Tag: The Northman
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Alexander Skarsgård’s Trainer Reveals His 3,700 Calorie Daily ‘Northman’ Diet
By now, it’s no secret that the cast of Robert Eggers’ “The Northman” pushed their bodies to the limit in their quest to tell a historically accurate Viking story. It seems like everyone who worked on the film has an anecdote about the brutal shoot, but nobody worked themselves harder than Alexander Skarsgård.The actor had…
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In A Daring Box-Office Heist, ‘The Bad Guys’ Makes Off With 24 Million and A Surprise No. 1 Debut
Farewell Fantastic Beasts, we hardly got a chance to know you. In what can only be called one of the most daring box-office heists of the spring, Universal’s new animated comedy, The Bad Guys, stole the weekend’s top spot in broad daylight, making off with a hefty 24 million haul. The multiplex larceny came at…
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Is ‘The Northman’ a Failed Art Film, or Is It Robert Eggers’ Stolidly Successful Blockbuster Audition? (Column)
“The Northman,” a violent epic of Viking revenge, is not a good movie. It’s like “Gladiator” without the Colosseum and with a stubbornly uninteresting hulk avenger hero. (It also drags on 45 minutes longer than it should have.) A lot of critics have overpraised the movie because they feel invested in the career of Robert…
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From ‘The Bad Guys’ to ‘The Northman,’ Younger Audiences Lead a Box-Office Comeback
As exhibitors gather in Las Vegas for their annual CinemaCon convention this week, this weekend’s box office will provide their rallies with optimism. It fell short of 100 million, but there’s a few talking points to battle the concern that theaters are too franchise dependent.It also provided a case study in balance: Four films grossed…
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The Northman Is On Track To Pillage 12.5 Million At The Box Office In Its Opening Weekend
Alexander Skarsgård is bravely hacking his way into the box office this weekend, as Variety reports that Viking epic “The Northman” is on track to make 12.5 million. Though that will only land it at the #4 spot, the highly-anticipated Robert Eggers film is holding its own in a crowded, interesting movie weekend.The Focus Features film…
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Why The Northman Has The Same Plot As The Lion King
Warning: spoilers ahead for “The Northman” (and also for “The Lion King” and “Hamlet“).First appearing in Saxo Grammaticus’s Gesta Danorum, “Deeds of Danes,” the story of Amleth has been told and retold since the early 13th century — and has now been brought to the big screen in Robert Eggers’ direct adaptation, “The Northman.” Over…
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Anya Taylor-Joy Was Actually Freezing In Mud For One Northman Scene
Shooting a Viking epic saga with the goal of being as historically accurate as possible sure is a daunting task. Robert Eggers’ “The Northman” had its fair share of challenges when it came to shooting amidst harsh, unforgivable climates, and Alexander Skarsgård, who plays Prince Amleth, previously talked about how intense certain action scenes turned…
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‘The Northman’ Viewing Guide: Everything You Need to Know to Appreciate the Visionary Viking Saga
It’s rare for a new movie to open in theaters with the vision and scale of “The Northman.” Director Robert Eggers’ third feature after “The Witch” and “The Lighthouse” has the same meticulous blend of period details, atmospheric storytelling, and ominous supernatural events — but it takes those proclivities and injects them into an epic…
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Alexander Skarsgård Still Has His Volcano Thong from ‘The Northman’
“The Northman” opens in theaters this weekend, and Robert Eggers’ Viking epic has already attracted plenty of attention for its period accuracy, unapologetic maximalism, and Alexander Skarsgård naked on a volcano. The film culminates in a massive battle that takes place inside an Icelandic volcano that took weeks to choreograph and film, with Skarsgård spending…
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Alexander Skarsgård Says He Took on ‘Melancholia’ Without Reading Las von Trier’s Script
When Alexander Skarsgård enjoys collaborating with a fellow artist, he’ll sure stay loyal to them.After winning an Emmy for playing Nicole Kidman’s emotionally and physically abusive husband in “Big Little Lies,” Skarsgård suggested Kidman play his mother in Robert Eggers’ Viking epic “The Northman,” now in theaters. And Skarsgård is even looking to explore a…