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Posted by Luciana on December 2nd, 2011 | filed under The East

Fans who love Alexander Skarsgard for his role as Eric Northman in HBO’s hit series “True Blood” won’t see too much of their favorite fanged Viking in his recent roles. In “Straw Dogs” he plays a villain who ends up brutally raping his ex-girlfriend, in “Battleship” he’s a naval officer, and in the upcoming indie “The East” he’s the head of an anarchist activism organization.

“The East” star and co-writer Brit Marling recently caught up with IFC to promote the DVD release of her film “Another Earth,” and said that she thinks fans should be really excited to see Skarsgard in their movie. The entire cast, from Skarsgard to Ellen Page and Patricia Clarkson, have put their everything into the movie and will be “unrecognizable” when compared to the characters they typically play, Marling said.

“I think everybody’s going to be surprised to see everyone in this. The characters and the world are very extreme. I don’t think anyone is recognizable, if that makes sense,” she explained.

Marling and her “Sound of my Voice” co-writer and director Zal Batmanglij have reteamed in their respective roles for the upcoming thriller. The flick tells the story of a contract worker named Sarah (Marling) who is given the job of infiltrating an anarchist group, but ends up finding herself aligning with its beliefs and falling for its leader (Skarsgard). In the interview, Marling said she won’t be sure what the focus of the movie will be until after a first cut is edited, but that her onscreen love story with Skarsgard will definitely take a significant part.

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Posted by Luciana on November 12th, 2011 | filed under Battleship, Disconnect, Melancholia, The East, What Maisie Knew

Alexander did a great interview for ComingSoon, in which he talks about Melancholia, Lars Von Trier, his upcoming projects… Check it:

Posted by Luciana on October 19th, 2011 | filed under The East

After filming back to back projects, What Maisie Knew and Disconnect, in New York City, Alexander Skarsgard is headed down south shoot The East.

The movie, which also stars Patricia Clarkson, Brit Marling, and Ellen Page, is expected to shoot in Shreveport from Nov. 2 to Dec. 12.

The East tells the story of a woman who works for a law firm hired by big-businesses types to protect them from radical environmental groups. When she’s ordered by her boss to infiltrate one such group, she falls under the spell of group leader Skarsgard.

As for Skarsgard’s “day job”, True Blood, filming is expected to resume on the series in L.A. in late November.