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I don't know, but for some reason I want to say family medicine. That may be due to something Alex mentioned several years ago, during Comic-Con, about visiting Sam during his residency.
you see me in shock. lol. that's pretty cool. so you are right here outing my stupidity. well that's me. make 130 of 90. fast! oh i was SO relieved
... have a nice week guys ...
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Thanks, ladies.
New interview:
Alexander Skarsgård on 'War on Everyone', bad cops, and skiing with Prince Harry
The 'True Blood' star Alexander Skarsgård on playing a dumb, corrupt cop in dark comedy 'War on Everyone', a role he obtained by getting drunk.
By Helen Barlow
After Swedish actor Alexander Skarsgård rose to fame in the sexually charged, boundary-pushing HBO series True Blood alongside Australia’s Ryan Kwanten and New Zealand’s Anna Paquin, it was never going to be easy to find a follow-up. A lover of edgy material and greatly influenced by his similarly adventurous father, Stellan, he’d already entered the US independent realm during the series' breaks, making films like What Maisie Knew and The Diary of a Teenage Girl and afterwards moving on to the big budget studio movie, The Legend of Tarzan.
Now the New York-based actor appears in the British US-set production War on Everyone written and directed by John Michael McDonagh (The Guard, Calvary), who has strong Australian ties because of his Australian producer wife, Elizabeth Eves (a co-producer here) and because he wrote the screenplay for 2003’s Ned Kelly starring Heath Ledger.
McDonagh calls War on Everyone a "jet black comedy” which follows two corrupt cops, Bob Bob Bolaño (Michael Peña) and Terry Monroe (Skarsgård) as they try to make as much money as they can.
Helen Barlow: Do you see this film as more European rather than American?
Alexander Skarsgård: I think it’s an interesting combination, which is why it’s so weird, because it’s about two American cops in Albuquerque, but seen through the eyes of a lunatic from London. It’s John’s homage to cop shows and movies from the '60s and '70s like The Sweeney.
It’s such a good title because they insult everyone, and even if they do horrific things, you root for these guys. In terms of police brutality there’s no racial profiling. It’s not like they target the rich, or poor, or people of colour. They insult and f..k up everyone, be they Jewish, or Muslim, or Irish.
HB: You are very funny, yet you play the straight man of the piece.
AS: The situations are so funny, I feel like it would be distracting if I tried to make it funny.
HB: Terry is troubled.
AS: Yes, he’s hiding behind his heavy drinking. He’s quite lonely and not very confident. He doesn't think he’s smart, especially around someone like Bob, who’s so well read, intelligent and way more sophisticated.
HB: John says he followed his remit of only hiring actors who enjoy a good booze-up.
AS: I don't know how he found it, but he saw a clip of me at a 2013 football game in Sweden when I went with my friends. I was singing and there was something about that energy that he liked.
HB: Were you drunk?
AS: Yeah, I was probably pretty drunk.
HB: How much does it take to get you drunk?
AS: I weigh 98 kilos, so it takes quite a bit.
HB: A running gag in the film is that you can flatten someone effortlessly. Did he have that strength when at school?
AS: No. It’s just the way War on Everyone is written. Instead of it being long, choreographed fight sequences, it’s a lot of posturing – then one hit and it’s over! Terry takes on the role of the muscle and lets Bob do the talking. His physicality, his posturing, is just something that came to me.
HB: You make such eclectic choices with your movies. How do you choose your roles?
AS: There’s no real strategy. It’s just gut feeling. I either get excited about something or I don't.
HB: I saw you in drag at the premiere of The Diary of A Teenage Girl. Is anything up for grabs with you now?
AS: Yes, I guess. We shot the movie in San Francisco and the first AD on the movie was Cousin Wonderlette, a famous drag queen. She hosts parties and stuff in San Francisco in drag and they were going to host the afterparty. They’d taken us to a nightclub and they were all talking about their outfits for the premiere and I was like, “That sounds like so much fun. Can I come in drag as well? I want to look like Farrah Fawcett with the gold-lamé and big blonde hair.” And Brian (Benson) Cousin Wonderlette said, “Yeah, we’ll make it happen.”
