LONDON, April 5 (Reuters) – Filmmaker Robert Eggers says his new star-studded revenge epic “The Northman” is each an enormous popcorn film and a truthful portrayal of Viking tradition and mythology.
Set in 895, the movie stars Alexander Skarsgard as Viking prince Amleth, who flees his house within the North Atlantic after his uncle (Claes Bang) brutally kills his father, King Aurvandil (Ethan Hawke).
Years later, Amleth, disguised as a slave, travels to Iceland the place his uncle and mom, Queen Gudrun (Nicole Kidman) now stay, to avenge his father’s homicide and to rescue his mom. Alongside the way in which he meets a mysterious girl, Olga (Anya Taylor-Pleasure), with whom he types the primary actual human connection since his childhood.
“There actually hasn’t been an correct Viking film ever earlier than, and I used to be working with the best historians and archaeologists within the area and, one factor is for certain, that is essentially the most correct Viking film that is ever been made,” Eggers instructed Reuters on the movie’s London premiere.
“The Northman” is produced by Skarsgard, who had spent a number of years creating a Viking epic earlier than assembly Eggers.
“It has been a dream of mine since I used to be a little bit child rising up in Sweden, surrounded by runestones,” he stated.
Skarsgard, 45, went by way of a bodily transformation to play the burly Viking, working along with his “Tarzan” coach Magnus Lygdback.
“When Amleth transforms from his human state to his spirit animal, he turns into a hybrid of a bear and a wolf, so it was essential to bulk up a bit and get a bit larger,” he stated.
The film’s violent, large-scale motion scenes had been a primary for Eggers, who has beforehand directed two characteristic movies, “The Lighthouse” and “The Witch.” It concerned meticulous planning and organisation to maintain his a whole lot of extras, stunt performers and animals on observe.
“He loves authenticity, he loves very lengthy takes, scenes with no cuts. It is fairly difficult capturing huge, huge motion set items with only one digicam, one shot. So we needed to rehearse them many, many instances and work on that choreography and the connection between the characters and the digicam,” stated Skarsgard of the expertise.
“The Northman”, which additionally options Icelandic singer Bjork in her first huge display look in 17 years, is launched in cinemas around the globe in April.
Reporting by Hanna Rantala, Enhancing by Rosalba O’Brien
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