Alexander Skarsgård

[GlamazonD]

LSA is harsh on Alex but it's not just 5 posters. At least from what I read.

It looks like that there are just 5 posters with mental health problems ( schizophrenia) IMHO. Also that sounds pretty normal behaviour in Alex "fandom"/following. Happens every time when he's romantically attached to a woman.

Anyhow LSA is not for the fainthearted. Better have your wits and sass about you if you go there...lol

Maybe not for the sensitive people, but if you go there with wits & sass you'll get probably misunderstood, continiously reported and finally banned because the posters there have a mindset of 14 year bullies, but of course that can happen on the other gossip pages as well

Btw, I love your new sig, although sometimes I feel that people fear too much that their brains will fall out because of open-mindness, it's more likely that it will happen for some other reason. A great quote though

Thanks for the great photos and articles everyone (not a stalker IG promo tho)

 

[Kendalia]

The LOT ad I saw on tv seemed to have more of Margot in it. It was of course shorter than the trailers. It started off with the gorilla/ape whatever and there was more of Margot than I remember seeing in the trailers.

 

[Julia_W]

http://******/1VXNLCO

I found this link on Twitter that shows 2 TV promos. One features "Young Jane" in a bit we haven't seen. This is from Clicknews@readclicknews.

 

[FreeSpirit71]

Just saw a quick blurb on Extra! about the Vogue article and a short look at LoT. Not one word about Alex. They showed photo's from the mag but none of him. The small bit of film only showed him from the back.

At this stage I have to to believe the marketing is going to focus on Margot. Things may change but for now, that seems to be the direction.

 

[Kitkath70]

That seems really stupid considering how good they look together. Her individual pictures were fine, but nothing to write home about. It's the pictures of them together and their chemistry that make you take notice.

 

[Maggiesview]

That seems really stupid considering how good they look together. Her individual pictures were fine, but nothing to write home about. It's the pictures of them together and their chemistry that make you take notice.

I want to see more of Alex in promos,for sure but if putting the emphasis on Margot who is more well known at this point gets more people into the theater to see LOT,I'm okay with that. Once they see the movie,they will fall in love with Alex and then he will become well known, we will get more Tarzan films and more films that star Alex.

 

[FreeSpirit71]

I want to see more of Alex in promos,for sure but if putting the emphasis on Margot who is more well known at this point gets more people into the theater to see LOT,I'm okay with that. Once they see the movie,they will fall in love with Alex and then he will become well known, we will get more Tarzan films and more films that star Alex.

Margot is the hotter of the two at the moment, but even so that's a very big gamble. Margot has done well in ensemble films - and much like Alex she hasn't carried a big movie on her own yet.

I'm not sure she can get bums on seats like what is required for this film to be successful. I think the strength of this film lies in it's ensemble. So not only do I want to see (and hear) more Alex, I'd like to see more of everyone. SLJ, Djimon and Christophe.All of those guys have fanbases of their own.

I'm no expert but I do know the roster of films coming out between now and LoT is big enough that people will start picking and choosing what they want to see. People don't go and see everything especially here in Australia because an adult movie ticket is almost $20 I already see issues with audiences that have seen The Jungle Book because they may think LoT is too simliar.

As far as the Australian schedule shows, LoT is going to have a small window of opportunity to make an impact. It slots in between Independence Day: Resurgance,which opens on June 23 then Ghostbusters on July 14.

I'm not trying to be a naysayer. I'm going to go watch this film. But they need to get a move on with the PR.

 

[djuna1]

Margot is the hotter of the two at the moment, but even so that's a very big gamble. Margot has done well in ensemble films - and much like Alex she hasn't carried a big movie on her own yet.

I'm not sure she can get bums on seats like what is required for this film to be successful. I think the strength of this film lies in it's ensemble. So not only do I want to see (and hear) more Alex, I'd like to see more of everyone. SLJ, Djimon and Christophe.All of those guys have fanbases of their own.

I'm no expert but I do know the roster of films coming out between now and LoT is big enough that people will start picking and choosing what they want to see. People don't go and see everything especially here in Australia because an adult movie ticket is almost $20 I already see issues with audiences that have seen The Jungle Book because they may think LoT is too simliar.

As far as the Australian schedule shows, LoT is going to have a small window of opportunity to make an impact. It slots in between Independence Day: Resurgance,which opens on June 23 then Ghostbusters on July 14.

I'm not trying to be a naysayer. I'm going to go watch this film. But they need to get a move on with the PR.

I'm sure Alex' english accent will be okay in LoT but the trailers/promo for the film seems to focus on his body and mainly on the action scenes because they have a short attention span to make sure people will actually watch the entire movie and go to the cinema.

