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Turns out the cabbie zooming around Copenhagen telling any fare who'd listen that his son was the next Bond villain was right after all: Mads Mikkelsen, the loose-lipped taxi driver's son, has been officially cast in the role of evil genius Le Chiffre in Casino Royale, making him the rare Bond baddie to be arguably hotter than Bond himself (in fairness, Jaws did have a certain lunky sex appeal):

Mikkelsen's casting had been widely expected after reports surfaced this week that the actor's taxi driver father told fares that his son had won the coveted role.


Mikkelsen's credits include "King Arthur," "The Green Butchers," "Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself" and the first two installments of the gritty Danish crime trilogy "Pusher."

With the villain in place, all that leaves is the iconic Bond girl, a role Page Six is already declaring has gone to Eva Green, though no announcement has been made yet. Fans familiar with her mostly naked turn in The Dreamers breathe a huge sigh of relief, knowing as much as the film will likely end up blowing, they can still earn back their admission price through the hard currency of two-hours of staring at a hot piece of French ass.