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\n\tStellan Skarsg\u00e5rd is back so as to add star power to Karlovy Vary cinema screens. The Swedish star, who was nominated for an Oscar for his role in Norwegian filmmaker Joachim Trier\u2019s international Oscar-winning Sentimental Value<\/em>, was one among the celebrities gracing the Czech spa town together with his presence in the course of the 2025 edition of its big film festival, where he was honored with the KVIFF Crystal Globe Award for his \u201coutstanding artistic contribution to world cinema.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tAlso within the Czech spa town, the actor reflected on his life, profession and dealing with the likes of Lars von Trier and Ingmar Bergman during a recording of\u00a0The Hollywood Reporter<\/em>\u2019s\u00a0Awards Chatter<\/em>\u00a0podcast in front of a packed house.<\/p>\n \n\tNow, he stars within the black-and-white trailer for the 2026 edition of the Karlovy Vary\u00a0International\u00a0Film Festival (KVIFF), the event\u2019s double anniversary of its sixtieth edition in its eightieth yr of existence, which runs July 3-11.<\/p>\n \n\t|Our extraordinary collection of original festival trailers has been expanded to incorporate a micro-story featuring last yr\u2019s recipient of a Crystal Globe for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to World Cinema, actor\u00a0Stellan\u00a0Skarsg\u00e5rd,\u201d the fest said, without disclosing further details concerning the trailer.<\/p>\n \n\tWhat is evident, nevertheless, is that Skarsg\u00e5rd has joined a\u00a0who\u2019s who of stars\u00a0from Hollywood and beyond in starring within the typically irreverent and offbeat trailers that don\u2019t take themselves, the celebrities and the award statuette too seriously. Johnny Depp,\u00a0Mel Gibson,\u00a0Helen Mirren,\u00a0Benicio del Toro, Harvey Keitel, Milos Forman, Danny DeVito, Casey Affleck, Andy Garcia and John Malkovich are amongst the large names who’ve starred in trailers for KVIFF through the years.<\/p>\n \n\tIvan Zachari\u00e1s, the long-time creator of KVIFF trailers, recently traveled to Sweden to work on the 2026 version with Skarsg\u00e5rd.<\/p>\n \n\tAnd KVIFF on Tuesday released a first-look image of the star, which you’ll be able to see on this post, from the trailer, which can premiere on the opening night of this yr\u2019s fest. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Stellan Skarsg\u00e5rd is back so as to add star power to Karlovy Vary cinema screens. The Swedish star, who was nominated for an Oscar for his role in Norwegian filmmaker Joachim Trier\u2019s international Oscar-winning Sentimental Value, was one among the celebrities gracing the Czech spa town together with his presence in the course of the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":355172,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20669],"tags":[6372,2184,36614,47344,795,47820,487,36615],"class_list":["post-355171","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hollywood","tag-festival","tag-film","tag-karlovy","tag-skarsgard","tag-star","tag-stellan","tag-trailer","tag-vary"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t