HB: You are a gay icon. Do you feel their warmth?
AS: Yes. I’ve always been very outspoken. My uncle is gay, so for me growing up since I was two, my aunt had a husband and my uncle had a boyfriend. The concept of gay being weird was already strange to me. When people in school made fun, like “Are you gay?” I didn't understand that because my uncle was super cool. So why wouldn’t you want to be like that?
HB: Do you miss True Blood?
AS: I miss it a lot. I miss the little family we created. But I’ve just done a HBO miniseries Big Little Lies in Los Angeles with a lot of the same crew members, the same catering guys and even the craft service dude is the same. I play Nicole Kidman’s husband and all seven episodes are directed by Jean-Marc Vallée, who directed Dallas Buyers Club.
HB: Does he want you to get into drag?
AS: We’ll see. We might find a little scene for drag there. It’s great fun.
HB: Are you an outdoors person?
AS: Yes, I like to be outdoors and to go on week-long hikes.
HB: What was it like going to the South Pole with Prince Harry?
AS: It was a crazy experience. We were completely isolated for a month just skiing to the Pole. We were 21 skiers. Prince Harry was a normal guy like the rest of us, getting up at eight every morning and skiing all day.
HB: How did that compare to shooting The Legend of Tarzan?
AS: Oh that was not at all in the Congo. We shot it in Watford in north London. They built jungle sets and rivers in two enormous hangars. It was very impressive actually but hardly the real thing!
'War on Everyone' is out in Australian cinemas on Nov. 17.
Source: SBS.com.au
http://www.sbs.com.au/movies/articl...war-everyone-bad-cops-and-skiing-prince-harry
via
https://twitter.com/SBSMovies/status/798777625510629376
New interview:
Alexander Skarsgård on 'War on Everyone', bad cops, and skiing with Prince Harry
The 'True Blood' star Alexander Skarsgård on playing a dumb, corrupt cop in dark comedy 'War on Everyone', a role he obtained by getting drunk.
By Helen Barlow
After Swedish actor Alexander Skarsgård rose to fame in the sexually charged, boundary-pushing HBO series True Blood alongside Australia’s Ryan Kwanten and New Zealand’s Anna Paquin, it was never going to be easy to find a follow-up. A lover of edgy material and greatly influenced by his similarly adventurous father, Stellan, he’d already entered the US independent realm during the series' breaks, making films like What Maisie Knew and The Diary of a Teenage Girl and afterwards moving on to the big budget studio movie, The Legend of Tarzan.
Now the New York-based actor appears in the British US-set production War on Everyone written and directed by John Michael McDonagh (The Guard, Calvary), who has strong Australian ties because of his Australian producer wife, Elizabeth Eves (a co-producer here) and because he wrote the screenplay for 2003’s Ned Kelly starring Heath Ledger.
McDonagh calls War on Everyone a "jet black comedy” which follows two corrupt cops, Bob Bob Bolaño (Michael Peña) and Terry Monroe (Skarsgård) as they try to make as much money as they can.
Helen Barlow: Do you see this film as more European rather than American?
Alexander Skarsgård: I think it’s an interesting combination, which is why it’s so weird, because it’s about two American cops in Albuquerque, but seen through the eyes of a lunatic from London. It’s John’s homage to cop shows and movies from the '60s and '70s like The Sweeney.
It’s such a good title because they insult everyone, and even if they do horrific things, you root for these guys. In terms of police brutality there’s no racial profiling. It’s not like they target the rich, or poor, or people of colour. They insult and f..k up everyone, be they Jewish, or Muslim, or Irish.
HB: You are very funny, yet you play the straight man of the piece.
AS: The situations are so funny, I feel like it would be distracting if I tried to make it funny.
HB: Terry is troubled.
AS: Yes, he’s hiding behind his heavy drinking. He’s quite lonely and not very confident. He doesn't think he’s smart, especially around someone like Bob, who’s so well read, intelligent and way more sophisticated.
HB: John says he followed his remit of only hiring actors who enjoy a good booze-up.
