Anyone who checks out Alexander Skarsgård’s screen credits on IMDb is greeted with a profile photo of the star of “The Northman” looking especially spiffy in a black tuxedo jacket, crisp white shirt, black bowtie… and no pants.
The mystery behind his pants-less pic has finally been solved, with the actor sitting down for an interview with IMDb to explain the reason behind the photo. READ MORE: Alexander Skarsgard Is A Vengeful Viking In ‘The Northman’ Trailer “A couple years ago when we were promoting ‘Tarzan’, Samuel Jackson and I went to the… MTV Movie Awards,” Skarsgård says in a video IMDb shared on Instagram. “The year before Zac Efron had taken his shirt off… he is so sexy,” he added. “I decided to also show a little bit of skin,” Skarsgård explained. “I couldn’t take my shirt off because Zac had already done that, so I thought, ‘Well, I’ll take my pants off, because it’s equally sexy…’”
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