Stefan (voiced by Alexander Skarsgård) and Ivan Bahn (voiced by Udo Kier) in “Metropia”
What attracted you to “Metropia”? What did you think of the “Metropia” script when you got it?
Skarsgård: It was just the two of us [Tarik Saleh and I], basically. It wasn’t animated yet, so I had nothing to watch. It was pretty good, in a way, because it gave us a lot of creative freedom to do whatever you wanted. It’s not about lip synch or hitting certain beats. You could just play around with it and be very creative. If we wanted to change something or just add something, we could do that …Did you know what your character was going to look like before you did the voice work?
Skarsgård: Yeah. Tarik showed me the style of animation, what it looked like. I loved it. Roy Andersson, the Swedish filmmaker who did “Songs From the Second Floor,” I’m a huge fan of his work. And this ["Metropia"] kind of felt like an animated Roy Andersson movie, in a way.Which character in “Metropia” did you identify with the most?
Skarsgård: Stefan, but I think Ivan Bahn [voiced by Udo Kier] is an amazing character. I’m such a huge fan of Udo Kier’s work. [He says in Kier’s voice] “Will there be nudity?” is my favorite line, even before I saw the movie, Tarik played me that. I was like, “Can I hear it again?” The delivery is so cold. I think he’s f*cking amazing in the movie. He really is. [Ivan is] not a very sympathetic character, but very amusing.
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