True Blood’s Alexander Skarsgård in New Movie “The East”

Actor to Appear in Fox Searchlight Thriller:

Tony and Ridley Scott are producing The East, which will feature Alexander Skarsgård and Brit Marling. Ellen Page is also in talks to join True Blood’s Eric Northman in this project.

The East is a thriller about a private firm contracted to protect large corporations from environmental and anti-business extremists. This firm attempts to infiltrate a secretive anarchist organization known as “The East”.

Brit Marling will appear as the undercover agent who tries to infiltrate The East and finds herself falling in love with the group’s enigmatic leader, Skarsgård. Page’s character, Izzy, is a former lover of Skarsgård and jealous of the attention he has been paying to Marling.

Viking Vampire Eric Northman starring as an environmental extremist, will you be running to the movies to see this thriller? Tell us your thoughts in the comments section below.

 

Source:  Variety - Ellen Page Infiltrates “The East”

Photo: HBO

Spoiler – Casting Call for Season 5 of True Blood

Alan Ball Needs Two Female Actors:

So you love True Blood? And you think you can act? Well, HBO and Alan Ball are on the hunt for two new strong female vampire roles. Nudity is a possibility – but would we expect anything less of True Blood?

The first role calls for a female between the ages of 25 and 35. The character’s name is Nora and she is a progeny of Godric’s, so there should be a few juicy scenes alongside the awesome Eric Northman (Alexander Skarsgård).

The second role is something to really sink your teeth into (pun intended). If you are a fan of the Bible, then her name will be familiar. She is the daughter of Herodias from the New Testament. Yes, her name is Salome! In Season 5, Salome will be a powerful and very ancient vampire – something that was kept out of the Bible, for obvious reasons. She is also just a little bit crazy.

So, if you think you’ve got what it takes, then now is the time to audition for your part on True Blood. (Unfortunately, we can’t help you with that!)

Source: EW.com – ‘True Blood’ casting call: A biblical new role…and a very old friend for Eric — EXCLUSIVE

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2011 SCREAM Awards Honor Cast of True Blood

True Blood Wins 3 Accolades at SPIKE TV’s Awards Show:

The SCREAM Awards 2011 was Spike TV’s sixth annual awards ceremony that celebrated the actors, creators, icons and pioneers of the sci-fi, fantasy, horror and comic book genres.  The event aired October 18th and True Blood went home with the Scream Award for Best Ensemble Cast, Best Horror Actor (Alexander Skarsgård for his role as Eric Northman) and Best Breakout Performance (Joe Manganiello as Alcide Herveaux.)

In the Best Ensemble Cast, the cast of True Blood beat out:

Game of Thrones, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, Red, and X-MEN First Class.

In Best Horror Actor, Alexander Skarsgård won over:

Michael C. Hall (Dexter), Andrew Lincoln (The Walking Dead), Patrick Wilson (Insidious), and True Blood‘s own Stephen Moyer (Sorry Bill, in this season, Eric was hotter!)

And finally in Best Breakout Performance, Joe Manganiello topped:

Jon Bernthal (The Walking Dead), Michael Fassbender (X-MEN First Class), Chris Hemsworth (Thor), and Tom Hiddleston (Thor).

To see photos, watch video highlights from the red carpet and ceremony or to scrutinize the other categories celebrated, check out the Spike TV Scream Awards.

Source: Spike TV

Photo: Spike TV

Skarsgård and Melancholia Cast Interview at The Film Stage

Cast Discuss Lars von Trier’s New Movie:

When it comes to wanting to work for famous directors, Lars von Trier is right up there on the list. While he may be a little more free when it comes to rehearsals and scripts, he certainly wins hands down when it comes to experiencing a movie from a completely different angle, as far as the actors are concerned. As Alexander Skarsgård (Eric Northman on HBO‘s True Blood) pointed out:

“You’re kind of used to working where you block a scene, then you have tape marks and then you shoot a master and the lights are coming from here and you got to find that light. And then you show up and he’s just like ‘Alright, let’s see what happens…’ He doesn’t care about continuity, he’s so open and he wants to be surprised. He wants to be like ‘Oh, that was interesting, I didn’t expect that to happen’… you kind of feel like he’s editing it in his head as he’s watching it… and then if there’s something he needs then he’ll come in and he’ll just whisper something like try this and try that. It really was one of the most amazing experiences of my career.”

