The film's director says the landscape provided an 'incredible' backdrop for filming.
Alexander Skarsgård stars as Amleth, a Viking prince avenging his father's murder, in The Northman
It was produced by Mark Huffam, the Ballyclare-born producer who helped to bring Game of Thrones to Northern Ireland. "I mean, there were certain things we had to shoot in Iceland that can only be Iceland, but there's a lot of Northern Ireland for Iceland. "But the landscapes in Northern Ireland were completely incredible. To be able to build these massive sets, like on Torr Head - it's kind of a dream come true."
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