BTW when I saw the pics of Margot and Alex, I thought that I have never seen a cover story of Vogue about an actress with a pic of her co-star and that he got a single pic. I'm not complaining , just wondering because Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan didn't even have a photo shoot together for Vogue. :wondering

 

[BagBerry13]

Just saw a quick blurb on Extra! about the Vogue article and a short look at LoT. Not one word about Alex. They showed photo's from the mag but none of him. The small bit of film only showed him from the back.

At this stage I have to to believe the marketing is going to focus on Margot. Things may change but for now, that seems to be the direction.

Maybe Yates decided to pull a Malick and edited the film around Margot making Alex a glorified extra and eye candy.

 

[audiogirl]

I'm going to guess that we'll see more focus on Alex soon enough. I think they are slanting different ads at different demographics.

Naturally they have already focused on his body. They're not stupid. And they're shown the adventure and animals.

Each time they try to appeal to different segments.

 

[Kitkath70]

I think the reason why we haven't heard Alex talk yet is because there has been some debate on other threads about what type of accent he should have. Many think he should have an English accent, but in my opinion, that would be wrong. He wasn't raised in England and Jane is American (that's what she was in the books). I think he wouldn't have a distinguishable accent. My feeling is that David Yates is trying to keep the mystery of Tarzan going until we hear him speak in the movie.

 

[Maggiesview]

I think the reason why we haven't heard Alex talk yet is because there has been some debate on other threads about what type of accent he should have. Many think he should have an English accent, but in my opinion, that would be wrong. He wasn't raised in England and Jane is American (that's what she was in the books). I think he wouldn't have a distinguishable accent. My feeling is that David Yates is trying to keep the mystery of Tarzan going until we hear him speak in the movie.

Ye,this is my guess too. We have two just released TV spots and still no Tarzan talking. The drama surrounding Tarzan other than the action and his love for Jane is about his transition from a seemingly perfect English Lord into his primal animalistic state as Tarzan. The drama behind that transition can't be viewed in a trailer or TV ,spot so they are focusing on the action,the animals and his love for Jane.

 

[OHVamp]

I too think they are going for the mystery surrounding Tarzan aspect. I also think they are promoting Margo for several reasons. She is popular right now (maybe Alex has lost ground that way), but more so promoters are aware Tarzan of old is a male dominated/damsel in distress stereotype and they don't want that label. I'm hoping the white man as savior bashing doesn't start. Not saying there wasn't a lot of that in Hollywood in past decades, but I hope both on white man savior and not empowering women, this Tarzan rises above that. As to his accent, I've always liked Alex's acting ability except his English accent I saw on TB, so I hope its not distracting to me. People who want to find reasons to degrade Alex, will always find their reasons so I don't pay much attention. As much as I liked Christopher Lambert in "Greystoke: Lord of the Apes" more dramatically serious Tarzan storyline, I never thought this Tarzan would be anything more than a fun watch in a CG action style prominent today... for good or bad. I'm not thinking it will be a huge blockbuster, but I'm not wishing it to fail so I can shout out "I told you so" either. *Edited: Not directed to anyone here.

I hope it's an enjoyable watch.

*Edited for grammar/clarity, which probably is still a mess.

 

[Santress]

Thanks, Buckeye, Kendalia & Julia.

From The Library:

Alex with a fan at the Monterey Regional Airport (May 17, 2016):



“Shut upppppppp I just met Alexander Skarsgard at the airport in Monterey! For those brief minutes I was seriously the queen of the fang bangers."

-hillaryisajoy instagram

 

[Kitkath70]

I too think they are going for the mystery surrounding Tarzan aspect. I also think they are promoting Margo for several reasons. She is popular right now (maybe Alex has lost ground that way), but more so promoters are aware Tarzan of old is a male dominated/damsel in distress stereotype and they don't want that label. I'm hoping the white man as savior bashing doesn't start. Not saying there wasn't a lot of that in Hollywood in past decades, but I hope both on white man savior and not empowering women, this Tarzan rises above that. As to his accent, I've always liked Alex's acting ability except his English accent I saw on TB, so I hope its not distracting to me. People who want to find reasons to degrade Alex, will always find their reasons so I don't pay much attention. As much as I liked Christopher Lambert in "Greystoke: Lord of the Apes" more dramatically serious Tarzan storyline, I never thought this Tarzan would be anything more than a fun watch in a CG action style prominent today... for good or bad. I'm not thinking it will be a huge blockbuster, but I'm not wishing it to fail so I can shout out "I told you so" either. *Edited: Not directed to anyone here.

I hope it's an enjoyable watch.

*Edited for grammar/clarity, which probably is still a mess.

From what I've heard about the accent from those who saw the screenings is that it's non descript which I think will help keep the focus on his acting.