Why Stellan Skarsgard turned down True Blood via Eonline
How cool would it be to see Alexander Skarsgård act opposite his dad, well known Swedish actor Stellan Skarsgård, on True Blood?
Pretty cool.
Sadly, it ain’t happening…
Stellan, who you may recognize from Good Will Hunting, Pirates of the Caribbean, Angels & Demons, many Lars von Trier films and even Entourage, tells me he’s been asked to be on the show, but, well, he’s too busy.
“I don’t have the time,” he told me while promoting the upcoming DVD release of his latest flick, Thor.
Good to know it’s not because he doesn’t appreciate his son’s work. “I think it’s very well done and he’s great in it,” Stellan said.
In fact, he wants you to know that he takes no credit for Alex’s massive success. “I don’t give him any advice at all, because for my kids, from the age of 16 their lives are their responsibility,” he said. “If he had the feeling that it was thanks to me that he had any of his success, it would just be half a success. He owes everything to himself.”
Well said, Mr. Skarsgård.
Oh, as for how busy he is, Papa Skarsgård recently wrapped The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo and is currently finishing up The Avengers in the U.S. at the same time he’s been travellng to Brazil to shoot a foreign film.
Marshall Allman talks about Tommy via EW.com
Fans have long been expecting Tommy, Sam’s screw-up brother, to exit the show. But even if you were one of the viewers who’d hoped it’d happen sooner, Marshall Allman’s death scene had to move you. At least that’s what the actor, who knows Tommy had haters, hopes. He admits it’s tough playing a polarizing character.
“To act, no matter how the character is, you have to love and have compassion for the character you’re playing,” he tells EW. “You can’t judge a character that you’re playing because then you’re fighting against doing what the character’s doing. People were pretty vocal about not liking Tommy, and I would have to understand and just hope that the True Blood team would give Tommy some sort of redemption so that he’s not just hated and forgotten, and people are just like, ‘Well, glad he’s dead.’ At this point, at least it’s not pure hate. That’s all I’m grateful for.” He laughs. “I was so honored that they would give me that time in the show. I love Tommy so much, and for other people to see him the way I see him would be a joy. And to all the Tommy fans who believed in him from day one, it’s like a rebel crew of people, they’ve got a soft place in my heart.”
Producers told him early in the season Tommy’s end was near. “I was sad, but then I was seeing where the story line was going, I don’t know that Tommy could ever go on forever,” he says. “When I saw the writing that they were doing for me, I was like, ‘Man, if Tommy’s gonna go out, this is a really great way to go out.’ The reason why it was perfect is because Tommy tried to do good, but then he messed up. He tried to defend Sam, but he didn’t hold on to the shift to make them think Sam had died. He failed at being a martyr, which is perfect for Tommy. He messed that up, too.”
I was never a big Tommy fan myself, but I think they did a great job with his exit and gave more storyline to jump off from…although watching the episode, I couldn’t help but wonder if this is really the end for him?
