Photoshoots and Interviews - 2016

[davischristinem]

Muscle and Fitness Article on Alex

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Alexander Skarsgård is on the cover of Muscle & Fitness (June 2016) and has new quotes by Alex. The article focuses on the workouts and food that he undertook while getting in shape for his role as Tarzan in The Legend of Tarzan.

Some excerpts:

“When he took off his shirt, the first thing you noticed was his back,” says Magnus Lygdback, celebrity trainer and architect of Skarsgård’s physical transformation. “You could hear people whispering, and that’s when I knew we had done it.”

“For the first three months we tried to bulk up, and I ate about 7,000 calories a day,” Skarsgård recalls, incredulously. “He gave me these Tupperware boxes of food with cold steak or chicken and potatoes. I was constantly eating, constantly full. It was tough. I would get up in the middle of the night and have some protein and potatoes.”

“When we went to a stricter diet it was tough because it’s hard to make stuff taste good and interesting,” Skarsgård says. “You get sick of it. I love food and wine and beer and rich foods, but I don’t have much of a sweet tooth. In almost a sadistic way, [the austerity] was exciting.”

“For me, it was the platitude of ‘eye on the prize’,” Skarsgård explains. “That’s what motivated me on a daily basis. I was excited when I woke up. Every day, every workout, every meal was a stepping stone, and every single one of them is important. There was also the challenge of “Can I do this?” and ‘How will my body respond?’ I was really curious about that and very, very motivated.”

The ‘Making Tarzan’ workout is also included in the magazine, but they used a fitness model to show it.

My digital scans.

                                                     

[ohva]

Thanks for posting the Empire article. It makes me really excited for this movie.

[davischristinem]

Beautiful Color Version of a Previously Black and White Photo of Alex

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Alexander Skarsgard by Jon Premosch for Buzzfeed (source)


                                                                    

[davischristinem]

5 Reasons to Love Alex!

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Reasons why we love Alexander Skarsgård - Veintitantos (June 2016) [x]

Can anyone help translate this?
skarsjoy

Updated with full translation from @beaufortplace Thank you SO MUCH, Judith!

Reasons why we love Alexander Skarsgård

1 - Do you like old vampire movies? You have something in common with him! He is a fan of the Dracula played by Béla Lugosi.

2 - He knows that his self-confidence doesn’t reside in either his looks or his beautiful green eyes. “It’s an artistic suicide to be incredibly vain”.

3 - The Mayan Ruins of Tulum are one of his favorite places to visit in Mexico. And he says he’s drawn to the cheerfulness and honesty of the Latinos.

4 - He finds it hard to follow a diet (he adores pizza and pasta), however you just have to take a look at his muscular body to see that he’s very disciplined.

5 - He looked super sexy in True Blood but wait to see him in The Legend of Tarzan, which will be released soon.


                                                                   

[davischristinem]

Vertigo's Gratis Film Magazine Covers

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Alex is on cover #4 of Vertigo’s Gratis Film Magazine’s summer 2016 issue (# 23):

“Het oerwoud in met Alexander Skarsgård.” (The jungle with Alexander Skarsgård)

The cover is one of eight being released and will be available free of charge in Dutch cinemas and elsewhere. His Legend of Tarzan co-star, Margot Robbie, is featured on cover #8 as her Suicide Squad character, Harley Quinn.



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[davischristinem]

Alex in Cine Premiere Magazine!

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characteristicallyaskars

New photos and Spanish article from Cine Premiere magazine, June 2016

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My Spanish isn’t that great so the translation may be a little awkward in parts, but here it is:


The Legend of Tarzan

The Unexpected Return to the Jungle

It’s a sunny morning in Hertfordshire, England, and I’m in the Leavesden, Warner Bros. studio where a group of journalists are gathered with the most popular jungle-man of all time. We walk through many large tents that act as departments for different areas: art, clothes, and makeup. When I least expected it, what began as a movie studio turned into more of a broken time machine: around us there are more than 300 people, all of the clothes that were worn at the end of the 19th century, and a characterization of imposing warrior tribes. In front of us there is an enormous line of Victorian men and women in the food court, waiting to be served fish and chips from a foodtruck. On the other side, a man in an African tribe takes a selfie while his friends touch up on makeup. Looking further away, you can see Samuel L. Jackson dressed in what it seems is a tunic and turban (that, of course, has nothing to do with his clothes on tape) grabbing a cupcake. To be among such an eclectic mixture provokes a sensation of both fascination as well as discomfort for not being dressed for the for the occasion. A lack of belonging that only Tarzan- now played by Alexander Skarsgard- can understand.

