When Mads Mikkelsen arrived on set to make his new film, a historical drama called The Promised Land, he was surprised to discover that some of the younger members of the cast were nervous about meeting him. On reflection, he could appreciate what they were feeling. “I do Hollywood films and I can just stand in the shadows,” the actor says. “It’s easy because, like, that’s Harrison Ford right there. I can stand back. “It’s a little different at home. I’m myself every day. I go out. And then somebody wants a photo. On The Promised Land we realised during...