Alexander Skarsgård

[VampFan]

It was mostly couples, and the chatter was fairly positive on the way out. Theater was about half full, which I would put more to the fact that people didn't know it was previewing today. The guy behind me said "way better than Independence Day", which, granted isn't a high bar!

I was surprised today when I was checking times for the movie this weekend when I saw it actually started today, 6/30. I thought 7/1 was the day based on all of the trailers. Glad to hear it was more positive than negative. Thanks

 

[FreeSpirit71]

It was mostly couples, and the chatter was fairly positive on the way out. Theater was about half full, which I would put more to the fact that people didn't know it was previewing today. The guy behind me said "way better than Independence Day", which, granted isn't a high bar!

Yeah, I think I'm just going to go with my husband. It opens here next week as well on July 7. But I'm not going until the week after that on the 16th

 

[Santress]

Pics from Alex's appearance on Watch What Happens Live! (June 30, 2016, New York):

#AlexanderSkarsgard

-bravowwhl instagram

It's #WWHL with Aubrey Plaza (@EvilHag) & #Tarzan star Alexander Skarsgard NOW!

https://twitter.com/BravoWWHL/status/748716734958284800

View from behind the bar! #WWHL

https://twitter.com/tkylemac/status/748718748681592832



http://www.bravotv.com/watch-what-happens-live/photos/alexander-skarsgard-aubrey-plaza/item/10844320

 

[FreeSpirit71]

First YouTube clip from WWHL: Andy asking questions about the "Paparazzi" video with Lady Gaga.

 

[BuckeyeChicago]

I was surprised today when I was checking times for the movie this weekend when I saw it actually started today, 6/30. I thought 7/1 was the day based on all of the trailers. Glad to hear it was more positive than negative. Thanks

It's odd, because anymore most studio movies open the evening before the official release day. Though, post Aurora massacre, no midnight showings.

Thanks for the reviews and new pics.
And currently on RT while the reviewers score still isn't good, the audience score, with over 36,000 votes, is at 69%, which is pretty darn good word of mouth. IMDB's rating, with just over 1000 votes, is still around 7.3, so very similar to RT's audience score.

 

[FreeSpirit71]

Shee-it. This one is from io9 (I read them a lot so this is kind of a downer for me)

http://io9.gizmodo.com/movie-review-the-legend-of-tarzan-is-like-the-terminat-1782920014

 

[scaredsquirrel]

Shee-it. This one is from io9 (I read them a lot so this is kind of a downer for me)

http://io9.gizmodo.com/movie-review-the-legend-of-tarzan-is-like-the-terminat-1782920014

That again is a view from someone who wants an explosion at every turn. It would have been ridiculous with that story to have that. There will definitely be adrenaline junkies who will find it flat, but 12 or so hours later, I'm still on the positive side. It's tough because the real cast member that doesn't get as much crediting is Mother Nature, not pyrotechnics. I liked it much better than the depression-fest of Batman/Superman, but everyone has their own tastes.

 

[FreeSpirit71]

^Yeah I know. We have similiar tastes in film so that's encouraging. Audience reviews vs critics seem to be really going in different directions.

 

[jooa]

After reading many reviews I think that the film couldn't win because almost every reviewer had in his head his own version of Tarzan. One didn't like 'this' and 'this' but thought that the film had to have more 'that' and 'that', the other didn't want to see at all 'that' and 'that' but 'this' and 'this' would be for him interestnig. Too little or too much old story, too little or too much origin story, Tarzan isn't 'wild', strong and dominant, he's human or he's like any superhero, not human, Jane is a dimsel or is too modern etc... Everyone had his on scenario and didn't want to see something different for it.

 

[Santress]

Another pic from the LA Times photo shoot (Photographer: Kirk McKoy):

#AlexanderSkarsgard is tackling a legendary role in #tarzan2016 while trying to impress Dad http://fw.to/E6Ojx4

https://twitter.com/latimesent/status/748599406992072705

Stealth shot shared on tumblr today (July 1, 2016):

When you run into Tarzan at your local fav sushi place. Right after seeing Michael Kelly, aka Doug from House of Cards, waiting outside with his family.

Summer in NYC = Celeb sighting season.

NYC east village alexander skarsgard tarzan creep pic

http://aphoenixinthecity.tumblr.com/post/146755076808

New mag cover shared on instagram:

#TheLegendOfTarzan star #AlexanderSkarsgard for #AugustMan #July2016

#covershot #models #magazine #magazines #fashion #fashionissue #fashionphotography #instafashion #style #stylish #mensfashion #menswear #mensstyle

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More fan photos from the world premiere (June 27, 2016) and promoting LOT:

Alex and I talking about birthday plans, birthday suits, wild animals, & the 7,000 calories he consumed daily for #thelegendoftarzan. @enews tonight 7p & 11p!

