Despite being best known for playing psychotic villains, Mads Mikkelsen has now revealed that he's keen on playing a superhero one day! However, the man who has brought everyone from Hannibal Lecter to Le Chiffre to the big screen has a very specific character in mind and it isn't who you're expecting. Talking at the Tokyo Comic-Con, the actor said he'd like to take on the role of...Spider-Man?!
"If I had to pick one hero that I would love to play, that would be an older version of Spider-Man," said Mikkelsen. "I’ll do that. I’d be an old one, obviously! The funny thing about him being called Spider-Man is ironic, because he’s always been a boy." That's a fair point but what is it he loves about Peter Parker? Well, it sounds like he's a fan of the same thing most comic book fans love about Spidey.
"So if at any time they can live with my funny accent and an older Spider-Man, I’ll do it. Peter Parker is a fun character: He has a big mouth and he’s a little skinny guy, but he gets these enormous powers, which is every boy’s dream, right?" Mikkelsen could always an aged version of the wall-crawler in an adaptation of a story like Spider-Man: Reign but we probably shouldn't bank on it...