Spoilers forward for Episode 8 of Murderbot Season 1, referred to as “International Object” and obtainable streaming with an Apple TV+ subscription now.
Murderbot is shortly approaching the tip of its first season within the 2025 TV schedule, and Alexander Skarsgård’s SecUnit more and more has to take care of the people in his cost placing themselves at risk and holding him from binge-watching extra episodes of Sanctuary Moon. As episodes cross, we get to see extra of the main man with out his masks, however that does not imply Skarsgård is all of the sudden wearing snug garments like the remainder of the forged. He informed CinemaBlend in regards to the lengthy strategy of placing that SecUnit go well with on, however prefers sensible results to a CGI go well with anyway.
After I spoke with Alexander Skarsgård for Apple TV+’s Murderbot press junket, I needed to know: what was his expertise with sensible results vs. CGI for a sci-fi challenge that makes use of a few of each? The Stand alum (who had a scorching tackle Stephen King) shared:
Sensible results are enjoyable… Earlier than that, I did a film referred to as Infinity Pool with Brandon Cronenberg, and he is all about sensible results as a result of it feels extra visceral. It is extra sort of [like] you are in there and it is enjoyable to mess around with, I feel. That additionally means a number of hours within the chair every single day, however at any time when you are able to do it virtually, I choose that. I would say.
Infinity Pool was one other sci-fi challenge for Skarsgård, though it definitely leaned extra into horror than the comedy of Murderbot. Again in 2023, the actor opened up a few particular sequence from Infinity Pool that was “very inventive and revolutionary and tactile” to movie as a result of Brandon Cronenberg was decided to do it on set “versus in put up with CGI.” Skarsgård undoubtedly had that have with sensible results earlier than Murderbot, nevertheless it sounds just like the Apple TV+ present required loads of persistence to gear up as SecUnit. He went on:
Fairly a bit was completed on digital camera virtually. [laughs] Clearly not all of it. There’s fairly a little bit of particular results as nicely, however… no matter we might do virtually, we did.
There are components of Murderbot which are simply identifiable as CGI, corresponding to the enormous alien monsters that the staff encountered on the planet, however I am now interested in whether or not there have been any sensible results to SecUnit killing Leebeebee. Actress Anna Konkle certainly wasn’t injured, in spite of everything, though Alexander Skarsgård defined why she had him “struggling” on set whereas filming.
Skarsgård did reveal precisely how sophisticated the method of suiting up as Murderbot was whereas filming the sequence. Whereas the TikTok video is lower than a minute and a half lengthy for followers to observe, the sixteen-step course of (with assistance from anyone to assist yank up the pants, strap on the armor, and get his ft in these SecUnit boots) is sped up fairly a bit. Have a look:
Clearly, loads of work went into getting Skarsgård set to play MurderBot, however he did appear to be having enjoyable for a minimum of a part of the method. By the tip… nicely, I can not blame him for needing a drink of water. I do love that the main man did the truth is play the android all through the season, even when his face wasn’t seen and a stand-in might have been within the go well with. For instance, Pedro Pascal stopped placing on the go well with for The Mandalorian at a sure level whereas nonetheless voicing the Star Wars bounty hunter. Not so for Skarsgård!
There are nonetheless a few episodes left in Murderbot Season 1, and stays to be seen if a second season will occur. Take a look at Apple TV+ now for the primary eight episodes, and discover new episodes on the streamer on Fridays.