So you went from modeling into acting.
How has this transition been for you?
I was foreign, I was actually acting before that,
but it gave me a visa, so...
I'm happy I did it, you know
wouldn't be here
(It gave you a visa?) To stay in the States, yeah
I couldn't get a visa... My acting was that bad,
I couldn't get a visa, so...
I had to take that... (laughing)
You'll see, it's coming for you
No! I've never googled Travis Fimmel, ever!
Yeah I know!
I've seen quite a few pics!
(laughs)
... and you're in a...
I'm sorry I embarassed you
He's very cute! He's very cute!
He's a very good actor, he's being humble
He's excellent in the movie.
Do you bring any of that?
Because you're in Vikings too, right?
I'm from Norway so I kind of have that Viking blood,
Although I don't watch the series because it's too violent for me but...
Have you watched it?
Yes I have.
Scary, no? I've just heard things about it, but...
It's good!
So, did you bring any of the Viking skills into this?
Uh...
I'm sure some of those... some of the training
and what I learn Vikings helps a lot for this film
but
It's what... attracted me to the film most was
uh... that Duncan Jones
and the story that we were telling
you know, it's so respectful of the game and the look of it,
there's a great love story
and betrayals and just big conflicts between
between two races that don't quite
understand each other...
You know, it's not the typical big film
where there's a definite bad guy or good guy
on both sides there's good and
bad people who is trying to find out the...
the good people.
So what kind of training did you have?
Did you have to do a lot of fights, training, and...
and stuff like that?
This is a very... for me
it is a very challenging character to play
one, because she is half orc
and I didn't even know where to start with that,
to become that, and...
but actually doing all the physical training that I had to do
really helped me feel, like, the warrior
that Garona is, so I had to
well, first they wanted the look
so I had to work out,
two and a half hours a day,
which is ... insane, and then, for me it was,
I was like, what? but when you got used to it,
was fun, but more fun
was learning how to ride a horse, I had never done that before,
and then, how to wield a sword
and there's physical defense
and I wasn't perfect at it, but just
just learning how to do it,
it really helped me
feel... quite powerful,
and...
in my mind I thought, that I was a super hero or something,
but in reality,
i wasn't it at all, but...
it was fun to try...
In my mind, though, I was half orc
and half human, so, and I was really wanting sometimes
to have clothes, I mean, I was just wearing a loin cloth so,
I remember just feeling...
very much like...
not like anybody else, and I had to wear
these contact lenses,
that are a different color green,
it obscures your vision,
so you can only see things at a certain...
it made me feel kind of like...
an animal... but
yes, we had... the work was amazing,
the actress, she was a friend, but..
when I wore that costume I felt very alone
in my world,
and then my tusks, etc. and so
I just sat half naked on my own
and waited to be called.
So...
what was your relationship
to gaming, both of you, before you
became a part of this?
I mean, as a woman, I don't know, but...
I... I... um...
I didn't play video games at all
to be honest with you...
But I learned very quickly about it
This was unlike any video game I had ever heard of
Because there are so many characters
and each with histories
It's not the Pac Man I knew of!
(chuckles) so it's...
It's actually really incredible this game.
And I, I didn't grow up
playing video games, we didn't have one,
but friends did
and it's amazing with this game,
how many people get addicted to it. (I know!)
It blew my mind!
How people are getting divorces over
video games... it's the most popular
game ever made, Warcraft...
What are you guys thinking of, you know there are
so many hardcore fans out there,
is that something that worries you a little bit
to be a part of something that people
probably so many people have really high expectations...
to see this.
I don't think you can spend time worrying about things like that
I think you
grateful that people already are maybe
interested in seeing it, and
if we have butterflies, well we did our best
and hopefully people will enjoy it,
we tried to honor and respect the world as much as possible
but I think it's fun
because it's almost
like there is a family out there
and I think most people are supportive
and hoping not to let down
and now it's an... it's
an exciting new adventure,
we'll see how it goes.