Alexander Skarsgard 'Went Flying' After Filming A Fight Scene With This 'Game of Thrones' Alum For 'The Northman'

Alexander Skarsgard is opening up about his brand new movie, The Northman, during a panel conversation held at 92Y on Thursday (April 21) in New York City.

The Northman, which also stars Anya Taylor-Joy, Nicole Kidman and Ethan Hawke, is out in theaters now.

Click inside to check out what Alexander shared of the flick…

While speaking with Entertainment Weekly in a separate interview, Alexander recalled working alongside Hafþór Björnsson, who is best known for playing the Mountain from HBO’s Game of Thrones.

“He came out to set when we were shooting a scene, the first time you meet Amleth. Hafþór wasn’t, obviously, working that day, but he came to set just to say hi to everyone. And, yes, I was intimidated,” Alexander admitted to the outlet.

He added, “Shaking Hafþór’s hand — I’m 6′ 4” — I was like [Skarsgård strains his head to look up], ‘Hi, sir. It’s a pleasure.’ His hand just dwarfed mine.”

While Alexander stated that Hafþór is a great guy, there were definitely challenges of their fight scene in the movie.

“He tried to go easy on me, but he still has to tap me lightly and I just went flying,” he says. “I was definitely quite sore after that week of filming. You do not want to fight the strongest man on the planet.”

Find out what Alexander took from the set here!

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