Anders Thomas Jensen
Luke Parker speaks with star Mads Mikkelsen and writer-director Anders Thomas Jensen about their latest film together, Riders of Justice.
Underneath all the comedy and action are moments of real heart and pathos, Riders of Justice manages to balance its brand of pitch-black humour and gore.
Before Mads Mikkelsen became an international star as the blood-weeping villain in the James Bond film Casino Royale, he had established himself as one of the most prominent actors in his home country of Denmark, by working with some of the best talent the country has to offer. He got his start on Nicolas Winding Refn’s Pusher series and has appeared in every film that award-winning Anders Thomas Jensen has directed. To this day, he continues to balance his international work with Danish films, and with Jensen’s return to the directing chair after a ten year absence, Mikkelsen returns as well to keep their long-standing collaboration alive.