too. But yes, he became famous internationally because of CR.

    An actor like him would be great, but it's worth saying he's always been much more charismatic and distinctive than your average lesser known European character actor. I can't think of many like him.
  • Jordo007Jordo007 Merseyside
    Posts: 2,933
    MSL49 wrote: »
    CR really was big break for Mikkelsen someone like that for the next one would be good.

    I'd love that personally.

    A problem I had with the last few Craig films is I knew what the villian was going to be like before I saw the film. Silva was the exception, because I think Bardem is a great actor, who gave the audience something different.
  • 007HallY007HallY
    edited November 19 Posts: 6,399
    Yes, Bardem's the flip side to why casting a bigger actor as the villain could be a positive.

    Honestly, it just depends. But I can imagine them going bigger or at least with someone a bit more recognisable for this one. I think that's fine and completely understandable. I'm not sure I'd have had that much enthusiasm for, say, Tomasz Kot being cast as the villain of NTTD (he's a very good actor incidentally, but I'm not sure I can imagine him being big enough a presence to really make an impact, and few would recognise him in English speaking countries).
  • VenutiusVenutius Yorkshire
    edited November 19 Posts: 3,408
    I'm also hoping that they'll do what they did with Mads Mikkelson and Jesper Christiansen and look for European or Scandinavian character actors - actors who've got the chops but maybe not the international profile. Suspect that Hally's right, though, and for this first one they'll go for a bigger name or, at least, someone more recognisable to English-speaking audiences.
  • DaltonforyouDaltonforyou The Daltonator
    Posts: 984
    Denzel Washington.
  • sandbagger1sandbagger1 Sussex
    Posts: 1,168
    Daltonforyou wrote: »
    Denzel Washington.

    I think he’s too good for a first time Bond to share a screen with. He really walked off with Gladiator 2 whenever he was on screen, no one else stood a chance.
  • DaltonforyouDaltonforyou The Daltonator
    edited November 19 Posts: 984
    Perhaps now would be a good time for Chiwetel Ejiofor and bring back the African Warlord concept?
  • LudovicoLudovico
    Posts: 16,242
    007HallY wrote: »
    In fairness to Mikkelsen his career in Denmark was very respectable in the nine years prior to CR. I'd even go as far as to call it extraordinary considering the roles he got within the short time he began acting. He'd already began dipping his toes in Hollywood with King Arthur too. But yes, he became famous internationally because of CR.

    An actor like him would be great, but it's worth saying he's always been much more charismatic and distinctive than your average lesser known European character actor. I can't think of many like him.

    There's lessee known and lesser known. There's plenty of great actors who are well known in their country of origins, but unknown internationally, or known in the industry, but not known yet by the general public.
  • 007HallY007HallY
    Posts: 6,399
    Ludovico wrote: »
    007HallY wrote: »
    In fairness to Mikkelsen his career in Denmark was very respectable in the nine years prior to CR. I'd even go as far as to call it extraordinary considering the roles he got within the short time he began acting. He'd already began dipping his toes in Hollywood with King Arthur too. But yes, he became famous internationally because of CR.

    An actor like him would be great, but it's worth saying he's always been much more charismatic and distinctive than your average lesser known European character actor. I can't think of many like him.

    There's lessee known and lesser known. There's plenty of great actors who are well known in their country of origins, but unknown internationally, or known in the industry, but not known yet by the general public.

    Yes, and I think with the right pick a character actor popular in their own country, but relatively unknown in Hollywood, could be great. I personally can't think of any foreign actor who has what Mikelsen has/had though.
  • sandbagger1sandbagger1 Sussex
    edited November 19 Posts: 1,168
    007HallY wrote: »
    Ludovico wrote: »
    007HallY wrote: »
    In fairness to Mikkelsen his career in Denmark was very respectable in the nine years prior to CR. I'd even go as far as to call it extraordinary considering the roles he got within the short time he began acting. He'd already began dipping his toes in Hollywood with King Arthur too. But yes, he became famous internationally because of CR.

    An actor like him would be great, but it's worth saying he's always been much more charismatic and distinctive than your average lesser known European character actor. I can't think of many like him.

    There's lessee known and lesser known. There's plenty of great actors who are well known in their country of origins, but unknown internationally, or known in the industry, but not known yet by the general public.

