Robert Eggers, the man behind cult horror hits The Witch and The Lighthouse, is returning with his new project, the Viking epic The Northman, which is shaping up to feature his most star-studded line-up of actors yet. The Lighthouse’s Willem Dafoe and The Witch’s Anya Taylor-Joy and Kate Dickie are reuniting with the filmmaker alongside […]
The Lighthouse director Robert Eggers says the scale of his Viking epic The Northman is “massive”
Just a week away from starting principal photography, Robert Eggers’ new Viking epic The Northman halted most of its production, with The Witch and The Lighthouse director explaining to Film Independent Coffee Talk that his cast and crew were assembling in Belfast and just about ready to go when the shutdown began. “There’s a very […]
The Lighthouse director’s new film The Northman will be “dark and unusually violent”
After finding success with The Witch and The Lighthouse, director Robert Eggers is currently working on The Northman, which is described as a Viking revenge tale. The Northman will see Eggers re-teaming with Oscar-nominated cinematographer Jarin Blaschke (The Lighthouse) who has recently teased that the upcoming film will be “dark and unusually violent” during an interview with Screen Daily. “Rob says […]
Claes Bang joins Robert Eggers’ The Northman
The Square and The Girl in the Spider’s Web star Claes Bang has become the latest addition to the cast of The Northman, the next film from The Witch and The Lighthouse director Robert Eggers. The film, which has been scripted by Eggers and Icelandic poet and novelist Sjón, is described as “a Viking revenge […]
Robert Eggers to direct Viking revenge film, impressive cast in talks for lead roles
Robert Eggers, the director behind the horror film The Witch and this year’s The Lighthouse, is set to direct a Viking revenge tale titled The Northman. More impressively, Deadline has reported the lineup of stars who are currently in talks for lead roles in Egger’s next film which includes Nicole Kidman (Aquaman), Alexander Skarsgård (Big Little Lies), […]