-erinlimofficial instagram

I was inches away from Alexander Skarsgard (& Margot Robbie!!) and the idea of a selfie didn't even cross my mind?!?!?!?! Sometimes I wanna punch myself. #Tarzan

-cessypie instagram

Ich nicht Jane, aber er Tarzan! #thelegendoftarzan #tarzan #jane #alexanderskarsgard #movie #baldimkino #metarzanyoujane #vonlianezuliane

-moviemarlene instagram

#AlexanderSkarsgård re-created the #Tarzan yell in his new movie & talked to us about working with @SamuelLJackson & being asked to bite someone like his “True Blood” vampire character. Lol. Link in bio

-realsway instagram

Alexander Skarsgård flanked by #ERB's great-granddaughters, Llana Jane and Dejah, at #LegendOfTarzan world premiere

https://twitter.com/ERBurroughsFan/status/747935768803323905

Tarzan & Me @DolbyTheatre #actorslife #Actor #Actor4Life #Tarzan #AlexanderSkarsgard #Hollywood #NorfolkVa #theEnd

https://twitter.com/ToneToneTaylor/status/747945846465925120

 

[Santress]

More from Watch What Happens Live! (June 30, 2016, New York):


Source: Just Jared

 

[Santress]

Source: Just Jared

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A few oldies:

#alexanderskarsgard #tarzan #trueblood #actor #swedish #hollywood #berlinale #flashback #filmfestival #2016

-zeta2006 instagram

#tbt meeting actor Alexander Skarsgard, who stars in this weekend's release of 'The Legend of Tarzan' live action movie. #throwbackthursday #celebrity #hollywood #alexanderskarsgard #tarzan #thelegendoftarzan #trueblood #ericnorthman #vampires #zoolander #generationkill #paparazzi #ladygaga #warnerbros #margotrobbie #samuelljackson #animals #jungle #markedout @markedout

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[GlamazonD]

Not sure why there is a constant comparison with Joel and Alex, and now suddenly Chris Hemsworth is added to the mix? It's almost like an obsession. You can be a fan of both you know? It's not Battle to the Death of the Famous Swedes. Personally, I think Joel is a good actor but I don't follow him much. I don't know how other posters feel about JK but not many from this thread post in his thread on tPF

I feel like your comments are generalising the entire thread when really you're only talking about one poster whose views you obviously don't like (and it's blatantly obvious who that is).

And I mean, I was one of those speculating that Straw Dogs would be an indie hit, and it failed in spectacular fashion. The truth is Alex's reviews have been hit and miss, because the bigger films Alex has chosen have been hit and miss as well. IMHO it's a shame that he's done his best work in smaller films like WMK, Disconnect, DoATG and probably WoE - because these are the films that are niche, indie, critically well-received and just won't get the audience they deserve. His bigger films by comparison, have been blustery missteps ie Battleship, and he was lucky in that, because he didn't have a big part and he wasn't carrying it.

There's a lot of reviews on Legend of Tarzan because Warner have made sure this film gets seen by putting Alex & co on the PR pavement plus doing a tonne of screenings. It's showy and they are selling it to the max. You can't blame posters for negative reviews when at the moment it's coming in around 70% not great reviews to around 30% positive.

Owning up to the fact reviews for LoT are sort of bad, doesn't mean people aren't pulling for Alex to do well.

@BuckeyeChicago - thanks for posting that. It's nice to see someone recognising his other work.

Hey hey, calm down. Where did I compare these guys? I thought we were speaking about posting bad reviews to any actors threads and how Alex threads seem to be the only ones which have this said routine. Those few actors I mentioned were just good examples because their films flopped or got negative reviews.

You can be a fan of whoever you want, why would I care but I have the right to be suspicious if one thread is significantly more negative than others. That makes me think what lies behind... and please next time call me obsessed when and if I ever have 10000 posts here Peace on and bear with me. I can't help it, I'm a curious person with a bit suspicious mind

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Thank you for the great photos Santress

 

[GlamazonD]

Sadly, we're posting bad reviews of LOT because the movie has received them. As have some of his other movies. This is the reality. So if someone wants to continually complain about it, and that other actors don't have fansites that don't post negative reviews, whatever. Most of us here aren't going to sugarcoat this, as much as we'd like to.
@free, I do like that NYT review, and not just because she liked LOT I know there are people who lump all critics into one hated group, but there are those out there who do try and actually not only write well, but have a good background in other things than just writing, it helps with their understanding and enjoyment of movies (or music, art, etc), and to try and express that to their audience.
Strangely, I'm having a FB conversation with 5 male friends, four of whom I've met in real life, and they're all going to see LOT, and think the reviewers who don't like don't seem to have confused the Disney Tarzan with the ERB character. I'll note that I had not a clue they all wanted to see it. Pity none of us are in the same state, we could all go together.

Please note that I'm well aware that this is not a fan forum and I don't except that everyone posting in this thread is a fan of Alex so I very well understand that things are not going to be sugarcoated. Actually I'm starting to believe that there's more non fans than fans here but I'm ok with that too. My only "concern" in that regard is that there's still people who think this forum represents the whole Alex fandom.

Also I didn't speak about "other fansites". My completely innocent observation was about some threads here on TPF. I can't help but wonder this constant negativity on this thread compared to some other threads here on tpf. That's all, really. To me it's weird that I'm the only one who's even a little curious why still considerably unknown and harmless actor has been under such harsh criticism for years. That's my question in nutshell, but I'm afraid I'll never get an answer for that (though I might have a hunch)

 

[GlamazonD]

There are new photos up on JustJared's website:
http://www.justjared.com/photo-gallery/3696568/alexander-skarsgard-just-jared-portraits-03/