Skarsgård also went on to point out that while a lot of what happens during the shoot is actually just a big diaster, there are those special little moments that just can’t be recreated through rehearsal. It is those small bits of reality that von Trier appears to search for. As a result of this, while the whole movie is scripted, some of what makes it to the screen is, in fact, improvisation.

The subject of depression is a big part of the movie Melancholia. While the movie starts off in a happy place, it quickly spirals downhill from there. The actors themselves felt that this was needed — after all, it is hard to show how dark life can get without first showing how it all started.

Not only did Skarsgård relish working for von Trier, he also got to work alongside his father, fellow actor, Stellan Skarsgård. His father had also worked with von Trier before, and while he needed no encouragement to work with the famous director, his father was quick to endorse it. Fellow actor, Charlotte Gainsbourg was also familiar with working with von Trier, after appearing in Antichrist, however, she found each movie entirely different to make.

Kirsten Dunst, who stars in Melancholia as Skarsgård’s wife, was also excited about this project. While it seems a vast difference from the movies she normally does, Dunst didn’t seem to think so:

“I’ve always done a mixture, like I did The Virgin Suicides, but then I did Bring It On. To me, I’ve always mixed it up, so this is just an opportunity because of my age, too, and there aren’t that many roles like this that are so unconventional for women. To me it’s not a new direction personally, it just is the movie I chose to do next.”

Melancholia is basically a movie about depression, the cast were quick to point out (and if you don’t want any spoilers for the movie, please don’t read the full interview at The Film Stage) that this movie could also be considered science fiction. The actors themselves find it hard to discuss the film, since it is not an easy movie to compartmentalize.

The Film Stage were also interested to find out if any of the actors were interested in directing after working with Lars von Trier. Both Alexander Skarsgård and Kirsten Dunst admitted that they had done some directing on small projects in the past. While Skarsgård would like to do more in the future, it seems that Dunst enjoyed what she has done in the past, but feels more comfortable in front of the camera. Gainsbourg freely admitted to being intimidated by the whole process of directing.

Melancholia is screening at the New York Film Festival, so make sure you check it out if you are nearby. If not, it hits theaters on November 11. Let us know what you thought of the movie when you see it.

Source: The Film Stage - [Interview] Kirsten Dunst, Alexander Skarsgård and Charlotte Gainsbourg Discuss ‘Melancholia’

(Photo Credit: Melancholia - promotional movie poster)

Video: Alexander Skarsgård on Season 5 of True Blood

Will the Eric and Bill Bromance Continue?

Who loved the tentative and often downright awkward relationship between Bill and Eric in Season 4 of HBO’s True Blood? Well, if what Alexander Skarsgård has to say to MTV is anything to go by, we can expect more of it in Season 5.

“It’s an interesting dynamic between those two guys, those two characters. I could see that. I don’t know. I haven’t read — they’re breaking season five now, so I don’t know what’s going to happen, but I’m sure there’s going to be some nice Bill and Eric moments.”

Make sure you check out the video below for the full clip (but beware that it is a US-only video, those from other countries will be unable to view it):

 
What do you think about Eric and Bill’s relationship? How about the triangle between them and Sookie? Let us know by commenting below.

Source: Hollywood Crush MTV – Alexander Skarsgård Teases ‘Some Nice Bill, Eric Moments During True Blood’s Fifth Season

(Photo Credit: HBO, Inc.)

