Showing posts with label Alex Skarsgard. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Alex Skarsgard. Show all posts
Thursday, August 4, 2011
Saturday, July 23, 2011
Thursday, July 21, 2011
Alexander Skarsguard Recieves Honorary Doctorate!!!
The True Blood star was one of nine individuals to receive an honorary doctorate in the arts from Leeds Metropolitan University, E! Online reports.
Skarsgård attended the university in question with a friend for six months after finishing his national service in the Swedish military.
"We wanted to see the real England, so we just looked at a map," Skarsgård told The Daily Telegraph in 2010. "We both liked Leeds United, so we thought, 'Let's go [to Leeds Metropolitan University]'. We didn't study much, we just had a blast. People were super-friendly and I had a great time. I still support Leeds United."
Last week, the 34-year-old joined the cast of the Viking movie The Vanguard, which centres on two Swedish brothers who are exiled to America.
The actor recently confessed that he is enjoying the vulnerability of his True Blood character Eric Northman in the current season of the HBO series.
True Blood continues on Sundays at 9pm on HBO.
Source: Digital Spy
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Eric's Inner Struggle
Alexander Skarsgård has revealed that he is enjoying Eric's "vulnerability" in this season of True Blood.
Eric recently lost his memory after Marnie (Fiona Shaw) cast a spell on him.
Skarsgård has now explained that he is enjoying playing a different version of Eric.
"I love Eric's vulnerability," he told TV Guide. "But it's tricky because even though he doesn't know who he is, you can't play it too flat."
Skarsgård added that Eric currently has an "inner struggle", saying: "If they break the spell, then Eric finds out about all the things he's done in the past and who he really is, and that scares him. He's like, 'Hey, I'm kind of happy in this little house with Sookie'."
True Blood's executive producer Alan Ball has revealed that Eric and Sookie (Anna Paquin) will be "genuinely falling in love" during the season. However, cast member Stephen Moyer, who is married to Paquin, said that he was not uncomfortable with the scenes between the pair.
Describing the Sookie and Eric moments as "the best stuff that's in the show", he said: "It could have been really difficult, but it's about being professional. And we all really like each other."
Source: Digital Spy
Eric recently lost his memory after Marnie (Fiona Shaw) cast a spell on him.
Skarsgård has now explained that he is enjoying playing a different version of Eric.
"I love Eric's vulnerability," he told TV Guide. "But it's tricky because even though he doesn't know who he is, you can't play it too flat."
Skarsgård added that Eric currently has an "inner struggle", saying: "If they break the spell, then Eric finds out about all the things he's done in the past and who he really is, and that scares him. He's like, 'Hey, I'm kind of happy in this little house with Sookie'."
True Blood's executive producer Alan Ball has revealed that Eric and Sookie (Anna Paquin) will be "genuinely falling in love" during the season. However, cast member Stephen Moyer, who is married to Paquin, said that he was not uncomfortable with the scenes between the pair.
Describing the Sookie and Eric moments as "the best stuff that's in the show", he said: "It could have been really difficult, but it's about being professional. And we all really like each other."
Source: Digital Spy
Saturday, July 2, 2011
I Can Not Wait!!!!
Interviews with Anna Paquin, Stephen Moyer, and Alexander Skarsgard along with clips for episode 3; If You Love Me Why Am I Dyin'......
Thursday, June 23, 2011
L.A. Times Interviews The Sexy Sweden Native, Alexander Skarsgard
‘True Blood’ star Alexander Skarsgard on Eric: ‘There has to be an element of danger’
Viking vampire sheriff Eric Northman plays a major role in the fourth season of HBO’s hit series “True Blood,” which kicks off Sunday — after losing his memory at the hands of a coven of witches, he has to turn to telepathic barmaid/fairy Sookie Stackhouse for help. Swedish actor Alexander Skarsgard has gained a fervent following for his portrayal of the icy, sexy vamp, and he recently sat down for an interview with Hero Complex contributor Gina McIntyre to talk about what’s ahead for Eric and the character’s relationships with Anna Paquin‘s Sookie and Kristin Bauer van Straten‘s sardonic Pam.
GM: Were you excited about Eric’s story line heading into this season?
AS: I was excited. It was quite different from what we’ve seen before. It’s been difficult because he doesn’t … it was difficult finding the right tone. He doesn’t know who he is, so all that baggage is gone, 1,000 years of resentment and bitterness, the whole, like, loathing humanity kind of stuff is gone. But there has to be an element of danger there still. I didn’t want him to become too much of a little puppy. It was about finding that balance, because he has to be extremely vulnerable now. [It] is great to see Eric, who’s usually the alpha male, pretty vulnerable — to find that while maintaining the element of danger there. I don’t think it would be fun to watch him for very long if he was completely emasculated.
GM: You actually get the opportunity to try some comedy in the first three episodes.
AS: I had fun with it. It was just important to make it real. The humor had to come out of the situations more than him trying to be funny. It’s that culture clash, someone who doesn’t really know who he is — Are you my progeny? Who are you to me? — trying to figure things out. Obviously there’s an opportunity to create some funny situations with that.
GM: And obviously his relationship with Sookie is undergoing a bit of a change.
