Reykjavík Grapevine - 06.05.2016, Blaðsíða 22

Reykjavík Grapevine - 06.05.2016, Blaðsíða 22
dealt with the politics of that. While at the same time he’s having troubles with his family. I’ve worked with Baltasar quite a few times and Baltasar, to me, he’s pretty much a genius when it comes to casting. He’s one of my favourite di- rectors. He will cast you for something and then he will trust you to just go. He’ll talk to you only a few times when you’re shooting. He’ll say two things to you and you’ll be like “Oh yes, of course! You’re right.” And that’s exactly what he does. When he casts you, he knows what you are strong at and what you’re weak at and he knows what little piece of information you need to do what he wants. It wasn’t difficult for you to get into character then? It’s well written, that’s the first thing. That really helps. Also, as I remember, Baltasar, Sigurjón Kjartansson and myself all pretty much agreed on the type of person he is. I think he really benefits from being unique. He’s not an alcoholic, for instance. He doesn’t have that. I distinctly remember Sigurjón get- ting drafts from Clive Bradley in the UK where Clive had written, ‘Andri sits down with a glass of whiskey…’ and Sigurjón was like ‘This is not Icelan- dic. We don’t do that.’ Instead he drinks big glasses of milk? [Chuckles]… We had that discussion that the glass of milk is a really good thing. It’s the last thing he does before he goes to bed. In many ways, it child- ish, but at the same time it reminds me of the countryside in Iceland. Peo- ple eat dinner and drink milk fresh from the cow. We chose that brand because the main milk company was getting a re- ally bad wrap. There was talk about them cheating the market. I remember saying, “Why isn’t he just drinking the usual blue carton stuff?” because I had been abroad and didn’t know this was the latest Icelandic scandal. Someone said “No, No, No! We don’t want to ad- vertise them.” So I’m drinking lactose-free milk. It makes it more interesting. He’s drinking lactose-free milk? Why is he drinking milk at all? It’s like when people drink decaf. I mean, you’re not doing it for the taste. I like how weird it is. That’s the greatest thing about this character: the contradictions. I think that’s what drives him. The idea that someone has seen and done so much but, lactose-free milk would be his drink of choice before bed? It’s just lovely. You’ve become a bit of a sex symbol in the UK. How do you feel about that? Receive any interesting fan mail? I haven’t received any letters. I’ve re- ceived an overwhelming amount of… response from this role. I don’t know what to say. I honestly… it’s funny. I think that’s great and I hope I get to enjoy that even further. I have a lovely wife and she seems to like my look. My older daughter is sometimes like, “You need to clean up,” and I like that too. Is there any word on a second season? Nothing has been confirmed yet. We got the response we hoped for and there seems to be a following with the show. I think if it makes sense to RVK Studios, I think everyone would really like to. I love my character and would like to see him again. Interview introduction and additional reporting by Ciarán Daly. SHARE: gpv.is/olafurd FEATURE STORY: ÓFÆRÐ/ TRAPPED ┅┅┅┅↘↘↘↘ ▒░▒░ ░▒░▒ ▒░▒░ ░▒░▒ ▒░▒░ ░▒░▒ ▒░▒░ ░▒░▒ ▒░▒░ ░▒░▒ ▒░▒░ ░▒░▒ ▒░▒░ ░▒░▒ ▒░▒░ ░▒░▒ ▒░▒░ ░▒░▒ ▒░▒░ ░▒░▒ ▒░▒░ ░▒░▒ ▒░▒░ ░▒░▒ ▒░▒░ ░▒░▒ ▒░▒░ ░▒░▒ ▒░▒░ ░▒░▒ ▒░▒░ ░▒░▒ ▒░▒░ ░▒░▒ ▒░▒░ ━━━━ ↖↖↖↖┅┅┅┅ Photo by ARI MAGG22 'Trapped' ('Ófærð') is Iceland’s most internationally successful television show and RVK Studios’ first major television project, with ‘Everest’ being the studio’s first major film. ‘Trapped’ is a crime series about a body found in a fjörd and a town snowed in by weather. It’s harsh, bleak and utterly Icelandic, but it has pulled in audiences around the world, trapping them in its beautiful isolation. This strange mur- der mystery, in a small town in a small country, takes place where the weather is as much a character as a setting. RVK Studios is any writer’s dream office: clean, well-lit, with a great cof- fee machine and both a foosball and a full-sized snooker table with the balls frozen mid-game. No doubt waiting for when the players need a quick men- tal break from all the creative stuff they get up to in here. I’m waiting and snooping around while Sigurjón Kjar- tansson, the head writer of ‘Trapped’, and Jón Gnarr, the comedian, writer and former mayor of Reykjavík, finish their meeting. Both Sigurjón and Jón worked to- gether as a comedy duo on the radio and on a hit sketch show on television, ‘Fóstbræður’. Now Sigurjón is the Head Of Development at RVK Studios, a company formed with Icelandic di- rector Baltasar Kormákur (‘Everest’, ‘Contraband’, ‘The Deep’) and Magnús V. Sigurdsson. Sigurjón is finally done with his meeting and he takes me to see his writing office, which still has parts of the ‘Trapped’ set—including the brown couch constantly slept on by one of the main characters. After a few minutes looking at the couch and pieces of wood that used to be the set, Sigurjón leads me to a nearby coffee shop, Café Haiti, for the interview. Where did the idea for 'Trapped' come from? Baltasar came up with this great idea: • HOW TO WRITE ICELAND’S MOST POPULAR TV SHOW
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