And Bjork got to keep three horses!
“That’s how much they valued my performance, my contribution to this movie,” he joked.
Skarsgard then elaborated on the scene in which he sported the accessory.
Alexander Skarsgård in ‘The Northman’.Aidan Monaghan / Focus Features, LLC
“The end fight takes place on an erupting volcano and we’re naked.
I mean, where else would it be set?
So what did his costars receive for presents?
Alexander Skarsgård.Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images
Things that were, er, more opulent than a bloody G-string.
“Nicole Kidmangot a sword,Willem Dafoegot a longship the whole ship.
I might be kidding, but I think that’s actually what happened,” he told Colbert.
Meanwhile, a certain Icelandic icon walked away with a living, breathing souvenir from the movie.
“Bjorkgot three Icelandic horses,” said Skarsgard.
Then again, itwouldmake an interesting talking point for dinner guests.
InThe Northman, Skarsgard stars as a Viking prince out for revenge against the man who destroyed his family.
The actorrecently told EWthat bringing the film to screen was a goal years in the making.
“But it was a distant dream 10 years ago.”
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