Mads Mikkelsen is a person of many skills. Whether or not it is showing in a Rihanna music video, utilizing his expertise as a former skilled dancer in the movie One other Spherical, or collaborating with Hideo Kojima, Mads Mikkelsen is one among the most dynamic actors working right this moment. When he rolls up onscreen, you recognize he is going to do one thing, you are simply unsure what but. It comes as no shock then that Mikkelsen used his poker expertise during his downtime whereas filming Casino Royale.
“I bought my first royal straight flush once we played in the hotel rooms. And I truly took everybody’s per diems [laughs]… The just one who did not understand how to play was Daniel [Craig],” the actor instructed us just lately.
I’d think about that sitting round on set pretending to play poker all day would make one hungry to truly play the sport later on, with actual stakes (in the type of one’s per diems). Now we as a society want to discuss with Jeffrey Wright to see if he remembers dropping his per diems to Mads Mikkelsen. We’re additionally left with one closing query: does Mads Mikkelsen understand how to play Pokémon or Magic: the Gathering?
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