-My first guest is an Emmy
and Golden Globe-winning actor who you can see in the big new
film, "Godzilla vs. Kong," which is in theaters
and on HBO Max on March 31st. Please welcome
Alexander Skarsgard! [ Cheers and applause ] Ah, that's what --
that's what I'm talking about. Look at you, stud. Thank you so much
for being here. It's been a while since
last you were on the show, and I was reading that
you've been really dedicating the past few months
to drawing and artwork. -Sounds kind of pretentious,
but in the beginning of the lockdown a year ago,
I wanted to stay creative and not just stare
into the wall. -Yeah.
-So I started drawing. And I hadn't done
much of that before. But I got really into it.
Went deep down the rabbit hole. In the beginning,
it was mostly like croquis stuff and rough drawings,
but then -- -Croquis? Is that, like,
a style of drawing? -Yeah.
Yeah, and it evolved into more portrait mode
and more detailed drawing. I got into the --
kind of the geometry behind it to get the proportions right,
and I've probably spent a couple of thousand hours
now just drawing. -Wow.
-It's like Malcolm Gladwell's theory that --
Well, I don't know if -- 10,000 hours you spend
on something. -Yeah, you become a master. -I haven't reached
that level quite, but it's been, you know, a good part
of the past year just drawing portraits and still life
and basically everything. -Do you have any drawings nearby
that you could maybe show us? I'd love to see a couple. -Yeah.
Uh... [ Chuckles ] It's a bit embarrassing. I haven't shown
a lot of people this 'cause I've been so isolated,
but, um, yeah. [ Laughter ] So...
this is...my mom's dog. [ Laughter and applause ] -Okay.
Wow. -Yeah, that's my mom's dog.
-Amazing. -And when I drew it,
it was actually just standing. But I wanted it to be more
kinetic and have more life. [ Laughter ]
-Yeah, of course! So you added --
[ Laughter ] 'Cause the dog --
So, the dog was standing when you saw it,
but yet you wanted to add a little movement to it.
Yeah. -Creative freedom.
Creative freedom. -No, no, absolutely.
That's what I meant to say. -Yeah. Congratulations.
Any others? -Well, yeah.
Part of the training was also kind of to draw reproductions
of the old classics. And so I have... Michelangelo.
-Oh, of course. Okay, well...
[ Laughter ] Okay. That's right.
[ Laughter ] No, you're right.
That angle is correct. -And I -- basically,
when I drew this, I don't even remember doing it. Like, I put pen to paper,
and then I kind of zoned out, and then --
-At what point do you zone out? -Well, basically when I put
pen to paper on this one, I don't even remember
drawing it. And then I looked up,
and I was like, "Wow." -Wow.
[ Laughter ] That's exactly what I would do. -I wasn't even religious
before I started doing this, But then I was like, I saw God. -[ Laughing ] Oh, my gosh. Yeah, of course.
-And I don't even know if I did it or, like,
the hand of God -- it was drawn by the hand of God.
-Honestly, Alexander... -And then I took a stab at
the most classic of them all, the most classic masterpiece,
"Mona Lisa." [ Laughter ] -Yeah, that's --
That's actually not bad. [ Cheers and applause ] -I --
-It's not -- I'm not quite happy
with the enigmatic smile. I'm working on that. -Yeah, no, I think
you nailed it perfect. I have a lot of --
I have a lot of questions. I look at that, and I have
a lot of questions, just like the real work of art. -Do you really?
-Yep. -Thanks, man! -Yeah, congratulations.
Yeah. -Thank you, man. -Buddy, I always love
having you on the show. Congrats on "Godzilla vs. Kong." 'Cause people are saying
right now it's on track to become the biggest box office
since the pandemic started. And I'm excited about it. Can you set it up a little bit? Like, why is Godzilla
fighting King Kong? -Um...
Well, in the last Godzilla movie,
that one is called "Godzilla:
King of the Monsters," and the outcome is kind of
in the title. By the end of the movie,
he is the king. And he's the apex predator on
the planet, and everyone agrees. And then, in this movie,
Kong basically shows up. 'Cause he wasn't in
"King of Monsters," and Kong is like, "Hold my banana
while I spank this lizard." -Yep.
Yep, yep, yep. "Hold my banana while I
spank this lizard," yeah. -That's not metaphorically -- -That was the original
tagline of the movie. But they didn't use it. But without giving away
spoilers, Tariq and I have a bet. And Godzilla versus Kong,
you have to make a bet. Do you have a preference?
Who are you betting on, and did you have
a preference, like, growing up? -Wait. So, Jimmy,
who did you bet on? -I bet on Kong. King Kong, by the way. -So, not me, basically. -Well, this is before
I talked to you. -Right. It is Godzilla versus Kong
versus Alexander Skarsgard. -Yes! And that I would
take the bet. -The great titan. -I would take
Alexander Skarsgard all the time.
Every single time. That's the king.
[ Cheers and applause ] You're the king of all man! I want to show everyone a clip. Here's King Kong
fighting off Godzilla in "Godzilla vs. Kong."
Take a look at this. ♪♪ [ Roaring ] [ Screaming ] [ Roaring ] ♪♪ ♪♪ Yo!
That's what I'm talking about! That is what I'm talking about,
buddy. I love it. Thank you so much
for coming on the show. Every single time,
you're one of my faves. Alexander Skarsgard, everybody.
-Ah, thank you. -"Godzilla vs. Kong"
is in theaters and streaming on HBO Max,
starting March 31st.
Am I the only one staring at those undone buttons?
I adore his sense of humor, ugh he’s so hot.