Tag: Stellan Skarsgård

  • Stellan Skarsgård Compares Making ‘Mamma Mia!’ to a Lars Von Trier Film: Both Are So ‘Relaxed’ on Set

    Stellan Skarsgård Compares Making ‘Mamma Mia!’ to a Lars Von Trier Film: Both Are So ‘Relaxed’ on Set

    Stellan Skarsgård is finding the “Melancholia” in fellow marriage film “Mamma Mia!”Skarsgård compared filming the beloved 2008 Abba-centric musical movie to starring in a Lars Von Trier film as “Mamma Mia!” echoed the same “relaxed” feeling as leading a Von Trier film like “Nymphomaniac” or “Dogville.”“I don’t think I’ve ever felt more relaxed on a…

  • ‘Can they reincarnate me?’: Meryl Streep discusses options for Mamma Mia! 3

    ‘Can they reincarnate me?’: Meryl Streep discusses options for Mamma Mia! 3

    The multi Oscar-winner and her co-stars in the hit 2008 Abba musical have revealed their enthusiasm for a second sequel – despite Streep’s character having diedMeryl Streep, Amanda Seyfried, Stellan Skarsgård and other key Mamma Mia! cast members have expressed their eagerness for a second sequel to the 2008 smash – despite the death of…

  • Stellan and Gustaf Skarsgard Talk ‘What Remains’ in Locarno, But Not the Strike

    Stellan and Gustaf Skarsgard Talk ‘What Remains’ in Locarno, But Not the Strike

    Stellan Skarsgård and Gustaf Skarsgård introduced their latest film “What Remains” at Locarno Film Festival on Friday.Directed by Ran Huang, it was written by Huang and Megan Everett Skarsgård. Andrea Riseborough also stars.“It took a lot of pain,” admitted Gustaf Skarsgård to the audience after the screening.“But it helped having Ron there, and dad, and…

  • The Emmys Need to Spread the Wealth With Nominations

    The Emmys Need to Spread the Wealth With Nominations

    To understand what ails the Primetime Emmy Awards, all one needs to do is look at this year’s nominees for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. Eight nominees should be plenty to capture the breadth and depth of the current television landscape, and the voters could have gone in many different directions. They could…

  • ‘Dune’ Star Stellan Skarsgård to Be Honored by Locarno Film Festival

    ‘Dune’ Star Stellan Skarsgård to Be Honored by Locarno Film Festival

    Veteran Swedish star Stellan Skarsgård, who plays villain Baron Harkonnen in Denis Villeneuve’s “Dune” – part two of which will be released in November – will be honoured by the Locarno Film Festival with its Leopard Club Award.Skarsgård, who started his Hollywood career working with top directors such as StevenSpielberg in “Amistad” (1997) and Gus…

  • Locarno Film Festival to honour Stellan Skarsgård

    Locarno Film Festival to honour Stellan Skarsgård

    He will receive the Leopard Club award at next month’s festival.Swedish actor Stellan Skarsgård is to be honoured at next month’s Locarno Film Festival (August 2-12), where he will receive the Leopard Club award.Skarsgård will be attending the Swiss festival to present What Remains, the feature he stars in alongside his son Gustaf Skarsgård, directed…