Alexander Skarsgård
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Alex remains gainfully employed and returns to HBO:
Alexander Skarsgård & James Tupper Join HBO’s ‘Big Little Lies’
January 5, 2016 | 03:02PM PT Elizabeth Wagmeister
@EWagmeister
HBO’s A-list ensembler “Big Little Lies” is now complete with the additions of Alexander Skarsgård and James Tupper, Variety has learned.
The two actors join Reese Witherspoon and Nicole Kidman in the David E. Kelley limited series, plus previously announced stars Shailene Woodley, Laura Dern, Adam Scott, Zoë Kravitz and Kathryn Newton.
Skarsgård will play Kidman’s husband, Perry, a successful businessman, loving father and devoted husband. Tupper will play Witherspoon’s ex-husband, who’s now married to a young yoga instructor (Kravitz) and faces the challenges of co-parenting a teenage daughter (Newton) with his ex-wife.
Kidman is playing Celeste, who’s the envy of her peers as she seems to have it all. Witherspoon is playing Madeline, who’s married to Ed (played by Scott) and is described as a whirlwind of energy with good intentions and compulsion to set things right, which has unintended consequences. Dern will portray Renata, a powerful career woman and anti-bullying crusader, who’s at the center of schoolyard politics. Woodley will play Jane, a single mom of modest means and a mysterious past.
http://variety.com/2016/tv/news/hbo...-alexander-skarsgard-james-tupper-1201672747/
Adapted from Liane Moriarty’s 2014 novel, “Big Little Lies” is described as a darkly comic drama centering on three mothers of kindergartners whose apparently perfect lives unravel to the point of murder.
Witherspoon and Kidman — who optioned the book rights through their respective production shingles, Pacific Standard Films and Blossom Films — are also serving as exec producers with Pacific Standard’s Bruna Papandrea and Blossom Films’ Per Saari. Kelley is also exec producing and writing an undetermined number of episodes of the television adaptation.
http://variety.com/2015/tv/news/sha...s-reese-witherspoon-nicole-kidman-1201636898/
Alexander Skarsgård & James Tupper Join HBO’s ‘Big Little Lies’
January 5, 2016 | 03:02PM PT Elizabeth Wagmeister
@EWagmeister
HBO’s A-list ensembler “Big Little Lies” is now complete with the additions of Alexander Skarsgård and James Tupper, Variety has learned.
The two actors join Reese Witherspoon and Nicole Kidman in the David E. Kelley limited series, plus previously announced stars Shailene Woodley, Laura Dern, Adam Scott, Zoë Kravitz and Kathryn Newton.
Skarsgård will play Kidman’s husband, Perry, a successful businessman, loving father and devoted husband. Tupper will play Witherspoon’s ex-husband, who’s now married to a young yoga instructor (Kravitz) and faces the challenges of co-parenting a teenage daughter (Newton) with his ex-wife.
Kidman is playing Celeste, who’s the envy of her peers as she seems to have it all. Witherspoon is playing Madeline, who’s married to Ed (played by Scott) and is described as a whirlwind of energy with good intentions and compulsion to set things right, which has unintended consequences. Dern will portray Renata, a powerful career woman and anti-bullying crusader, who’s at the center of schoolyard politics. Woodley will play Jane, a single mom of modest means and a mysterious past.
http://variety.com/2016/tv/news/hbo...-alexander-skarsgard-james-tupper-1201672747/
Adapted from Liane Moriarty’s 2014 novel, “Big Little Lies” is described as a darkly comic drama centering on three mothers of kindergartners whose apparently perfect lives unravel to the point of murder.
Witherspoon and Kidman — who optioned the book rights through their respective production shingles, Pacific Standard Films and Blossom Films — are also serving as exec producers with Pacific Standard’s Bruna Papandrea and Blossom Films’ Per Saari. Kelley is also exec producing and writing an undetermined number of episodes of the television adaptation.
http://variety.com/2015/tv/news/sha...s-reese-witherspoon-nicole-kidman-1201636898/
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That's a great career move, considering "Mute" won't be filming until later.
Not surprised it's with HBO - he's a proven draw for them with both GK and True Blood
Not surprised it's with HBO - he's a proven draw for them with both GK and True Blood
It is a good move. And it's limited, which avoids the long-term contract issues that'd he be stuck with again.
And it's a darn good cast and production crew.
And we'll probably see this within the next year, which is also a good thing.
And it's another book to add to my reading list.
Per TVLine, production starts this month.
http://tvline.com/2016/01/05/alexander-skarsgard-big-little-lies-hbo-nicole-kidman-husband/
Interesting. Perry is a challenging character but I like the casting overall. He does have intriguing ensemble choices.
Having read the book synopsis, Perry doesn't actually seem like the devoted husband. So this should be interesting for Alex.
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That is great news! Thanks, Buckeye.
