Alexander Skarsgård XVI
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Ha ha ha ... Oh Alex !
What a wonderful time for him to be visiting germany. Maybe a quick stop over at Munich for Oktoberfest?
Fan vid from TIFF
@ the 1.14 mark
Thanks for the gifs Zola, marvelandwhimsy does some good work. my fave is his reaction when they mention Zoolander
@ the 1.14 mark
Thanks for the gifs Zola, marvelandwhimsy does some good work. my fave is his reaction when they mention Zoolander
"CHEZ ANDRE’S FINAL CALL
After a three-week reign that started during Fashion Week, Chez Andre will close Saturday night, ending its reign as the city’s hottest club. “True Blood” star Alexander Skarsgard won’t miss the hotspot’s farewell bash. “I’m in New York until Sunday and I’m gonna party it up — boom!” he told Confidenti@l at — where else? — Chez Andre. Skarsgard boogied until early Friday morning, but should have checked his dance moves. He knocked down someone’s drink, and was too busy twirling a pretty brunette to notice."
Source: http://www.nydailynews.com/entertai...ng-jay-z-nets-article-1.1170787#ixzz27qvyUKvc
After a three-week reign that started during Fashion Week, Chez Andre will close Saturday night, ending its reign as the city’s hottest club. “True Blood” star Alexander Skarsgard won’t miss the hotspot’s farewell bash. “I’m in New York until Sunday and I’m gonna party it up — boom!” he told Confidenti@l at — where else? — Chez Andre. Skarsgard boogied until early Friday morning, but should have checked his dance moves. He knocked down someone’s drink, and was too busy twirling a pretty brunette to notice."
Source: http://www.nydailynews.com/entertai...ng-jay-z-nets-article-1.1170787#ixzz27qvyUKvc
LOL i would of paid money to see Alex boogie the night away!!
Im having flashback to a movie he made where he was dancing in a scene..there is a gif of it somewhere on tumblr its so adorkable
All the following gifs, from the DP30 TIFF WMK interview vid, are from marvelandwhimsy's tumblrand there are even more which I haven't brought across
Ooh, these gifs are a wonder.
Sounds like Skars was getting on down, gon 'head wit your bad self.
LOL i would of paid money to see Alex boogie the night away!!
Im having flashback to a movie he made where he was dancing in a scene..there is a gif of it somewhere on tumblr its so adorkable
Thaaat was Cuppen, and yes, I certainly remember that one
. I gotta say though, that man can't dance.
Thanks ladies for all pics, gifs, news, etc.
All the following gifs, from the DP30 TIFF WMK interview vid, are from marvelandwhimsy's tumblr
i dont find him that pretty looking, but he does attract me with his way of talking
As always thanks a bunch Ladies for finding and posting all the pics, tweets, vids and gifs!!!
I really like the DP30 video, even though the camera zooming is here and there a bit unpropitious vs. Alex.
I really like the DP30 video, even though the camera zooming is here and there a bit unpropitious vs. Alex.
Hey Bag, I expect you to take part in these competition, if you'll win I'll do your make up (remember our conversation over at Joels thread?!) and be your entourage it will be an appetizer for your/our encounter with the swedish maffia!
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Kristin Bauer ‏@BauervanStraten
getting on a plane to Italy in a few hrs. for film Fest there w/ Alex and Valentina!
Kristin Bauer ‏@BauervanStraten
see you in #Italy and #Germany!
getting on a plane to Italy in a few hrs. for film Fest there w/ Alex and Valentina!
Kristin Bauer ‏@BauervanStraten
see you in #Italy and #Germany!
As always thanks a bunch Ladies for finding and posting all the pics, tweets, vids and gifs!!!
I really like the DP30 video, even though the camera zooming is here and there a bit unpropitious vs. Alex.
Hey Bag, I expect you to take part in these competition, if you'll win I'll do your make up (remember our conversation over at Joels thread?!) and be your entourage it will be an appetizer for your/our encounter with the swedish maffia!
Hey Kayleigh, I think the entourage should be more than just 1 person. Can I come too? I'll be the best 'go fer' you've ever known, especially if there is the chance of an encounter with the Swedish Mafia
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The GQ+A: An Encounter with Alexander Skarsgård
Alexander Skarsgård is tall. It’s a fact I had been told or read several times prior to meeting him. Words like viking, a fitting description based on his Swedish nationality, were used over and over and going in to interview the face of Calvin Klein’s new Encounter fragrance, I was mentally prepped to be dwarfed by his hulking presence. It is true; Skarsgård is tall. Tall in a way that, unlike most Hollywood actors, probably doesn’t necessitate him to stand on a crate while shooting scenes with female co-stars. You don’t necessarily expect someone with the physical presence of a Nordic superhero to have the most affable personality but the True Blood actor does, equally at ease talking about his new role for one of the most well-known fashion brands in the world as he is offering up travel tips in his hometown. We caught up with Skarsgård towards the tail end of a packed press day, as he took appointments seated on an oversized couch opposite a tv playing his Encounter commercial on repeat.