I could not be more wrong, because the man is more comfortable than ever. In The Legend of Tarzan (directed by David Yates), the protagonist has left the loincloths in the past, and has changed for the better London fashions. Now his name is John Clayton III and he is perfectly connected to civilized life. “This is the history of a man that grew up in the jungle, but when we meet him he has already been in London for a decade. He is a Lord and plans to always stay in London. Everything changes when George Washington Williams (Jackson) came with a very convincing argument to return to the Congo,” the actor released to us. As it was expected, that powerful reason is no more than Captain Leon Rom’s (Christoph Waltz) trick to carry out a destructive plan.

And although in the clip we see of John meeting once again with Tarzan, (we see) his more wild side, we see nothing of the sort on the set. No one walks on four legs or hangs from vines. In the scene that we see, Clayton has just received the news that his return is inevitable, and he is not very happy in that regard. A line of carriages and horses pass by in front of a block of city houses. From my position, the visibility is poor and I cannot hear what is happening, but I can clearly see the protagonist and Washington have a brief conversation. The scene has been cut a couple of times due to problems in coordinating movement, and as our time on set finishes, we do not get to see the final shot. However, we have seen enough to know that we expect an interesting journey, both because of the visual return to the past that the movie offers, and since the internal fight between animal instincts social rigidity, is to say, between John Clayton and Tarzan.

As we leave the set, everything goes back to normal. There are neither antique men nor foreign tribes that transport us to another period and another place. All that remains is a great curiosity to see how John Clayton reconciles his origins and changes into, for one more time, the apelike man that goes through the jungle climbing trees, swinging in vines, and making that cry that we all know.

characteristicallyaskars

  Thanks so much for the translation! That was so nice of you

skarsjoy

  This is fabulous, thank you!

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[davischristinem]

I've Posted this One in the 'Tarzan' Topic...

'The Legend of Tarzan' Featured in 'Total Film'

Read & see more: domeforums.proboards.com/post/6356/thread

                                  

[davischristinem]

Skarsjoy's Magazine Round-Up

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Magazine roundup - Here are some various magazines that I found Alexander Skarsgård (and Margot Robbie) in this week. It’s nice to see The Legend of Tarzan promotion across the globe!

sources:

1) Šią vasarą privalai pamatyti (2016)

2) Cinemap (June 2016)

3) Fuse Magazine (Australia, June/July 2016) - The Legend of Tarzan is their movie pick of the month!

4) NE Online magazine (Issue 22)

5) Resident Magazine (June 2016, Hamptons Issue) - I love the quote they used!! He said that after he dressed in drag for the SF premiere of The Diary of a Teenage Girl in August 2015.

Plus don’t forget Alex is on the cover & there is a new article on him in in the June issue of Muscle & Fitness. Plus Margot Robbie is on the cover and there is a new article & photo shoot with Alex in the June issue of Vogue US - still both currently on newsstands.

                                             

[davischristinem]

Stunning Screen Caps from 'Total Film' Magazine

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“I didn’t want to do a Tarzan that was all about width and muscle and couldn’t get through a door. I wanted a Tarzan that had grace, poise, elegance and verticality”

The Legend Of Tarzan issue of Total Film Summer 2016

Digital scans & transcription thanks to SkarsJoy

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[davischristinem]

Alex Covers 'Healthy for Men' Magazine

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Alexander Skarsgård is on the cover of HEALTHY FOR MEN magazine in the UK. (July/August 2016) There is a 4-page article as well. Many thanks to Natalie for the photos! [x]

Here are some excerpts:

“New York City is more exciting and there’s a lot more energy to the city. Every day that you walk outside you can feel the culture and activity going on. You never really have to plan; there’s always something interesting you can do.” - Alex

Your CV is very varied – what do you look for in a project?

