Filmmaker Robert Eggers says his new star-studded revenge epic 'The Northman' is both a big popcorn movie and a truthful portrayal of Viking culture and mythology.
Writer Sjon, cast member Anya Taylor-Joy, director Robert Eggers and cast member Alexander Skarsgard pose together as they attend a special screening of the film 'The Northman', in London, Britain April 5, 2022. REUTERS/Tom NicholsonLONDON, April 5 - Filmmaker Robert Eggers says his new star-studded revenge epic "The Northman" is both a big popcorn movie and a truthful portrayal of Viking culture and mythology.
Years later, Amleth, disguised as a slave, travels to Iceland where his uncle and mother, Queen Gudrun now live, to avenge his father's murder and to rescue his mother. Along the way he meets a mysterious woman, Olga , with whom he forms the first real human connection since his childhood.
"It's been a dream of mine since I was a little kid growing up in Sweden, surrounded by runestones," he said. "When Amleth transforms from his human state to his spirit animal, he becomes a hybrid of a bear and a wolf, so it was important to bulk up a bit and get a bit bigger," he said.
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