GQ: How’s it been watching yourself on a loop all day?
Alexander Skarsgård: This is what I do. Hanging out in my humble abode, watching myself. No it’s ****ing surreal.
GQ: So what did you think when you saw the final cut of the clip?
Skarsgård: I thought they did a great job. What attracted me to it was that it was so dark and moody. It felt like something Fritz Lang would’ve directed, something out of the German Expressionism movement in the ’20s. I think they really captured that. So I’m very happy with how it turned out. But then I just walked by that freaking billboard and it’s surreal, seeing yourself the size of Godzilla.
GQ: And you’re already a pretty tall guy. You’re actually the first male to ever front a fragrance campaign for the brand, was that something that resonated with you when you were approached for the project?
Skarsgård: Of course it did. I was very humbled by that. This is my first big campaign. For me the feeling was that if I was going to do something I want it to be fun and creatively great. When this came up it was perfect; Calvin is such an amazing house, Fabien Baron is arguably the greatest art director of our time and we had worked together before for an Interview magazine shoot that Steven Klein shot. So I knew those guys and I also worked with Lara on something for Vogue two years ago shot by Peter Lingbergh - which is a much different experience from a Steven Klein shoot. So when this came up and Fabien explained the concept, that we were going to shoot a short and that the tone was going to be in this dark, film noir style, I just thought if I’m ever going to do it this is the one.
GQ: The short film involves a lot of brooding on your part. Was that something you felt you had down pat from playing a vampire?
Skarsgård: What was both challenging about this, and interesting, is that there’s no dialogue. So you have to create the whole back story in your head and come up with what’s going on.
GQ: That was my next question: What do you think the story is behind these two people?
Skarsgård: The reason I’m not going to say what I had in mind when I did it is because when you watch it, you want there the mystery to remain unanswered. It’s the same thing with music. Sometimes you hear a song and you think it’s about something and it means so much to you and then you read an interview an the artist is like “no, it’s actually about my goldfish” and you’re like well, that’s ****ing disappointing. So sometimes its better to keep the mystery.
GQ: What was it like working with Lara Stone, arguably one of the sexiest women in the world? Are you thinking about that when you’re shooting with her?
Skarsgård: Yeah. Every time you look at her you’re reminded of it. But Lara doesn’t take herself or this whole crazy business too seriously. She is so laid back and cool.
GQ: This is an enormous global campaign and you’re going to be promoting Encounter around the world. How does it feel to see your face plastered everywhere? Is it something you get used to?
Skarsgård: I don’t think I’ll ever get used to that. It’s the same thing when you’re in a movie or when the show premieres every year and you see your face - it’s surreal. And I think it has to be. And I want it to be that way. The day it’s not you’re in trouble.
GQ: In our July issue there was a travel piece on Stockholm, a city with which I think you’re quite familiar. Funnily enough the author mentioned seeing your brother Bill at a bar.
Skarsgård: Well I have forty-five brothers so just go in to a random bar and you’re bound to run into a brother of mine.
GQ: So let’s say a guy has twenty-four hours in Stockholm. What should he do?
Skarsgård: Well I’m from South Stockholm. Stockholm is a group of islands and you have the Old Town in the center and it’s beautiful. Most of the buildings there are from the 12th or 13th century. It’s very tourist-y but worth walking through.
All my recommendations are on basically in Sõdermalm, in the south. If you have twenty-four hours that’s the island I would go to, I wouldn’t bother going north. There are two neighborhoods that are really cool; Hornstull, on the western tip of the island, where a lot of interesting artists live and is a very creative place and then for shopping there’s SoFo, which is the hip area with all these cool little bars and restaurants and boutiques and coffee shops.
GQ: In the same article there was a piece by a Swedish writer on hooking up in Stockholm and she said self-deprecation was a Swedish aphrodisiac. Do you find that to be true?
Skarsgård: [laughing] Yeah. I think that’s very Swedish, a very Nordic quality.
GQ: We’ll make sure to tell all the GQ readers heading over there to just start ragging on themselves to the beautiful ladies.
Skarsgård: Absolutely. You definitely don’t want to brag. You definitely don’t want to show up in a yellow Lamborghini or talk about how successful you are. That’s a huge turn off.