AS: I don't know how he found it, but he saw a clip of me at a 2013 football game in Sweden when I went with my friends. I was singing and there was something about that energy that he liked.
HB: Were you drunk?
AS: Yeah, I was probably pretty drunk.
HB: How much does it take to get you drunk?
AS: I weigh 98 kilos, so it takes quite a bit.
HB: A running gag in the film is that you can flatten someone effortlessly. Did he have that strength when at school?
AS: No. It’s just the way War on Everyone is written. Instead of it being long, choreographed fight sequences, it’s a lot of posturing – then one hit and it’s over! Terry takes on the role of the muscle and lets Bob do the talking. His physicality, his posturing, is just something that came to me.
HB: You make such eclectic choices with your movies. How do you choose your roles?
AS: There’s no real strategy. It’s just gut feeling. I either get excited about something or I don't.
HB: I saw you in drag at the premiere of The Diary of A Teenage Girl. Is anything up for grabs with you now?
AS: Yes, I guess. We shot the movie in San Francisco and the first AD on the movie was Cousin Wonderlette, a famous drag queen. She hosts parties and stuff in San Francisco in drag and they were going to host the afterparty. They’d taken us to a nightclub and they were all talking about their outfits for the premiere and I was like, “That sounds like so much fun. Can I come in drag as well? I want to look like Farrah Fawcett with the gold-lamé and big blonde hair.” And Brian (Benson) Cousin Wonderlette said, “Yeah, we’ll make it happen.”
HB: You are a gay icon. Do you feel their warmth?
AS: Yes. I’ve always been very outspoken. My uncle is gay, so for me growing up since I was two, my aunt had a husband and my uncle had a boyfriend. The concept of gay being weird was already strange to me. When people in school made fun, like “Are you gay?” I didn't understand that because my uncle was super cool. So why wouldn’t you want to be like that?
HB: Do you miss True Blood?
AS: I miss it a lot. I miss the little family we created. But I’ve just done a HBO miniseries Big Little Lies in Los Angeles with a lot of the same crew members, the same catering guys and even the craft service dude is the same. I play Nicole Kidman’s husband and all seven episodes are directed by Jean-Marc Vallée, who directed Dallas Buyers Club.
HB: Does he want you to get into drag?
AS: We’ll see. We might find a little scene for drag there. It’s great fun.
HB: Are you an outdoors person?
AS: Yes, I like to be outdoors and to go on week-long hikes.
HB: What was it like going to the South Pole with Prince Harry?
AS: It was a crazy experience. We were completely isolated for a month just skiing to the Pole. We were 21 skiers. Prince Harry was a normal guy like the rest of us, getting up at eight every morning and skiing all day.
HB: How did that compare to shooting The Legend of Tarzan?
AS: Oh that was not at all in the Congo. We shot it in Watford in north London. They built jungle sets and rivers in two enormous hangars. It was very impressive actually but hardly the real thing!
'War on Everyone' is out in Australian cinemas on Nov. 17.
Source: SBS.com.au
http://www.sbs.com.au/movies/articl...war-everyone-bad-cops-and-skiing-prince-harry
via
https://twitter.com/SBSMovies/status/798777625510629376
From The Library:
Alex photographed by Nathaniel Goldberg for Dior Magazine:
Sources: Societymgmt.com & societymgmt instagram
http://www.societymgmt.com/story/dior-magazine/
Styling by @essvahn (Elin Svahn), Hair by @estherlangham (Esther Langham) & Makeup by @francelledaly (Francelle Daly)
Alex photographed by Nathaniel Goldberg for Dior Magazine:
Sources: Societymgmt.com & societymgmt instagram
http://www.societymgmt.com/story/dior-magazine/
Styling by @essvahn (Elin Svahn), Hair by @estherlangham (Esther Langham) & Makeup by @francelledaly (Francelle Daly)
From ASN:
Hammarby’s #1 fanboy supporting his team tonight (November 17, 2016) at the Bajengalan (Bajen gala)! ❤︎
“Well, well, well! Alexander Skarsgård signs a sverigemotiv in favour of Musikhjälpen 2016!