True Blood’s Alexander Skarsgård on Melancholia Banner

New Movie “Melancholia” Character Pictures:

With the release of Alexander Skarsgård’s latest film (hot Vampire Eric Northman on True Blood), Melancholia, come some new character banners: Skarsgard’s Michael; Kirsten Dunst’s Justine (Michael’s fiancée); Kiefer Sutherland’s John, Justine’s brother-in-law with a temper; Charlotte Gainsbourg, Justine’s sister Gaby, who is married to John, and John Hurt, who plays Dexter, Justine’s father. Last but not least, we have the film’s director, Lars von Trier.

 

 

 

 

Truebies, have any of you seen the film? Anyone plan on seeing it? Let us know in the comment section!

Source: empireonline.com- New Melancholia Character Banners

(Photos: Empireonline.com)

Video: True Blood’s Alexander Skarsgård Talks Melancholia

Skarsgård and Kiefer Sutherland Speak on Sci-Fi Picture:

Alexander Skarsgård is taking a break from playing vampire Eric Northman on HBO’s True Blood to act in a few major motion picture films. With Straw Dogs already in theaters, Skarsgård’s next film is Melancholia, which is about two sisters who have a strained relationship that is tested even further when a mysterious new planet threatens to smash into the Earth.

On doing new work, Skarsgård said:

“If I read a script and find a character and I don’t feel anything new about that- If there’s nothing I can learn or discover about myself I won’t get creative… If you’ve done it before, it’s not fun. To me at least.”

Skarsgård’s father has worked with Melancholia director Lars von Trier six times. Skarsgård couldn’t resist a chance to work with von Trier.

On shooting Melancholia, Skarsgård said:

“Like, even if it’s a complicated scene with cars coming in, people going in and out… and we would shoot it and 98% would be a disaster… There would be these moments or just a look or an interaction that is so brilliant.”

The sci-fi drama also stars Kirsten Dunst, Kiefer Sutherland, and John Hurt.

Watch the video below to catch the whole interview:

Source Credit: The Hot Button on YouTube - Melancholia, actors Alexander Skarsgard, Kiefer Sutherland

Photo Credit: HBO

Alexander Skarsgård Talks True Blood and Pickled Herring

This Vampire is Not the Only Actor in the Family:

Recently, Alexander Skarsgård (who plays Eric Northman on HBO’s True Blood), spoke to Aaron Hicklin from The Guardian. While the 6 foot 4 inch actor loves the US, it was pretty apparent that he still loves his birthplace, after Hicklin presented him with a jar of pickled herring from Ikea:

“You went to Ikea? Oh man, thank you. I’m going to have some right now. Obviously it’s better if you pickle them yourself. I love the purity of the regular stuff, when it’s just pickled with herbs and onions. I hate the fruity, sweet varieties.”

So there’s the heads up girls, when buying your next gift for Skarsgård. But his obvious love for Sweden doesn’t stop there. While he adores the easy lifestyle of LA, he misses the definite wheather changes.

“There’s something I love about how stark the contrast is between January and June in Sweden. In a way, I feel that time doesn’t exist in LA. Sometimes I don’t know if it’s February or April or October, because you’re always sitting outside on the same patio, and it’s 70 degrees, and the sun is shining.”

For many years, he thought he wouldn’t be following in his famous father’s footsteps (actor Stellan Skarsgård). He really didn’t feel he had the passion for acting that his father insisted was required. He had minor success as a thirteen year old but left acting and decided to just be a kid for a while. However, his love of acting reared its head again in his twenties. It wasn’t long after that that he enrolled in acting classes and auditioned for his famous Zoolander role. The rest, as they say, is history.

