‘Dune’ Star Stellan Skarsgård to Be Honored by Locarno Film Festival
variety.comNick Vivarelli International Correspondent Veteran Swedish star Stellan Skarsgård, who plays villain Baron Harkonnen in Denis Villeneuve’s “Dune” – part two of which will be released in November – will be honoured by the Locarno Film Festival with its Leopard Club Award.
Skarsgård, who started his Hollywood career working with top directors such as StevenSpielberg in “Amistad” (1997) and Gus Van Sant in “Good Will Hunting,” the same year, and segued to memorable roles in Gore Verbinsky’s “Pirates of the Caribbean” franchise and in “Mamma Mia!,” among other films.
He is being feted by the Swiss fest dedicated to indie cinema with its Leopard Club Award dedicated to a film industry artist who has made a “mark on the collective imagination.” Outside Hollywood, Skarsgård’s stellar career comprises groundbreaking work in European cinema working with directors such as Lars von Trier with whom he has made five films starting with “Breaking The Waves,” which won the Jury Prize at Cannes in 1996.
Skarsgård is also very active in television. In 2019 he won the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor in a miniseries for his role in HBO drama “Chernobyl.” He recently starred in Tony Gilroy’s hit “Star Wars” spinoff “Andor” for Disney+, the second season of which he has just finished shooting.
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