AS: She’s seeing this different side of Eric now, but it can’t be like she hated the old Eric, and now it’s the new guy and she likes the new guy and then he goes back to the old guy and she hates him. It has to be more complicated, more of a gray zone than that. It was just important for us to realize that it’s not like a completely different Eric. It is a different side of the same guy. She knows that, and that creates a platform for some drama, I think, because she knows who he is and she knows that he’s dangerous and what he’s done in the past, but then she’s seeing this vulnerability and there’s goodness in there. I think she already saw that in Season 3, a little glimmer of hope there, and now she’s exploring it more. But I think it’s important to remember that that was already inside Eric, but he had this big wall built up around himself to protect himself.
Read the rest of the interview Here
Viking vampire sheriff Eric Northman plays a major role in the fourth season of HBO’s hit series “True Blood,” which kicks off Sunday — after losing his memory at the hands of a coven of witches, he has to turn to telepathic barmaid/fairy Sookie Stackhouse for help. Swedish actor Alexander Skarsgard has gained a fervent following for his portrayal of the icy, sexy vamp, and he recently sat down for an interview with Hero Complex contributor Gina McIntyre to talk about what’s ahead for Eric and the character’s relationships with Anna Paquin‘s Sookie and Kristin Bauer van Straten‘s sardonic Pam.
GM: Were you excited about Eric’s story line heading into this season?
AS: I was excited. It was quite different from what we’ve seen before. It’s been difficult because he doesn’t … it was difficult finding the right tone. He doesn’t know who he is, so all that baggage is gone, 1,000 years of resentment and bitterness, the whole, like, loathing humanity kind of stuff is gone. But there has to be an element of danger there still. I didn’t want him to become too much of a little puppy. It was about finding that balance, because he has to be extremely vulnerable now. [It] is great to see Eric, who’s usually the alpha male, pretty vulnerable — to find that while maintaining the element of danger there. I don’t think it would be fun to watch him for very long if he was completely emasculated.
GM: You actually get the opportunity to try some comedy in the first three episodes.
AS: I had fun with it. It was just important to make it real. The humor had to come out of the situations more than him trying to be funny. It’s that culture clash, someone who doesn’t really know who he is — Are you my progeny? Who are you to me? — trying to figure things out. Obviously there’s an opportunity to create some funny situations with that.
GM: And obviously his relationship with Sookie is undergoing a bit of a change.
AS: She’s seeing this different side of Eric now, but it can’t be like she hated the old Eric, and now it’s the new guy and she likes the new guy and then he goes back to the old guy and she hates him. It has to be more complicated, more of a gray zone than that. It was just important for us to realize that it’s not like a completely different Eric. It is a different side of the same guy. She knows that, and that creates a platform for some drama, I think, because she knows who he is and she knows that he’s dangerous and what he’s done in the past, but then she’s seeing this vulnerability and there’s goodness in there. I think she already saw that in Season 3, a little glimmer of hope there, and now she’s exploring it more. But I think it’s important to remember that that was already inside Eric, but he had this big wall built up around himself to protect himself.
Read the rest of the interview Here
True Blood Season 4 Premiere Red Carpet and After Party
Hollywood was the place to be last night for excitement with the cast of True Blood at the season 4 premiere. There were many firmilar faces as well as a few new faces that attended the event and all were looking absolutly astonishing. Even Charline Harris, writer of the Sookie Stackhouse novels, was there in attendance as well as the creator of the hot smoking hit HBO show, Alan Ball. Of course what would a True Blood premiere be without Anna Paquin (Sookie Stackhouse), her real life husband and co-star Stephen Moyer (Bill Compton), Alexander Skarsgard (Eric Northman), and Joe Manganiello(Alcide) who was accompanied by his fiancee. There were many other firmiliar faces like Rutina Wesley (Tara Thornton) and her beau, Sam Tremell (Sam Merlotte) and his very pregnant wife, the loveable Nelson Ellis (Lafyette Renolds), and our favorite baby vamp Deborah Ann Woll (Jessics Hamby) are just to name a few who arrived on the red carpet. Like I said earlier, there were some fresh new faces on the red carpet as well, Janina Gavanker (Luna), Fiona Shaw (Marnie), and Courteny Ford (Portia BellBfleur) with her Superman of a hubby Brandon Routh just to name a few. Yes, the Cinerama Dome in Hollywood, CA was definatly the place to be last night! Below are videos, photos, and links from the exciting event:
Source:x17video
E! Online covers the red carpet for the True Blood Season 4 Premiere with the cast. Stephen Moyer(Bill), Evan Racheal Wood(Queen Sophie Ann), Alan Ball(Creator), Joe Manganiello(Alcide), Anna Paquin(Sookie),Alexander Skarsguard(Eric), Ryan Kwanten(Jason), Sam Tremell(Sam)
See the Interviews Here
On The Red Carpet
That After Party
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Kristen Bauer Van Stratan
Fiona Shaw
Deborah Ann Woll & Jim Parrack
Nelson Ellis
Alan Ball
Source:x17video
E! Online covers the red carpet for the True Blood Season 4 Premiere with the cast. Stephen Moyer(Bill), Evan Racheal Wood(Queen Sophie Ann), Alan Ball(Creator), Joe Manganiello(Alcide), Anna Paquin(Sookie),Alexander Skarsguard(Eric), Ryan Kwanten(Jason), Sam Tremell(Sam)
See the Interviews Here
On The Red Carpet
That After Party
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Kristen Bauer Van Stratan
Fiona Shaw
Deborah Ann Woll & Jim Parrack
Nelson Ellis
Alan Ball
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