Casino Royale Just Got My Attention: Villain Casting Announced.

There is a Bond fan deep inside of me, having seen every one of the films multiple times, but I will confess to having gotten incredibly tired of all of the manufactured hype and continually stream of misinformation leaked out to keep the upcoming Casino Royale in the headlines. But it just got my attention in a big way with news of who will play the villain.

Word is buzzing around all the reputable sources that Danish actor Mads Mikkelsen has been tapped for the part and I am absolutely ecstatic. Mikkelsen is simply a genius, capable of playing virtually anything, and his talents have yet to be much seen or appreciated outside of his native Denmark. Want a primer on the man? Go and pick up Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself, The Green Butchers, Pusher, Open Hearts, Bleeder, Flickering Lights, or Adam's Apples. Mikkelsen is simply a fantastic actor who deserves a broader audience, I'm just hoping they write his character better than they did Robert Carlyle's ...