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The premiere of The Northman is right here, and considered one of its stars, Nicole Kidman, is stealing the present! The 54-year-old seemed as beautiful as ever as she appeared on the purple carpet in a pale inexperienced long-sleeve gown with a black turtleneck collar and fabulous pink ruffled detailing on the sleeves. The gown additionally featured extra pink floral-like gildings towards the underside, and the 9 Good Strangers actress paired the look with strappy black heels and a silver clutch, sporting her strawberry blonde locks in a low messy bun.
Nicole was additionally joined by her husband, Australian-American musician Keith City. She cuddled near her hubby on the carpet as he seemed equally beautiful in an all-black swimsuit.
The Robert Eggers flick — which follows his two different dramatic horrors, The Witch and The Lighthouse — is coming to theaters on April 22. Along with directing the Hamlet-esque film, Eggers additionally co-wrote the screenplay with Icelandic poet and novelist Sjón.
Eggers’ earlier movies had been critically acclaimed, whereas The Lighthouse, which starred Robert Pattinson and Willem Dafoe, received Finest Cinematography on the 92nd Academy Awards. Suffice it to say, we have now quite a bit to get excited for with The Northman, which is ready to be epic in scale.
Within the movie, Alexander Skarsgård stars as Amleth, the Viking warrior prince who’s on a mission to avenge his father’s demise. Nicole is available in to play Amleth’s mom, Queen Gudrún, whereas Ethan Hawke stars as King Aurvandill, Amleth’s deceased father. Anya Taylor-Pleasure, who beforehand labored with Eggers in The Witch, performs Olga, a younger sorceress who aids Amleth.
Alexander admitted that he’s by no means labored tougher on a challenge than The Northman. “He completely is [a perfectionist],” Alexander mentioned about Eggers in an interview with Interview magazine. “However he’s additionally a genius. The Northman was the primary time I labored on one thing that was so meticulously stylized, and also you virtually needed to see it as a dance between the digital camera and the actors, as a result of the digital camera was consistently shifting, and so had been we. If the timing was barely off, then we’d must go once more. I’ve by no means been extra drained than after these six months.”
