Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016). Directed by Gareth Edwards. Starring Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Alan Tudyk, Donnie Yen, Jiang Wen, Ben Mendelsohn, Forest Whitaker, Riz Ahmed and Mads Mikkelsen. SYNOPSIS: In a time of conflict, a group of unlikely heroes band together on a mission to steal the plans to the Death Star, the Empire’s […]
Second Opinion – Doctor Strange (2016)
Doctor Strange, 2016. Directed by Scott Derrickson. Starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Rachel McAdams, Tilda Swinton, Mads Mikkelsen, and Benedict Wong. SYNOPSIS: A former neurosurgeon embarks on a journey of healing only to be drawn into the world of the mystic arts. When a film opens with the villain ceremoniously decapitating an innocent librarian and […]
Movie Review – Doctor Strange (2016)
Doctor Strange, 2016 Directed by Scott Derrickson Starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Rachel McAdams, Benedict Wong, Mads Mikkelsen, Tilda Swinton, Benjamin Bratt, Scott Adkins SYNOPSIS: A former neurosurgeon embarks on a journey of healing only to be drawn into the world of the mystic arts. Despite the fact the Marvel Cinematic Universe is a multi-billion dollar […]
Theory: Mads Mikkelsen’s Rogue One: A Star Wars Story character sabotages the Death Star
James Garcia has a theory that may answer one of the biggest gripes fans have with the Star Wars saga… The final trailer for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story has finally been released (you can watch it in all its glory here), and it comes jam-packed with new footage and clarification about various story elements. The first – […]
DVD Review – Men & Chicken (2015)
Men & Chicken, 2015. Directed by Anders Thomas Jensen. Starring Mads Mikkelsen, David Dencik, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Soren Malling and Nicolas Bro. SYNOPSIS: Two outcast brothers, through getting to know their unknown family, discover a horrible truth about themselves and their relatives. Pushing the concept of dysfunctional family through an outlandish filter, Men & Chicken is […]
Movie Review – Men & Chicken (2015)
Men & Chicken, 2015. Directed by Anders Thomas Jensen. Starring Mads Mikkelsen, David Dencik, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Soren Malling and Nicolas Bro. SYNOPSIS: Brothers Gabriel (David Dencik) and Elias (Mads Mikkelsen) discover the man who brought them up wasn’t their biological father, nor did they share the same mother. They track down their real father in […]
Bryan Fuller teases Hannibal’s return
Last year’s cancellation of the television series Hannibal, starring Mads Mikkelsen as the famed cannibal Hannibal Lecter and Hugh Dancy as FBI agent Will Graham, upset many people. I reviewed all of Hannibal’s final season and was upset at its cancellation, even if its finale did offer as much closure as it possibly could. Since […]
Mads Mikkelsen says Doctor Strange will have a “different flavour” to other Marvel movies, discusses villain role
It’s going to be a big end to the year this year for Mads Mikkelsen, with the former Hannibal star set to feature in two huge movies in Marvel’s Doctor Strange and Lucasfilm’s Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, and Mikkelsen has briefly spoken about the former in an interview with Yahoo! Movies, stating that […]
Mads Mikkelsen says Rogue One: A Star Wars Story reshoots are “the final polishing”
With rumours and conflicting reports continuing to swirl with regards the upcoming reshoots on Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, actor Mads Mikkelsen has been speaking to The Independent, revealing that he sees them as run of the mill for Hollywood blockbusters, and is simply director Gareth Edwards putting “the final polish” to the film. “Basically, all […]
Kirsten Dunst, Mads Mikkelsen, Vanessa Paradis and Donald Sutherland join Cannes jury
In keeping with tradition, the Cannes film festival jury will be as starry as the talent walking the red carpet at the Palais. After taking home the trophy for best actress in 2011 for her role in Melancholia, Kirsten Dunst will now be part of the panel handing out the awards next month. The Bring […]
