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I'm not always happy when Hollywood does remakes of films, but that's usually, when they have a very, very, very good film and they take away anything controversial from it and make flatter.

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Stellan Skarsgard
Age: 73
Born: 1951
Born: June 13
Actor
Film Actor
Film Producer
Television Actor
Göteborg
Stellan John Skarsgård
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