Has Ivar totally lost it?
Vikings returned with a vengeance during Wednesday's insane two-hour season five premiere -- and so did Ivar the Boneless.
Alex Hogh Andersen teased a "remorseful" Ivar while speaking with Et ahead of the episode, and while it's clear the character is struggling with impulsively killing his brother, Sigurd (David Lindström) last season, his guilt may make him more dangerous than ever.
As much was clear in one of the episode's most memorable scenes, when Ivar leads his brothers and the Great Heathen Army in a raid of York -- ravaging a church and inflicting cruel and unusual punishment on its priest.
Photo: History
"[We had a] great director, David Wellington, and he was a pleasure to work with. He came in straight away and was a massive champ," Andersen tells Et of shooting the epic scene, which he describes as a crash course in "extremes." "He liked for us to push the limits, and we needed...
Vikings returned with a vengeance during Wednesday's insane two-hour season five premiere -- and so did Ivar the Boneless.
Alex Hogh Andersen teased a "remorseful" Ivar while speaking with Et ahead of the episode, and while it's clear the character is struggling with impulsively killing his brother, Sigurd (David Lindström) last season, his guilt may make him more dangerous than ever.
As much was clear in one of the episode's most memorable scenes, when Ivar leads his brothers and the Great Heathen Army in a raid of York -- ravaging a church and inflicting cruel and unusual punishment on its priest.
Photo: History
"[We had a] great director, David Wellington, and he was a pleasure to work with. He came in straight away and was a massive champ," Andersen tells Et of shooting the epic scene, which he describes as a crash course in "extremes." "He liked for us to push the limits, and we needed...
- 11/30/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
No more warming the bench for Ivar the Boneless.
The Vikings character drew sympathy from fans when he was introduced as Ragnar Lothbrok's crippled son in season four -- but took a turn after proving himself as a leader of the Great Heathen Army and driving an axe through the heart of his brother, Sigurd (David Lindström), in the season four finale.
Et caught up with Alex Hogh Andersen ahead of Wednesday's season five premiere, where he previewed Ivar's struggles -- but chuckled at questions about his character's motives.
"That's always the question. Is he really sorry?" he cracked, reflecting on Ivar's huge move. "He's in remorse, because he knows what follows. There's a massive cliff now between him and his brothers, but most of his [remorse] is about hating the fact that he lost control of himself."
Photo: History
"He's so driven by his emotions; that's really his weakness, in a way. He would have liked...
The Vikings character drew sympathy from fans when he was introduced as Ragnar Lothbrok's crippled son in season four -- but took a turn after proving himself as a leader of the Great Heathen Army and driving an axe through the heart of his brother, Sigurd (David Lindström), in the season four finale.
Et caught up with Alex Hogh Andersen ahead of Wednesday's season five premiere, where he previewed Ivar's struggles -- but chuckled at questions about his character's motives.
"That's always the question. Is he really sorry?" he cracked, reflecting on Ivar's huge move. "He's in remorse, because he knows what follows. There's a massive cliff now between him and his brothers, but most of his [remorse] is about hating the fact that he lost control of himself."
Photo: History
"He's so driven by his emotions; that's really his weakness, in a way. He would have liked...
- 11/28/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
Warning: Spoiler Alert! Do not proceed if you have not watched Wednesday's episode of Vikings.
After the death of Travis Fimmel's Ragnar Lothbrok halfway through Vikings' fourth season, the series' successor seemed to anyone's game. But after Wednesday night's explosive season finale, the question wasn't who will succeed Ragnar, but rather how far he will go, as Alex Høgh Andersen and his character, Ivar the Boneless, took charge.
Et hopped on the phone with 22-year-old Andersen ahead of the shocking finale, where he opened up about what he learned from Fimmel before the star's series departure, the pressure of joining the History Channel show and his character's "violent" future.
Exclusive: 'Vikings' Creator Talks Shocking Midseason Death, 'Collaborative' Relationship With Series' Star
"You can't really overthink the whole thing, because otherwise you will screw yourself up, because it is that big," Andersen said of joining Vikings with only a few Danish TV credits to his...
After the death of Travis Fimmel's Ragnar Lothbrok halfway through Vikings' fourth season, the series' successor seemed to anyone's game. But after Wednesday night's explosive season finale, the question wasn't who will succeed Ragnar, but rather how far he will go, as Alex Høgh Andersen and his character, Ivar the Boneless, took charge.
Et hopped on the phone with 22-year-old Andersen ahead of the shocking finale, where he opened up about what he learned from Fimmel before the star's series departure, the pressure of joining the History Channel show and his character's "violent" future.
Exclusive: 'Vikings' Creator Talks Shocking Midseason Death, 'Collaborative' Relationship With Series' Star
"You can't really overthink the whole thing, because otherwise you will screw yourself up, because it is that big," Andersen said of joining Vikings with only a few Danish TV credits to his...
- 2/2/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
History Channel’s Vikings started out being about legendary Scandinavian leader Ragnar Lothbrok (Travis Fimmel) and his meteoric rise to fame, but has been about so much more after his ascension reached its apex as a near god-like status. Ragnar has since become humbled with life’s failures and reminded of regretful decisions. It’s also about the saga of his sons Bjorn Ironside (Alexander Ludwig), Ubbe (Jordan Patrick Smith), Hvitserk (Marco Ilsø), Sigurd Snake-in-the-Eye (David Lindström) and Ivar the Boneless (Alex Høgh Anderson) eclipsing their father’s fame and branching the Viking Age out to unimaginable boundaries. It spotlights the fascinating women in...read more...
- 12/14/2016
- by Ernie Estrella
- Monsters and Critics
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