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Alexander Skarsgard on ‘Melancholia,’ ‘True Blood,’ and More

‘Melancholia’

Voted ‘Sweden’s Sexiest Man’ five times, Alexander Skarsgard became a breakout star on HBO’s True Blood and, with his complex role in Lars von Trier’s masterpiece Melancholia, is ready for his closeup. The actor opens up to Marlow Stern about his early role in Zoolander, dating co-stars, how his naval background prepared him for next summer’s  Battleship opposite Rihanna, and more.

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