‘The Northman’ Trailer: Robert Eggers Delivers Rip-Roaring Viking Epic

It’s been two years since Robert Eggers’ last utterly singular movie: “The Lighthouse.” Now, come April 2022, Focus Features will release “The Northman,” Eggers’ violent Viking epic starring Alexander Skarsgard, Nicole Kidman, Ethan Hawke, and Anya Taylor-Joy.

Willem Dafoe and Björk (playing a character called Seeress) round at the cast.

At last, Focus has revealed the first trailer for the saga.

Watch it below before the movie opens in theaters April 22.Focus’ official description calls the film “an epic revenge thriller that explores how far a Viking prince will go to seek justice for his murdered father.” Principle photography began in Northern Ireland in March 2020 and was halted almost immediately on account of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Production resumed that August.Eggers cowrote the script with Icelandic poet and novelist Sjón.

And beyond his “Witch” star Taylor-Joy, “Witch” actor Ralph Ineson, and “Lighthouse” star Dafoe, he’s reteaming with cinematographer Jarin Blaschke and editor Louise Ford.

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