There’s no debating, when it comes to actors, few families have as much talent as the Skarsgårds. While Bill is in the headlines for his performance as Pennywise, his older brother, Alexander, is, however, a star in his own right. He’s starred in films like Robert Eggers’ The Northman and the hit series “True Blood.” Now, Alexander Skarsgård has found his next role, in the horror film The Wolf Will Tear Your Immaculate Hands.
What to Expect
The film marks the English-language debut of Swedish-Costa Rican writer-director Nathalie Álvarez Mesén. Mesén is already a big deal, thanks to her first film, Clara Sola, which screened at the 2021 Cannes festival and was released in the U.S.
Mesén co-wrote the new film’s script with the acclaimed Icelandic writer Sjón. If that name sounds familiar, it’s because Sjón is the novelist, poet, and screenwriter who worked on the Viking epic The Northman. Sjón is also behind the surreal horror film Lamb.
An official statement promises that “The Wolf… will deepen Mesén’s signature style—that intimate character work mixed with a touch of magic realism—but expand it into a darker, more haunting period world.” Mark us intrigued!
Skarsgård’s Challenging New Role
Alexander Skarsgård, who is currently turning heads in the film Pillion, is taking on a challenging new role in this movie, as a British widower living in the rugged 1880s Pacific Northwest.
His character hires a Native American governess (educated at a Christian mission school) to teach his two daughters. The plot intensifies as the widower prepares his eldest daughter for an arranged marriage. The logline teases: “a force within her begins to awaken, threatening everything she has been taught.”
A Talented Cast
Skarsgård isn’t the only talented actor to join the cast of this Gothic horror. Bronte Carmichael (Star Wars: Andor), Pernilla August, Lily La Torre (Run Rabbit Run), Forrest Goodluck (The Revenant), and Daria Contois (“Little Bird”) also star.
“I feel incredibly lucky to work with a cast who dive into their roles with such generosity, playfulness, and openness. Collaborating with such a talented group of people from all around the world has been a privilege,” said Mesén. “Darla embodies Isabel with visceral emotional depth, and Alexander portrays the father with a truth and volatility that ground the story. I can’t wait for the film to reach audiences!”
“As someone who’s worked with myth and folk stories in novels, songs and screenplays, I was immediately fascinated by Nathalie’s command of bringing to the screen something as difficult as the shifting borders between the inner and outer reality of her film’s protagonist” offered Sjón, who added “some dark Northern lyricism to Nathalie’s warm Latin American poetry.”