GQ: Humility goes a long way.
Skarsgård: A long way, yeah.
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GQ: We have to talk about True Blood. The fifth season just wrapped. Do you have any clue what’s going to happen with your character Eric next season?
Skarsgård: No. This is always the case when we’re on hiatus and I love it. It’s a complete break. The writers are getting together now to start plotting the next season. It’s nice not being involved in that and then getting to see a script when you’re back.
GQ: Is there anything you’re hoping to see happen with Eric next season?
Skarsgård: To the writers’ credit, my fear is that it’s always going to feel repetitive or redundant and creatively that’s suicide if you don’t challenge yourself. But I keep learning about more about Eric every season. I do like the flashbacks. They’re a lot of fun to shoot and I think when you have a character who is a thousand years old there’s a great opportunity to learn about him throughout history.
GQ: Between True Blood and the just-premiered What Maisie Knew you’re career has steered towards more serious roles. Is comedy something you’d like to try more of?
Skarsgård: Yeah, especially now that I just wrapped Hidden, about two months in a bomb shelter. It’s a post-apocalyptic drama in a bomb shelter, I’m losing lots of weight, there’s no food. After something like that I’m dying to do like a Danny McBride comedy.
GQ: Well, can we hope for a Meekus resurrection in Zoolander 2?
Skarsgård: I’m hoping for it. He dies in the first one.
GQ: Of course, in that freak gasoline fight accident.
Skarsgård: Yeah, maybe he could come back like Hamlet’s father, as a ghost. Or it can be his evil German twin brother.
GQ: Yes! Out to seek revenge for your brother’s death. Now the world seems to have already cast you as the lead in the Fifty Shades of Grey movie. Is that a role you would ever consider? Have you read the books?
Skarsgård: I don’t know enough about the project. Recently all these journalists have been asking me about it. I haven’t read the books. It’s a huge compliment that my name is mentioned in the mix because I realize how popular they are. I mean as to whether I’m interested or not, step one is read the script and figure out if this character is someone I’d want to explore or not. At this point I don’t even know if there is a script.
GQ: There are just a lot of eager women hoping for you to play the part.
Skarsgård: I don’t know. Have you read them?
GQ: No. I haven’t yet entered my mommy porn literary phase.
Skarsgård: Maybe I should read those books because people love them.
(Source: GQ.com/Matthew Sebra, Photo credit: Vogue.it/Steven Klein)
Skarsgård: No. This is always the case when we’re on hiatus and I love it. It’s a complete break. The writers are getting together now to start plotting the next season. It’s nice not being involved in that and then getting to see a script when you’re back.
GQ: Is there anything you’re hoping to see happen with Eric next season?
Skarsgård: To the writers’ credit, my fear is that it’s always going to feel repetitive or redundant and creatively that’s suicide if you don’t challenge yourself. But I keep learning about more about Eric every season. I do like the flashbacks. They’re a lot of fun to shoot and I think when you have a character who is a thousand years old there’s a great opportunity to learn about him throughout history.
GQ: Between True Blood and the just-premiered What Maisie Knew you’re career has steered towards more serious roles. Is comedy something you’d like to try more of?
Skarsgård: Yeah, especially now that I just wrapped Hidden, about two months in a bomb shelter. It’s a post-apocalyptic drama in a bomb shelter, I’m losing lots of weight, there’s no food. After something like that I’m dying to do like a Danny McBride comedy.
GQ: Well, can we hope for a Meekus resurrection in Zoolander 2?
Skarsgård: I’m hoping for it. He dies in the first one.
GQ: Of course, in that freak gasoline fight accident.
Skarsgård: Yeah, maybe he could come back like Hamlet’s father, as a ghost. Or it can be his evil German twin brother.
GQ: Yes! Out to seek revenge for your brother’s death. Now the world seems to have already cast you as the lead in the Fifty Shades of Grey movie. Is that a role you would ever consider? Have you read the books?
Skarsgård: I don’t know enough about the project. Recently all these journalists have been asking me about it. I haven’t read the books. It’s a huge compliment that my name is mentioned in the mix because I realize how popular they are. I mean as to whether I’m interested or not, step one is read the script and figure out if this character is someone I’d want to explore or not. At this point I don’t even know if there is a script.
GQ: There are just a lot of eager women hoping for you to play the part.
Skarsgård: I don’t know. Have you read them?
GQ: No. I haven’t yet entered my mommy porn literary phase.
Skarsgård: Maybe I should read those books because people love them.
(Source: GQ.com/Matthew Sebra, Photo credit: Vogue.it/Steven Klein)
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