PREVIEW: The Northman (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Alexander Skarsgård (Godzilla vs. Kong), Nicole Kidman (Being the Ricardos), Claes Bang (The Burnt Orange Heresy), Anya Taylor-Joy (The Witch), Ethan Hawke (Before Sunset), Björk (Dancer in the Dark), Willem Dafoe (The Lighthouse), Kate Dickie (Red Road), Gustav Lindh (Riders of Justice), Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson (A White, White Day), Murray McArthur (Made of Honour), Ian Whyte (Prometheus), Katie Pattinson (Starfish), Ian Gerard Whyte (Who We Love), Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson (Operation Ragnarok), Ísadóra Bjarkardóttir Barney (film debut), Olwen Fouéré (Texas Chainsaw Massacre), Ralph Ineson (The Green Knight)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Robert Eggers (The Lighthouse), director, writer; Sjón (Lamb), writer; Mark Huffam (The Martian), Lars Knudsen (Hereditary) and Arnon Milchan (L.A. Confidential), producers; Robin Carolan (film debut) and Sebastian Gainsborough (film debut), composers; Jarin Blaschke (The Witch), cinematographer; Louise Ford (Thoroughbreds), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

In the time of Vikings, warrior prince Amleth (Skarsgård) seeks revenge on his uncle Fjölnir (Bang), who murdered Amleth’s father King Aurvandill (Hawke) and took his mother, Queen Gudrún (Kidman), for himself…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Robert Eggers’ third film is a glorious Viking epic that promises to be unlike anything else you’ve seen before, which is all we expect from the director of The Witch and The Lighthouse.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 15TH APRIL 2022

WHERE CAN I FIND IT?

IN CINEMAS NATIONWIDE

 

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