The official facebook page of Beyond the Pole was updated last night with an outtake of the movie, with Alexander Skarsgard & Lars Arentz-Hansen. This is the first of five takes that they will be publishing in the next days, so stay tuned!
Watch the video here and remember to become a fan of the page, if you’re a facebook user;

Here’s a clip from Beyond the Pole and in it you can hear Alexander Skarsgård speaking Norwegian. Stephen Mangan stars in a new mockumentary following two hapless explorers as they undertake an environmental expedition to the North Pole. They plan on going for the Guinness book of world records to be the first organic carbon neutral and vegetarian expedition to make the pole. Here they meet Norwegian rivals, one of them played by True Blood star Alexander Skarsgård.

Father and son Stellan and Alexander Skarsgård are joining Peter Stormare in the voice cast of the animated family 3D feature “Moomins And The Comet Chase,” based on the 65-year old cartoon creation by Finnish illustrator and writer Tove Jansson.

Stellan and Alexander Skarsgard will provide the voices of Moominpapa and son Moomintroll, respectively. Peter Stormare will lend his voice to the character Snufkin. Bjork is composing original music for the film along with Andrzej Rokicki.

Finnish production company Oy Filmkompaniet is making the feature in digital stereoscopic 3D in what is billed as the Nordic region’s first ever 3D movie.

Maria Lindberg directs from a script by Joel Backstrom, Iivo Baric, Anders Larsson, and Minna Karvonen while Filmkompaniet CEO Tom Carpelan serves as producer.

Celebrating their 65th anniversary this year, the iconic “Moomins” are one of Finland’s highest profile exports of the last 20 years. Translated in over 40 languages, they have been adapted for television, film, opera and radio and have spawned numerous books and comics as well as thousands of licensed products including pasta shapes and a theme park.

The picture is scheduled to hit theaters in fall 2010 and details the story of Moomintroll who leads a trek where they meet many peculiar creatures and dangers under the threat of the arrival of a comet that is predicted to destroy the village.

This post is probably going to be a bit like kicking a beehive. Every time we run an article about the upcoming Thor movie, starring Chris Hemsworth as the Norse god of Marvel comics and legend, there is a flurry of comments reiterating the fan opinion that Alexander Skarsgård should have been the one cast. And, in a small interview, he says he very nearly was, and that he auditioned quite a few times.

I know that they considered me for the part and I got, from what I understand, very close to getting it and that’s amazing because I know how many guys they look at for a part like that. I was very humbled by that. It was a great experience and you know you win some you lose some, of course I wanted to do that but…

Quite a few people also seemed to want him to do it. Commence your griping in the comments below. I’ll stay optimistic for Hemsworth because, really? It’s a summer blockbuster. If it isn’t great, it’ll hardly matter much at all in the long run. Skarsgård might have been great, but until I see footage demonstrating that Hemsworth is not, I’ll reserve judgment.

“Well, Alexander is a lovely guy and I’m not just saying that because you are his fans! We cast him because we lost another (absolutely excellent) actor very late in the day. I have to say, we were looking at a few and since I was already in Greenland, I said, ‘Sod it! Get me the guy who has been Mr. Sweden five times!’ I was purely thinking, ‘Does he look like an Olympian (yes – he’s 6ft 4); Has he got a gentleness to contrast with the other actor – yes; has he done comedy (yes, Zoolander) and who cares about the first 3, let’s have him because we know we can sell to Sweden!’

When Alexander arrived on the ice we had already been there for some time and I think it was very difficult for him to join so late. We all already knew each other and were a unit. He was very earnest and he wanted to know the motivation of the characters, everything about them, but to tell you the truth I didn’t really want to tell him very much at all. I thought it would be very useful for him to not know us very well. To not know much about the character apart from what was there. I think initially Alexander may have found this difficult, but if you look at the scene it’s very fresh. Their improvisation is wonderful. You only really get one go at improv – when it’s totally real; the first time anyone speaks really is the first time anyone speaks and reacts. It’s magic that is difficult for even the best actors to replicate. Alexander shines the moment he comes on because he just let go and didn’t think too much. He just was. On set it can be difficult sometimes, when so many things are in your head, to know clearly when you’ve got what you need or what you were after. All our actors were brilliant in this film, but when Alexander was on set I always knew I had it. He was gorgeous in every sense. His fans are right to love him. He’s lovely!”

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“Åke Och Hans Värld” was the very first Alexander movie, done when he had 6 years old. It tells the history of Åke, a six years old boy who lives with his parents and sister, and have as best friend Kalle Nubb (Alexander), a boy which mom is dead and father’s an alcoholic.

I was able to make some screencaptures of this movie, it’s up in the gallery. The captures are low quality, but it’s baby ASkars, so I’m sure no one will complain. Enjoy the cuteness!

Movie Productions > Åke och hans värld (1984) > Screencaptures

Production stills from Beyond the Pole are now up in the gallery. Happy Halloween everyone!

GALLERY LINK:
- Movie Productions: Beyond the Pole (2009) > Production Stills

Today’s visit to the Straw Dogs interior sound-stage set in downtown Shreveport, Louisiana was a fascinating burrow; ditto visiting the exterior of the farmhouse, located in the fictional Mississippi town of Blackwater, that David and Amy Sumner (James Marsden, Kate Bosworth) move into, live in and then, during the third act, defend in a violent siege by five locals (James Woods, Alexander Skarsgard, Drew Powell, Rhys Coiro, Billy Lush). Except I’m not allowed to write about anything except in a general way, so here’s some aroma & atmosphere.

Source: Hollywood Elsewhere

Tons of screen captures of Alex as Kalle in Om Sara are now up in the gallery. Enjoy!

GALLERY LINK:
- Movie Productions: Om Sara (2005) > Screen Captures

Alex attended the Metropia US Premiere at FantasticFest yesterday. You can check out some photos from a fan who attended the event on flickr. There are also some photos from the film itself on flickr as well. Be sure to check those out.