    Yes, and I think with the right pick a character actor popular in their own country, but relatively unknown in Hollywood, could be great. I personally can't think of any foreign actor who has what Mikelsen has/had though.
    Lee Byung-hun is charismatic and can speak English fluently, though he’s getting old (he’s a year older than me, but he does not look it!). Edit: of course he’s well known internationally, though. I kind of forgot about that bit.
  • LudovicoLudovico
    Posts: 16,242
    007HallY wrote: »
    Ludovico wrote: »
    007HallY wrote: »
    In fairness to Mikkelsen his career in Denmark was very respectable in the nine years prior to CR. I'd even go as far as to call it extraordinary considering the roles he got within the short time he began acting. He'd already began dipping his toes in Hollywood with King Arthur too. But yes, he became famous internationally because of CR.

    An actor like him would be great, but it's worth saying he's always been much more charismatic and distinctive than your average lesser known European character actor. I can't think of many like him.

    There's lessee known and lesser known. There's plenty of great actors who are well known in their country of origins, but unknown internationally, or known in the industry, but not known yet by the general public.

    Yes, and I think with the right pick a character actor popular in their own country, but relatively unknown in Hollywood, could be great. I personally can't think of any foreign actor who has what Mikelsen has/had though.

    Right off the bat, I can think of a few Québec (where I'm from) actors who could play or could have played when they were younger great Bond villains. David La Haye for instance, Marcel Sabourin, Yves Jacques, Luc Picard, Pierre Lebeau, etc. Really great actors, but little known outside French Canada, sometimes France.
  • 007HallY007HallY
    edited November 19 Posts: 6,399
    Ludovico wrote: »
    007HallY wrote: »
    Ludovico wrote: »
    007HallY wrote: »
    In fairness to Mikkelsen his career in Denmark was very respectable in the nine years prior to CR. I'd even go as far as to call it extraordinary considering the roles he got within the short time he began acting. He'd already began dipping his toes in Hollywood with King Arthur too. But yes, he became famous internationally because of CR.

    An actor like him would be great, but it's worth saying he's always been much more charismatic and distinctive than your average lesser known European character actor. I can't think of many like him.

    There's lessee known and lesser known. There's plenty of great actors who are well known in their country of origins, but unknown internationally, or known in the industry, but not known yet by the general public.

    Yes, and I think with the right pick a character actor popular in their own country, but relatively unknown in Hollywood, could be great. I personally can't think of any foreign actor who has what Mikelsen has/had though.

    Right off the bat, I can think of a few Québec (where I'm from) actors who could play or could have played when they were younger great Bond villains. David La Haye for instance, Marcel Sabourin, Yves Jacques, Luc Picard, Pierre Lebeau, etc. Really great actors, but little known outside French Canada, sometimes France.

    I can imagine Agathe Rousselle being a fantastic Bond villainess or henchwoman who fits that mould. Not sure how well known she is in France, and I think she's more or less at the start of her film career, but Titane had a pretty good international reaction and she proved she can play a psychopath. I think she's got an interesting look/screen presence too.

    I'll bring up two more who were in a Julia Ducournau film! Tahar Rahim and Golshifteh Farahani. Not quite as sold on either, but it depends.
  • MSL49MSL49 Finland
    Posts: 821
    sandbagger1 wrote: »
    007HallY wrote: »
    Ludovico wrote: »
    007HallY wrote: »
    In fairness to Mikkelsen his career in Denmark was very respectable in the nine years prior to CR. I'd even go as far as to call it extraordinary considering the roles he got within the short time he began acting. He'd already began dipping his toes in Hollywood with King Arthur too. But yes, he became famous internationally because of CR.

    An actor like him would be great, but it's worth saying he's always been much more charismatic and distinctive than your average lesser known European character actor. I can't think of many like him.

    There's lessee known and lesser known. There's plenty of great actors who are well known in their country of origins, but unknown internationally, or known in the industry, but not known yet by the general public.

    Yes, and I think with the right pick a character actor popular in their own country, but relatively unknown in Hollywood, could be great. I personally can't think of any foreign actor who has what Mikelsen has/had though.
    Lee Byung-hun is charismatic and can speak English fluently, though he’s getting old (he’s a year older than me, but he does not look it!). Edit: of course he’s well known internationally, though. I kind of forgot about that bit.

    I liked his T-1000 could have used him more in TG.
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