New article/interview with Alexander Skarsgård for THE AFTERMATH in TOTAL FILM magazine (January 2019 issue)
Total Film has an on-set exclusive with The Aftermath director James Kent and star Alexander Skarsgård. Here is Alex’s new interview:
Q&A ALEXANDER SKARSGÅRD
How does your character, Stefan, fit into this story?
It’s a frustrating situation for him because he’s a man who has lost everything. He was a very educated man, and he lost his wife during the bombings of Hamburg, he lost his job, his house. He feels that this British couple aren’t as highly educated as he is and that creates an interesting power play.
What attracted you to this film?
There’s an abundance of World War 2 stories but a lot of them tell a very black-and-white story. It’s often the evil Germans and the good Allied soldiers. I’ve always been fascinated by what turned a country into this, how could this happen? The Aftermath is this love triangle drama, but set in a very geopolitical world, which was very interesting.
What was it like working with Keira?
She worked with my father [Stellan] on Pirates [Of the Caribbean] 10 years ago! I was in LA auditioning and not working. I don’t know if she remembers, but we watched the Oscars together – I went with my dad to watch them with the Pirates cast and crew. But she’s incredible, and it’s been interesting developing this relationship, finding the tension between the two characters.
The Aftermath opens in the UK on March 1 and in the US on March 15, 2019.
sources: Total Film magazine, article by Josh Winning, my transcription + digital scans. (Shazam is on the cover)










