The Witch (watch it HERE) and The Lighthouse (watch that one HERE) director Robert Eggers’ latest film The Northman, a Viking revenge tale, is set to reach theatres on April 22nd, and word-of-mouth is extremely positive. Our own Chris Bumbray was able to catch a screening of the film in London, and said it is an “absolute masterpiece”, “probably the best historical epic since Kingdom of Heaven. A truly unique journey into madness and revenge Viking-style! A must-see in theaters — the sound and visual demand it.” Now the marketing department has released a batch of character posters, which you can see at the bottom of this article.
Scripted by Eggers and Icelandic poetic / novelist Sjón, The Northman has only been described as
“a Viking revenge saga set in Iceland at the turn of the 10th century” that will show “how far a Viking prince will go to seek justice for his murdered father.”
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The film reunites Eggers with his The Witch stars Ralph Ineson and Anya Taylor-Joy. Also in the cast are Alexander Skarsgård (The Stand), Nicole Kidman (Being the Ricardos), Björk (Dancer in the Dark), Ethan Hawke (Sinister), Claes Bang (The Girl in the Spider’s Web), Olwen Fouéré (Texas Chainsaw Massacre), and Willem Dafoe, who Eggers previously worked with on The Lighthouse.
We do know that the story was inspired by the Scandinavian legends that William Shakespeare’s Hamlet was based on. Skarsgård is playing Amleth, who was the direct inspiration for the character Prince Hamlet.
The Northman was produced by Lars Knudsen, with New Regency providing the financing.
In the posters below, you can see not only Skarsgard’s Amleth, but also Anya Taylor-Joy as Olga, Bjork as The Seeress, Ethan Hawke as King Aurvandil, Nicole Kidman as Queen Gudrun, and Willem Dafoe as Heimir the Fool.
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