Stellan Skarsgård is again so as to add star energy to Karlovy Range cinema screens. The Swedish star, who was nominated for an Oscar for his position in Norwegian filmmaker Joachim Trier’s international Oscar-winning Sentimental Value, was one of many celebrities gracing the Czech spa city together with his presence in the course of the 2025 version of its massive movie pageant, the place he was honored with the KVIFF Crystal Globe Award for his “outstanding artistic contribution to world cinema.”
Additionally within the Czech spa city, the actor mirrored on his life, profession and dealing with the likes of Lars von Trier and Ingmar Bergman throughout a recording of The Hollywood Reporter’s Awards Chatter podcast in entrance of a packed home.
Now, he stars within the black-and-white trailer for the 2026 edition of the Karlovy Range Worldwide Movie Competition (KVIFF), the occasion’s double anniversary of its sixtieth version in its eightieth yr of existence, which runs July 3-11.
|Our extraordinary assortment of unique pageant trailers has been expanded to incorporate a micro-story that includes final yr’s recipient of a Crystal Globe for Excellent Inventive Contribution to World Cinema, actor Stellan Skarsgård,” the fest stated, with out disclosing additional particulars concerning the trailer.
What is evident, nonetheless, is that Skarsgård has joined a who’s who of stars from Hollywood and past in starring within the usually irreverent and offbeat trailers that don’t take themselves, the celebrities and the award statuette too severely. Johnny Depp, Mel Gibson, Helen Mirren, Benicio del Toro, Harvey Keitel, Milos Forman, Danny DeVito, Casey Affleck, Andy Garcia and John Malkovich are among the many massive names who’ve starred in trailers for KVIFF through the years.
Ivan Zachariás, the long-time creator of KVIFF trailers, just lately traveled to Sweden to work on the 2026 model with Skarsgård.
And KVIFF on Tuesday launched a first-look picture of the star, which you’ll see on this submit, from the trailer, which can premiere on the opening evening of this yr’s fest.
