While it’s nothing new to see Hollywood snatch up the English-language remake rights to a popular international film, it does feel like it’s happening very quickly nowadays. And the latest film set to get the English-language treatment is the Danish thriller, “Riders of Justice.”

According to THR, Lionsgate and 21 Laps have secured the rights to make an English-language remake of the recent Danish film, “Riders of Justice.” The film is set to be produced by 21 Laps, which includes producers Shawn Levy, Dan Levine, and Dan Cohen.

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Mads Mikkelsen rang out the worst year on record playing a dad in the latest from one of his standby directors, Thomas Vinterberg (“Another Round“), then followed up with another dad role in the latest from Doug Liman (“Chaos Walking“). Now, he’s making up for that production playing his third father in a row, directed by one of his other standby directors, Anders Thomas Jensen, and all’s right with the cosmos.

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Since his turn as Le Chiffre in 2006’s “Casino Royale,” Mads Mikkelsen has gradually ascended to Hollywood stardom. His film career started much earlier than that, though. His film debut was back in Nicolas Winding Refn‘s 1996 film “Pusher,” also Refn’s directing debut, and the actor has been a mainstay in Danish cinema ever since.

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Not everyone in the Danish film industry achieves the crossover appeal in the U.S.

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Around these parts, we are big fans of actor Mads Mikkelsen. Whether he’s playing the best Hannibal Lecter (no shade aimed at Anthony Hopkins but Mikkelsen is next-level great in “Hannibal”) or starring in an offbeat dramedy such as the recent “Another Round,” the actor is regularly showing why he’s one of the most interesting and talented performers around the world. And that’s what makes us most excited to see what he does in the upcoming film “Riders of Justice.”

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Sure, the teaser trailer and first three-minute clip for “Riders of Justice” are both in Danish without subtitles, but they’re still pretty damn entertaining for an American like myself.

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