Arriving exclusively on Netflix this Friday is Jonas Åkerlund’s adaptation of Polar, the Dark Horse graphic novel series that follows a highly skilled assassin named Duncan Vizla (Mads Mikkelsen) who is set to retire, but his boss deems him a danger to the future of his criminal organization, and dispatches a gang of killers to eliminate Duncan by any means necessary. As he deals with adjusting to his new life, and the constant threat of death looming all around him, Duncan meets a young woman named Camille (Vanessa Hudgens), who gives him a new reason to get back to work.

Daily Dead briefly chatted with Mikkelsen recently, and he talked about the appeal of Polar and his process for bringing his character Duncan to life for the project. Mads also discussed his approach to the physical demands of his role in Polar, fleshing out the complicated relationship between Duncan and Camille,...