“I played the same character in True Blood for seven years and after that series was over, I was determined to play as many different kinds of characters as possible. I love finding projects that are going to excite me and force me to explore different psychological aspects.”

“I don’t just act because it’s my job, I want to really enjoy myself and be creatively inspired. I don’t like playing it safe or just slightly different versions of myself, what’s the point of that? The excitement and joy of acting comes from inhabiting characters who behave and act very differently than how I would.”

You’ve got a really solid background in independent film. Was that a conscious decision to stick with lower budget films?

“I don’t care about the money. True Blood gave me the financial freedom to be able to work on films that I really wanted to do and made me very happy to be a part of. On some of those films, I worked for next to nothing, but it was so artistically satisfying to play really complex and distinct characters.”

“Working on smaller scale films also brings you very close to your cast and crew members. It’s like being in a big family where you’re all striving for the same thing and pouring your heart and soul into your work. I live for the opportunity to work with talented people and tell interesting stories.”

After The Legend of Tarzan, your next big movie is War on Everyone, which again, is another very different role.

“I jumped at the chance to work on it. Spending eight months on Tarzan was draining and intense, so to be able to be part of this wild story and play a very over-the-top character was exactly what I needed. I had so much fun with [co-star] Michael Peña playing crazy dudes who are running around Albuquerque, who are drinking heavily and chasing criminals. It’s a very funny and wild story, very politically incorrect.”

Your father is also a very important presence in your life. Has he given you much advice?

“My dad is a very good friend as much as he is a father to me. We’ve always had a strong relationship and I’m so proud of that; so often you speak to people who’ve had difficult or unhappy experiences with their parents and can’t get along. I am lucky to have a dad that is such a cool, interesting, and just great guy to be around. I admire, respect and love him so much.”

The magazine is available exclusively in Holland & Barrett and MET-Rx stores in the UK, and Nature’s Way in the Republic of Ireland

                                                             

[wanderingstar78]

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Alexander Skarsgård is in the German magazine, Myself (July 2016)
The article was fully translated by @littlebulletsucker - thank you so much!!!

Photographed by Filip Van Roe

The Seducer
Be it as a vampire or hero from the jungle: actor Alexander Skarsgård likes to get naked in front of the camera. When it comes to his private life, the Swede is all the more tight-lipped. A quite alluring mix.

A while ago a well-meaning journalist tried to refute the cliché of a former model who went into acting. So he asked Alexander Skarsgård extensively about ‘The Diary of a Teenage Girl’ where he has an affair with his girlfriend’s seventeen-year-old daughter. The film is nothing for prudes, but Alexander Skarsgård’s roles rarely are. They could have spoken in earnest about, why the 39-year-old constantly gets naked in front of the camera. Instead the journalist asked about his youth and his father Stellan, also an actor and national treasure of Sweden. They had to talk about Lars von Trier as well. Five years ago the 1.94 meter man played a harmless beautiful softie, whose wife cheats on him on their wedding day, in von Trier’s apocalyptic nightmare 'Melancholia’. Alexander Skarsgård’s answers seem practised and he talks about things, that he talked about many times before in interviews and in the end he leaves the impression of a smart Swedish hottie.

Regularly the actor is depicted as nonconformist (rebellion against his hippie parents), educated (a semester of college in England) and sophisticated (a fan of architecture) – and he puts up some resistance. Instead of disproving the image of the golden boy, he encourages it. When asked about the Swedes’ ease with nudity in a US talkshow, Skarsgård says he was 14 when he first saw his father wearing pants. His answer to the question, how he gets along with other Swedish expats in Hollywood, he says they go to Ikea to eat Swedish meatballs, in a Volvo while listening to Abba. Tough luck, if you don’t understand the irony in those statements. And everyone else? Doesn’t know much more about about him either.

There are actors, who don’t even stop their method acting off camera, to appear especially deep. Ex-model Alexander Skarsgård relies on the poses, that earned him the title Sweden’s Sexiest Man five times in a row : Head slightly to the side, nonchalant expression and left eyebrow arched. He knows that is well received, especially with the ladies. That is why the producers of 'True Blood’ thought he was the perfect fit for the role of Eric Northman – a cocky vampire with a sadistic passion for seduction - when they began casting in 2007. The blood and sex orgies in a southern small town, inhabited by vampires, were his international breakthrough. Since then he is considered to be a ladykiller.

