Stellan Skarsgård won’t stand for bullies discrediting his youngest son’s work in Hollywood.
The actor, who’s a father of eight, opened up in regards to the harsh phrases his 13-year-old son, Kolbjörn, has endured from his classmates, together with being known as a “nepo child.”
“My 13-year-old, Kolbjörn, the youngest, suffers from that,” Skarsgård, 74, instructed Vulture on Wednesday, October 22. “When his buddies at college name him nepo child, he will get so unhappy. He doesn’t have any associates at college. He will get remoted. Merciless youngsters — or merciless and ignorant. They adore it on the web. However it’s such a bulls*** factor. As a result of no person would rent you, at the least not for something good, when you’re not adequate.”
Although he’s solely a youngster, Kolbjörn already has a powerful performing résumé. He made his performing debut on the 2022 miniseries Clark, showing in 5 episodes of the present. That very same yr, Kolbjörn acted in eight episodes of Kenny Starfighter. Kolbjörn additionally starred within the 2024 brief Neon, 2024’s Quiet Life and a number of other episodes of the Swedish horror collection Färjan this yr.
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Household is on the heart of Skarsgård’s newest movie, Sentimental Worth, through which he performs Gustav Borg, a movie director and father estranged from daughters Nora and Agnes Borg, performed by Renate Reinsve and Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, respectively. Gustav makes an attempt to fix the connection along with his daughters whereas adapting a screenplay about his mom’s life earlier than her suicide.
“Your work is you to such an enormous extent. It’s not like being an accountant. For those who’re a painter, when you’re a musician, you go to work with you and your individual materials. Combining that with household life is difficult,” Skarsgård mirrored on the message of the movie. “However when you turn into a extremely good father and you’re at residence greater than you need to be, then all of the sudden you cut back your self.”
Skarsgård himself mentioned that he felt like he has personally not been lowered to only being a father, as seven of his eight kids have pursued careers in present enterprise. (Skarsgård shares Kolbjörn and son Ossian, 16, with spouse Megan Everett. He’s additionally a father to Alexander, 49, Gustaf, 44, Sam, 43, Invoice, 35, Eija, 33, and Valter, 29, from his marriage to ex-wife My Skarsgård.)
“No, since you’ve turn into another individual. It’s such as you would suppose otherwise. You’ll act otherwise. You want your artistic artwork. It’s your stimuli,” the Mamma Mia actor continued. “And you’re extra enjoyable to the youngsters whenever you come residence and inform them a narrative that you would be able to’t inform them when you haven’t been stimulated. I’m making an attempt to defend myself now.”
Stellan mentioned he has “an excellent relationship” along with his youngsters.
“I wouldn’t have spent 50 years with them in any other case,” he quipped. “However they haven’t any respect for me simply because I’m their father. As a result of that’s bulls***. You shouldn’t be revered for 5 minutes of pleasure.”
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Stellan additionally revealed he “often” brings his household with him when he works on tasks overseas.
“You additionally need to deliver your spouse’s associates as a result of in any other case she might be alone in a international metropolis babysitting,” he instructed the outlet. “It’s important to get a number of the youngsters’ associates. They’re a social functioning unit. We had 43 Swedes dwelling in Frescati exterior of Rome once I was taking pictures the primary Exorcist film there.”
Stellan added, “I labored 12 hours a day as a result of I used to be the lead. I barely noticed them. I noticed them on the weekends. However the home was vibrating with pleasure as a result of they have been having a celebration. I made some huge cash on the movie, however there wasn’t that a lot left. It was price it.”
