The two actors' indie movie backgrounds saw them try to take one scene in a different, perhaps slightly homoerotic direction, which the director promptly shut down.Īt one point in the film, baddie Le Chiffre (Mikkelsen) tries to get some confidential information out of Bond (Craig) by torturing him. ' he was the new Bond and everything about him was 'wrong.' His height, his nose, his hair,' Mikkelsen said, according to the outlet. 'I think he was glad I also came from indie films.

Mikkelsen told Variety he bonded with Craig on set because they both felt slightly out of place. The film was also the first to feature Craig as the tuxedo-wearing, martini-drinking MI6 secret agent. Speaking at the Zurich Film Festival, per Variety, the actor recalled his time making the 2006 film, which rebooted the James Bond story for modern audiences. Mads Mikkelsen said ' Casino Royale' director Martin Campbell told him and costar Daniel Craig to pull back when they tried to take the film's famous torture scene in a different direction.

Mikkelsen said director Martin Campbell told them, 'Guys, come back. Their indie film backgrounds saw them try to add more psychological elements to the torture scene. Mads Mikkelsen said he and Daniel Craig were asked to stop improvising during a 'Casino Royale' scene.