Stellan Skarsgård to Be Honoured by Locarno Film Festival

Veteran Swedish star Stellan Skarsgård, who performs villain Baron Harkonnen in Denis Villeneuve’s “Dune” – half two of which might be launched in November – might be honoured by the Locarno Movie Pageant with its Leopard Membership Award.

Skarsgård, who began his Hollywood profession working with high administrators reminiscent of StevenSpielberg in “Amistad” (1997) and Gus Van Sant in “Good Will Looking,” the identical 12 months, and segued to memorable roles in Gore Verbinsky’s “Pirates of the Caribbean” franchise and in “Mamma Mia!,” amongst different movies. He’s being feted by the Swiss fest devoted to indie cinema with its Leopard Membership Award devoted to a movie business artist who has made a “mark on the collective creativeness.”

Outdoors Hollywood, Skarsgård’s stellar profession contains groundbreaking work in European cinema working with administrators reminiscent of Lars von Trier with whom he has made 5 movies beginning with “Breaking The Waves,” which gained the Jury Prize at Cannes in 1996.

Skarsgård can be very lively in tv. In 2019 he gained the Golden Globe for Finest Supporting Actor in a miniseries for his position in HBO drama “Chernobyl.” He lately starred in Tony Gilroy’s hit “Star Wars” spinoff “Andor” for Disney+, the second seson of which he has simply completed taking pictures.

Apart from making the trek to just accept the profession award, Stellan Skarsgård and his son Gustaf Skarsgård, may also be coming to Locarno to current Chinese language artist-turned-filmmaker Huang Ran’s crime drama “What Stays” which is screening out-of-competition. He may also be holding an onstage dialog.

The pageant will display screen a movie personally chosen by the actor to signify his profession: the 1990 Holocaust drama “Good night, Mr. Wallenberg” by Swedish helmer Kjell Grede.

“Stellan Skarsgård belongs to the custom of European actors who’ve distinguished themselves between auteur cinema and Hollywood,” stated Locarno fest chief Giona A. Nazzaro in an announcement.

“Endowed with a really highly effective stage charisma, he has been capable of make each position he has performed unforgettable,” Nazzaro added.

Earlier recipients of Locarno’s Leopard Membership Award embrace Faye Dunaway, Mia Farrow, Andy Garcia, Stefania Sandrelli, Adrien Brody, Meg Ryan, Hilary Swank, Kasia Smutniak and Daisy Edgar-Jones.

The 76th version of Locarno will run Aug. 2-12