https://www.sverigemotiv.se/soderstadion-stockholm”
-Sverigemotiv twitter & instagram
https://twitter.com/sverigemotiv/status/799332019901698048
Hammarby’s #1 fanboy supporting his team tonight (November 17, 2016) at the Bajengalan (Bajen gala)! ❤︎
“Well, well, well! Alexander Skarsgård signs a sverigemotiv in favour of Musikhjälpen 2016!
https://www.sverigemotiv.se/soderstadion-stockholm”
-Sverigemotiv twitter & instagram
https://twitter.com/sverigemotiv/status/799332019901698048
More from tonight's gala (November 17, 2016):
“Bajensnack #bajen #hammarby #alexanderskarsgard #bajengalan.”
-frassetyson22 instagram
-Gustavgelin twitter & instagram
https://twitter.com/gustavgelin/status/799361349461676032
Video:
https://www.instagram.com/p/BM7TkhwAfLg/?taken-by=hammarby_fotboll
“Alexander Skarsgård shared the award for player of the year 2016 – voted by you with around 45%: David Boo Wiklander! #Bajen #Bajengalan.”
-Hammarbyfotboll twitter
https://twitter.com/Hammarbyfotboll/status/799365516469014528
& Hammarby_Fotboll instagram
“Bajensnack #bajen #hammarby #alexanderskarsgard #bajengalan.”
-frassetyson22 instagram
-Gustavgelin twitter & instagram
https://twitter.com/gustavgelin/status/799361349461676032
Video:
https://www.instagram.com/p/BM7TkhwAfLg/?taken-by=hammarby_fotboll
“Alexander Skarsgård shared the award for player of the year 2016 – voted by you with around 45%: David Boo Wiklander! #Bajen #Bajengalan.”
-Hammarbyfotboll twitter
https://twitter.com/Hammarbyfotboll/status/799365516469014528
& Hammarby_Fotboll instagram
“Met Tarzan at the Bajengalan. There he left. #tarzan #bajengalan # carried cafe.”
-johanpeterssonofficial instagram
Some more Hammarby fanboy fun from World Of Skarsgard Facebook. A little bit longer video.Thanks for the new interview and photoshoot pics. He looks really good in the Dior pics.
And so he goes back home for a Hammarby event? He's such a fanboy.
https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1326195504067037&id=145850175434915
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^yw@BC!
More from the Bajen gala (November 17, 2016):
“Thanks for a nice evening all Bajare! Fun at seeing so many! Congrats to @kennedybakir of the goals and @daboowiklander as player of the year, among other things !! #forzabajen #hammarby #alexanderskarsgard.”
-arnorsmara instagram
“At Bajen Gala with @alexander skarsgard Home town!”
-kennedybakir instagram
“Bajengalan 2016 # magnuscarlsson # clubkillers # anderswendin # moneybrother # davidboowiklander # alexanderskarsgård # bajengalan2016.”
-hugoandhisboss instagram
#alexanderskarsgard hosting #bajengalan Awarding @dWiklander Best Player of the Year.… https://www.instagram.com/p/BM7oSs0hBHt/
https://twitter.com/Kaptensvea/status/799411869660237824
Another from today (November 17, 2016):
Okay, **** everything else, most important thing is that me and best @alexanderskarsgard got the hang of the same image. Note that he feels the same. Forza Bajen
-jannanorberg instagram
More from the Bajen gala (November 17, 2016):
“Thanks for a nice evening all Bajare! Fun at seeing so many! Congrats to @kennedybakir of the goals and @daboowiklander as player of the year, among other things !! #forzabajen #hammarby #alexanderskarsgard.”
-arnorsmara instagram
“At Bajen Gala with @alexander skarsgard Home town!”
-kennedybakir instagram
“Bajengalan 2016 # magnuscarlsson # clubkillers # anderswendin # moneybrother # davidboowiklander # alexanderskarsgård # bajengalan2016.”