Sometimes, the guy who’s had affairs with Kate Bosworth and Alicia Vikander, implies, that this is all carefully thought out: to disclose things that are more or less true, while the rest remains secret. It is a matter of privacy but it’s also about his job: “People shouldn’t know too much about me. Otherwise there is the risk that they see Alexander Skarsgård instead of the character I portray.“ The image of the well-built and cheerful pretty boy – is possibly in the end a canvas crafted from what nature gave him. And nature was very generous.

You can convince yourselves of that in the blockbuster ’The Legend of Tarzan’ (German release date: July 28) where it doesn’t take long until the main hero can be seen as we all know and appreciate him: half-naked. He attended the MTV Movie Awards in a tuxedo (upper half) and underpants and socks (lower half). The next day, everyone talked about his shapely thighs and his new movie, instead of the awards. A smart PR-stunt. Most certainly the journalists will now try again to see through his cool exterior and he will pretend to play along. “Swedes are very polite people, almost perfect“ he said so himself, but not without adding: “At least on the surface.“
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[davischristinem]

This is What GQ Thought About How He was Dressed in Japan Recently

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@gq was impressed with Alexander Skarsgård’s outfit that he wore in Tokyo to promote The Legend of Tarzan today. [Now if they’d just put him on one of their magazine covers again…]


Your New Go-To Business-Casual Summer Kit Has Arrived [x]

He Tarzan, you…should be taking notes.

We do a lot of talking about what to wear today, tomorrow, on a date, to a job interview, and everywhere else in between. But every once in a while, one outfit works for every situation under the sun. Well, that outfit has come and it is glorious. Today actor Alexander Skarsgård attended a viewing of his new film, The Legend of Tarzan, in Japan. Appearing onstage in a deep indigo short-sleeved camp shirt, charcoal gray pants, and shiny black loafers, Skarsgård proved his superior style prowess. Three effortless pieces, one epic outfit.

A few tips to nailing this summer fit: Go for a slim pair of pants and get them hemmed with no break at all. Get comfortable with tucking in your shirt. And buy yourself a pair of no-show socks to keep your feet dry and your ankles bare.

Helping the whole look come together is the fact that Skarsgård stuck to the classic menswear shades (charcoal and navy), but in hues more subtly elegant than the ones you see most often. And yes, it doesn’t hurt that Skarsgård is as long and lean as they come (and, you know, a movie star). But his kit is nothing any regular—that means you—couldn’t pull off.

                                                                   

[ohva]

Jun 10, 2016 23:06:13 GMT -5 wanderingstar78 said:

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Sometimes, the guy who’s had affairs with Kate Bosworth and Alicia Vikander, implies, that this is all carefully thought out: to disclose things that are more or less true, while the rest remains secret. It is a matter of privacy but it’s also about his job: “People shouldn’t know too much about me. Otherwise there is the risk that they see Alexander Skarsgård instead of the character I portray.“ The image of the well-built and cheerful pretty boy – is possibly in the end a canvas crafted from what nature gave him. And nature was very generous.

I wish they'd quit this 'had an affair with Alicia Vikander' bullshit, and in all honesty, he is wrong to never deny it. She has repeatedly said she's never dated him, they are just in the same group of Swedish friends (she's worked with Joel and Bill). The few times they've ever been photographed "together" is when all the Swedes were together. The gossip sites just cropped out everyone else.

[wanderingstar78]

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New article and photos of Alexander Skarsgård in ELLE Netherlands (July 2016 issue) Photographed by Kurt Iswarienko
Can anyone translate this? Please let me know - I can send you bigger scans. Thank you!
My digital scans, thanks to jesgodfrey for the cover



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[davischristinem]

I wasn't sure where this interview should go, but it has Alex talking at length and in detail about 'The Legend of Tarzan'.  There is a lot about the making of the film and the people that worked on it, so I posted it under the 'Tarzan' topic in Alex's films.

G/ST Interview with Alex About "The Legend of Tarzan"


Here's the link to it... domeforums.proboards.com/post/6516/thread