A little known fact about Skarsgård though, is the fact that he served time in the Swedish mititary. This is where he gained his ability to keep going. After all, he spent ten days in the woods in order to gain a hat:

“You’ve been dreaming about that hat, because for the first six months you don’t get to wear it, and you see the guys that have been there for a year already, walking around with their hats, and you’re like: ‘They all look like Clint Eastwood, they’re the shit!’ You’ve got this stupid little baseball cap, and you’re like, ‘One day I’ll have that hat.’ And then you do the 10-day test and your feet are bleeding, you are crying because you are so exhausted, and finally we get back to the base, and we think this is the moment we’re going to get our hats, and the sergeant is, like, ‘All right, that’s a good start. Now you’re going to go out on a 15-mile run with your backpack and guns and everything.’ Grown men start crying. We were almost hallucinating because we were so tired. You look at this 15-mile run, and you think, ‘I can’t do this, I’ve got nothing, the tank is empty.’”

But he earned that hat. It was a valuable life lesson for him.

Many people have assumed that Skarsgård will just take on movie roles such as the character he plays in True Blood. To him, though, this is far from the truth. While many actors get typecast in a role, he is determined to choose many varied roles, which is why he recently made a Lars von Trier movie called Melancholia:

“It’s so easy to get caught up in the American system, where everybody tells you what to do, and what not to do, and where the rest of the world is not important. A true artist, in my mind, is willing to fail sometimes, because if you’re not brave enough to say yes and follow your gut, it’s never going to be good.”

Skarsgård seems to seamlessly skip from one character to another, each as different as the other. While it is his way of preventing himself from being stuck in the same role time and again, it is also because, as a human being, he feels that each person has the ability to have different layers, all at the same time.

Make sure you check out the full article here.

Source: The Guardian – Alexander Skarsgård: Interview With a Vampire

(Photo Credit: HBO, Inc.)

Video: Skarsgård on Eric in Season 5 of True Blood

The Actor Contemplates How Eric Should Be:

MTV recently caught up with True Blood’s Alexander Skarsgård (Eric Northman) at the screening for his latest film, Straw Dogs.  Skarsgård was looking dapper as always, while sporting a mini-bouffant, which suits him quite well! He was asked how he wants to see his character during Season 5, whether he’d like to see Eric still heartbroken due to Sookie breaking up with him, or not.  He replies that he doesn’t really know… he does, however, think that just because Eric is “back”, it doesn’t mean he’s the same old Eric:

 “Old Eric is back, but it’s not like the old Eric, because he still remembers the love with Sookie, and those moments — and that changed him.”

We learn that Alan Ball and the writers are already hard at work writing the scripts for Season 5 (squee!), and we already knew from Janina Gavankar here that filming begins in November (double squee!), so hopefully waiting will suck less this time around, what with all this excitement, and sure-to-come news and spoilers!

Check out the video, Truebies, and tell us how you’d like to see Eric next season!

 
Source: MTV – Alexander Skarsgård Talks Next Season of ‘True Blood’

(Photo: Sony Pictures/Alik Sakharov)

True Blood’s Alexander Skarsgård Graces the Cover of Men’s Journal

The Straw Dogs Star Talks About Fame:

35-year-old Alexander Skarsgård, aka True Blood’s Eric Northman, is nothing short of breathtaking on the cover of the October 2011 issue of Men’s Journal.

Skarsgård on the attention he receives:

“Of course it’s flattering. I mean, God, I’m human. But you have to be able to laugh at yourself.”

Skarsgård also speaks about his days in the Swedish Navy:

“We’d come at night in speedboats, with our dry suits and our weapons, and, under the cover of darkness, swim onto the island. Then we’d camp out somewhere, dig a hole in the dirt, and take pictures and notes.”

His Melancholia co-star Kirsten Dunst spoke on Skarsgård’s personality:

“I was surprised at how goofy he was. Almost like a puppy in a body that’s too big for him. All these girls are like, ‘Oh my god, he’s so hot.’ But he’s really such a goof.”

Make sure you buy the magazine to check out the full article.

Source: Just Jared - Alexander Skarsgård Covers ‘Men’s Journal’ October 2011

(Photo Credits: HBO, Men’s Journal/JustJared)

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