-hugoandhisboss instagram
#alexanderskarsgard hosting #bajengalan Awarding @dWiklander Best Player of the Year.… https://www.instagram.com/p/BM7oSs0hBHt/
https://twitter.com/Kaptensvea/status/799411869660237824
Another from today (November 17, 2016):
Okay, **** everything else, most important thing is that me and best @alexanderskarsgard got the hang of the same image. Note that he feels the same. Forza Bajen
-jannanorberg instagram
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Thanks Santress for the interview, Dior Mag shoot and all the Hammerby gala pics.
Dior shoot is absolutely gorgeous, he looks so so good. I miss the long hair!!
And the football gala pics are so cute too. Alex looks like a kid in the candy story whenever he is doing anything Hammarby associated
Dior shoot is absolutely gorgeous, he looks so so good. I miss the long hair!!
And the football gala pics are so cute too. Alex looks like a kid in the candy story whenever he is doing anything Hammarby associated
^yw!
More from last night (November 17, 2016, Bajen gala). Fares was there too.
Var på Bajengalan igår tillsammans med @isakhberge. Här poserar vi med kungarna Alexander Skarsgård & Romulo som vann "Årets Prestation" efter sitt hattrick mot Djurgården!
#bajengalan #alexanderskarsgard #romulo #forzabajen
Where the Bajen Galan yesterday with @isakhberge. Here we are posing with the kings Alexander Skarsgard & Romulo who won "Best Performance" after his hat-trick against Everton! #bajengalan #alexanderskarsgard #romulo #for
-kevster1992 instagram
Þessi er mikill Hammarby aðdáandi og vildi ólmur fá selfie með bakvörðunum / Den här Bajen supportern ville ha selfie med ytterbackarna #alexanderskarsgård #bajen
This is a great Hammarby fan and was eager to get back with selfie are / Den high Baje Supporters ville ha selfie med ytterbackarna # Alexander Skarsgard #bajen
-birkir84 instagram
Bara bajare! #bajengalan #efterfest #kvarnen #faresfares #skarsgard #presidentkennedy #magnuscarlson #hammarby
Only bajare! #bajengalan #efterfest #kvarnen #faresfares #skarsgard #presidentkennedy #magnuscarlson #hammarby
-kimhill91 instagram
More from last night (November 17, 2016, Bajen gala). Fares was there too.
Var på Bajengalan igår tillsammans med @isakhberge. Här poserar vi med kungarna Alexander Skarsgård & Romulo som vann "Årets Prestation" efter sitt hattrick mot Djurgården!
Where the Bajen Galan yesterday with @isakhberge. Here we are posing with the kings Alexander Skarsgard & Romulo who won "Best Performance" after his hat-trick against Everton! #bajengalan #alexanderskarsgard #romulo #for
-kevster1992 instagram
Þessi er mikill Hammarby aðdáandi og vildi ólmur fá selfie með bakvörðunum / Den här Bajen supportern ville ha selfie med ytterbackarna #alexanderskarsgård #bajen
This is a great Hammarby fan and was eager to get back with selfie are / Den high Baje Supporters ville ha selfie med ytterbackarna # Alexander Skarsgard #bajen
-birkir84 instagram
Bara bajare! #bajengalan #efterfest #kvarnen #faresfares #skarsgard #presidentkennedy #magnuscarlson #hammarby
Only bajare! #bajengalan #efterfest #kvarnen #faresfares #skarsgard #presidentkennedy #magnuscarlson #hammarby
-kimhill91 instagram
...and more:
Best bajarna.
-jannanorberg instagram
“Bajen - sang chants with Alexander Skarsgård yesterday, not far wrong! #bajengalan #bajen #hammarby # Alexander Skarsgard.”
-helenaengstroms instagram
Best bajarna.
-jannanorberg instagram
“Bajen - sang chants with Alexander Skarsgård yesterday, not far wrong! #bajengalan #bajen #hammarby # Alexander Skarsgard.”
-helenaengstroms instagram
New pic from tonight. Alex at it again with his bestie Fares. I think this looks like dinner 11/18
@harrietwik : Alltså...bokade Riche för att ev få se nån kändis... Full pott!
No idea what it says...
@harrietwik : Alltså...bokade Riche för att ev få se nån kändis... Full pott!
No idea what it says...