Those of you looking to be dealt into Casino Royale are in luck, as a Max subscription is all you’ll need to live on the edge of the card table with James Bond himself. While the tradition Martin Campbell chose to include with Le Chiffre is one of the more controversial aspects of the series at large, Mads Mikkelsen’s performance definitely made him a figure to remember. So he went for the eye thing.īlending the traditional with the unconventional, Casino Royale’s villain was still very much a part of revitalizing the James Bond formula for the modern era.

That was one of the things that insisted on, because real Bond villains has ‘something.’ Golden teeth, or an extra nipple, or something. As Mads Mikkelsen revealed earlier in this interview, that decision came from this franchise tradition that his director was looking to uphold:

That's where the weeping of blood from an eye disfigurement came into play.

That didn’t stop Martin Campbell from wanting to add a touch of classic Bond villainy to Le Chiffre’s character. So long as he makes a killing on his investments, he's happy to leave the rough stuff to other, more interested parties. He’s a different kind of villain, that’s for sure.Ĭasino Royale sets this perception up perfectly, as when Le Chiffre is asked if he believes in God, he substitutes that deity for another power he holds near and dear: “a reasonable rate of return.” This financial terrorist doesn't want to rule the world, and he's not totally focused on shaking up the order of power either. There’s people above him, people used to violence in a different way than he is. He’s in it for the money, and if Bond didn’t bumped into his way, they would never have met. He’s not taking over the world, he’s not one of those guys. The key to being so different from his baddie brethren is in the stakes, as Mikklesen described Le Chiffre as follows: During a GQ video interview, the Danish actor, who can currently be seen in Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, made a strong case for why the main antagonist in the 21st 007 adventure isn’t on the same wavelength as Auric Goldfinger or even Raoul Silva.

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