Happy Birthday, Bag! Hope your day has been wonderful and wishing you lots of happiness, love, luck and great health in your next year.
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Stealth pic of Alex and Alexa in San Pedro, Belize that was shared on instagram today (January 5, 2016):
"So we were driving back home after playing basketball at the park and I yelled so loud when we turned a corner, my sister hit the brakes. I yelled cos I saw Alex. Didn't even realize who he was with until we got closer. He was with two of his brothers and Alexa."
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Happy Birthday, Bag!
Hope your day has been wonderful and wishing you lots of happiness, love, luck and great health in your next year.(x)
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Stealth pic of Alex and Alexa in San Pedro, Belize that was shared on instagram today (January 5, 2016):
"So we were driving back home after playing basketball at the park and I yelled so loud when we turned a corner, my sister hit the brakes. I yelled cos I saw Alex. Didn't even realize who he was with until we got closer. He was with two of his brothers and Alexa."
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Tku for the photo Santress 
I'm glad they're enjoying themselves 
(well Alex mostly, lol)
Today has been a good day, and it's so good to see Alex getting praise in the media too
Obviously, I don't agree with the 'thanks to his father' bit as that could have been phrased differently, but hey being named as one of the faces to watch in 2016, by the Boston Herald, and a mention of Tarzan, is all good
I'm glad they're enjoying themselves (well Alex mostly, lol)Today has been a good day, and it's so good to see Alex getting praise in the media too
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The 100 Most Anticipated Films Of 2016 via The Playlist
72. “War on Everyone”
Director: John Michael McDonagh (“The Guard,” “Calvary”
Cast: Alexander Skarsgård, Tessa Thompson, Michael Peña, Theo James, Stephanie Sigman
Synopsis: Two extremely corrupt New Mexico cops bite off more than they can chew when they try to blackmail a high-level criminal.
What You Need To Know: When a writer/director comes to attention with a very specific style or milieu, it’s both an exciting and a dangerous thing to see them leave it to spread their wings into other worlds. McDonagh’s previous two features, the hilarious “The Guard” and the excoriating “Calvary,” have both starred Brendan Gleeson, and both been set in rural Ireland, mining a brilliantly well-observed vernacular and sensibility. “War on Everyone” sees him far out of that comfort zone, with a cop comedy set in New Mexico, but we’re betting he can pull it off, especially given the good-looking (in all sense of the word) cast. Skarsgård was so good in “The Diary of a Teenage Girl;” Peña’s been a favorite of ours for ages and stole “Ant-Man” completely; while Tessa Thompson, fresh from “Dear White People,” “Selma” and “Creed,” deserves to take another step up. Definitely looking forward to this one.
Release Date: Already announced for the Berlinale in February.
Photo by Cathy Kanavy
Obviously, I don't agree with the 'thanks to his father' bit as that could have been phrased differently, but hey being named as one of the faces to watch in 2016, by the Boston Herald, and a mention of Tarzan, is all good
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I think they wrote that pretty bluntly but I also think quite a few articles referenced Stellan when Alex first hit the big time ie Gen Kill and TB. Like this one below:
http://deadline.com/2009/03/those-who-would-play-thor-knowns-unknowns-8801/
It certainly didn't hurt his career. Nepotism and being in an acting/movie family does lead to more exposure and opportunity IMHO.
http://deadline.com/2009/03/those-who-would-play-thor-knowns-unknowns-8801/
It certainly didn't hurt his career. Nepotism and being in an acting/movie family does lead to more exposure and opportunity IMHO.
^ Oh yeah Free, it was prob'ly me being a bit picky, it was the 'thanks to' that I objected to, not the mention of Stellan as that often happens, and vice versa too now Lord knows what it will be like for Valter, (the intro is gonna be so long, lol).
Lord knows what it will be like for Valter, (the intro is gonna be so long, lol).
The comments on that link I posted are interesting: all very pro-Alex for the Thor role.
And the masses of shade towards Natalie Portman, which I tend to agree with.
And the masses of shade towards Natalie Portman, which I tend to agree with.
Tku for the photo Santress
Today has been a good day, and it's so good to see Alex getting praise in the media too
Obviously, I don't agree with the 'thanks to his father' bit as that could have been phrased differently, but hey being named as one of the faces to watch in 2016, by the Boston Herald, and a mention of Tarzan, is all good
Me neither but I may be a "little" biased fan girl
. Obviously the writer of that article doesn't like Alex or do they make similar remarks about all the Skarsbros in media? Althought Daddy Skars is a good actor, it's not that he is such a big HW name or has much influence in film industry there. Being Stellan's son didn't help Alex get roles in Sweden. The only roles he might have had "thanks to Stellan" are Hitch, Zoolander and an audition for the role of Anakin Skywalker in Star War Films in the beginning of his HW career but those roles didn't make any good for him careerwise JMHO.
Thanks for the news, pictures and links everyone
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