VIDEO: Alexander Skarsgard On ‘Infinity Pool’ Orgy Scene, Brandon Cronenberg At Sundance Premiere

Alexander Skarsgard talked about filming the new horror film Infinity Pool which premiered at Sundance Film Festival and is set to hit theaters this week.

The actor plays James, who, with his wife (Cleopatra Coleman) endure a nightmarish vacation at a resort. When the couple meets Gabi (Mia Goth) and Alban (Jalil Lespert), things take a sinister turn. James finds himself convicted of a crime in a fictional foreign country and must suffer a gruesome penalty.

Skarsgard spoke at the premiere about working with director Brandon Cronenberg (son of horror film icon David Cronenberg) and the film’s infamous orgy scene.

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“He instilled a lot of confidence in us and he’s a very curious director and that’s nice,” he said. “He wanted us to try new things and that gave me a lot of confidence in exploring weird s—t. And feeling safe, creating that kind of safe space where you can try stuff that might be completely wrong or a terrible idea but you feel like you can at least try that and then find your way together. He’s very good at creating that environment with his actors.”

He added a quip about shooting some of the film’s more bizarre scenes.

“Fighting myself naked to the death was cathartic,” he said. “Quite interesting I would say.”