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Release Date Announced For Robert Eggers’ Long Awaited Viking Film ‘The Northman’

Robert Eggers, the brilliant filmmaker behind The Witch and The Lighthouse is back with his next film, the revenge thriller The Northman. Today, we’ve got the release date for the highly anticipated film set in Iceland at the turn of the 10th century that centers on the Nordic prince Amleth who sets out on a mission of revenge after his father is murdered. The all-star cast for the film includes Alexander Skarsgård who stars as Amleth, Bill Skarsgård, Anya Taylor Joy, Ethan Hawke, Björk, Nicole Kidman, and Willem Defoe who also stars in Eggers’ The Lighthouse (pictured). Eggers directed and co-wrote the film along with Icelandic novelist and poet Sjón. Lars Knudsen, Mark Huffman, and New Regency produce. The Northman will arrive in international theaters on April 8, 2022, from Universal Pictures. It is a co-production of Focus Features and New Regency.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

May 15, 2021

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The Lighthouse Director Robert Eggers’ ‘The Northman’ Described As “Unusually Violent”

Robert Eggers, the brilliant filmmaker behind The Witch and The Lighthouse will next bring to life The Northman, a Viking revenge film. Described as a “saga set in Iceland at the turn of the 10th century,” The Northman was written by Eggers and Icelandic pet and novelist Sjón. According to Deadline, the list of impressive actors currently in talks to star includes brothers Alexander Skarsgård (“True Blood”) and Bill Skarsgård (IT), Nicole Kidman (The Others), Anya Taylor-Joy (Glass), and Willem Dafoe (The Lighthouse). Eggers is once again teaming up with Oscar-nominated cinematographer Jarin Blaschke who did an amazing job with The Lighthouse (review). The Northman will be the third entry in a “trilogy of sorts” revolving around dark folk tales, according to Eggers. He also states that this film will be “bigger than the others” and that it will be “dark and unusually violent.” The Lighthouse is now out on Blu-ray and DVD from A24.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Feb 26, 2020

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Blu-Ray Review: The Lighthouse

From the director of The Witch, Robert Eggers, comes The Lighthouse, a dark psychological thriller that follows two lighthouse keepers living on a remote island in New England in the 1890s. Filmed in black and white, the story plays out against crashing waves and a stark landscape. Eggers choice of black and white magnifies the film’s intensity by making you feel out of place and adds a layer of bleakness to the movie. We watch as Willem Defoe and Robert Pattinson work and live as they go on a slow descent into madness which feels so very real. Pattinson has not received much respect as an actor since his role as a sparkly douche of a vampire in the Twilight franchise, but he complete redeems himself is The Lighthouse proving he has real talent. His portrayal of Thomas, a man who begins to question his reality after living with Defoe’s unstable Thomas Wake, is absolutely incredible. This is coming from

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Dec 31, 2019

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Willem Defoe Heads To Guillermo Del Toro’s ‘Nightmare Alley’

The cast is filling out for Guillermo del Toro‘s adaptation of Nightmare Alley. The latest to join the cast is the brilliant actor and Oscar nominee Willem Defoe who will play the head barker at a traveling carnival, Variety reports. Defoe joins Bradley Cooper, Cate Blanchett, and Rooney Mara. Set in a world of carnival hustlers and con men, the film tells the story of a mentalist (Cooper) who teams with a psychologist in order to swindle the rich. Things go south for the man when he’s out-hustled by a woman. The film is the second adaptation of William Lindsey Gresham’s novel of the same name. The first movie was made in 1947 and starred Tyrone Power. Defoe has been in a long line of fantastic films including The Lighthouse, Aquaman, Death Note, John Wick, The Boondock Saints, and more than 130 films and shows. Del Toro, who co-wrote Nightmare Alley with Kim Morgan, will direct the thriller for Fox

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Oct 16, 2019

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Noomi Repace Plays Seven Roles In The Sci-fi Thriller ‘Seven Sisters’

Noomi Repace’s performance in Ridley Scott’s Prometheus brought her to the world’s attention. Now, she stars in the sci-fi thriller, Seven Sisters, which put her talented to the test. Repace stars not as one character, but the seven sisters in the film, directed by Tommy Wirkola (Dead Snow). Set in a world where families are allowed only one child due to overpopulation, a resourceful set of seven identical twin sisters, named after each day of the week, must avoid government execution and dangerous infighting while investigating the disappearance of one of their own. Willem Defoe, Glenn Close, Marwan Kenzari, Christian Rubeck, and Pal Sverre Hagen co-star in Seven Sisters, penned by Max Botkin and Kerry Williamson.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jun 4, 2017

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Netflix Has Unveiled The Teaser Trailer And Release Date For ‘Death Note’

Fans have been eagerly awaiting the premiere of Netflix’s upcoming adaption, Death Note, from director Adam Wingard (You’re Next). The teaser trailer was released moments ago and I have to say, it looks awesome. They also have now announced the summer release date. Based on the well known Japanese manga from Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata, Willem Defoe (The Great Wall, John Wick, Boondock Saints) stars as Ryuk the Shinigami (God of Death). Nat Wolff plays the lead role of Light. Margaret Qualley, Shea Whigham, Paul Nakauchi, and Keith Stanfield of the award winning series ‘Atlanta’, co-star. Death Note follows Light Turner, a bright student who stumbles across a mystical notebook that has the power to kill any person whose name he writes in it. Light decides to launch a secret crusade to rid the streets of criminals. Soon, the student-turned-vigilante finds himself pursued by a famous detective known only as “L”. Death Note is produced by Roy Lee, Dan

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Mar 22, 2017

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Adam Wingard Sends Message To Fans About Death Note Trailer

This weekend Adam Wingard tweeted an image of piece of paper, a tease for his upcoming Netflix original film ‘Death Note’. Evidently fans have been pressuring Wingard to hurry up and release the trailer. The image basically tells everyone to back off. The image says, “Death Note teaser coming soon stop asking”. The film, based on the well known Japanese manga from Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata, stars Willem Defoe (The Great Wall, John Wick, Boondock Saints) as Ryuk the Shinigami (God of Death). Nat Wolff plays the lead role of Light. Margaret Qualley, Shea Whigham, Paul Nakauchi, and Keith Stanfield of the award winning series ‘Atlanta’, co-star. ‘Death Note’ follows Light Turner, a bright student who stumbles across a mystical notebook that has the power to kill any person whose name he writes in it. Light decides to launch a secret crusade to rid the streets of criminals. Soon, the student-turned-vigilante finds himself pursued by a famous detective known

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Feb 22, 2017

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Willem Dafoe Joins Netflix’s Death Note

Filming for Netflix’s live-action adaption of Death Note, based on the well known Japanese manga from Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata, is now under way and is being directed by Adam Wingard (You’re Next). Today we received news that film star Willem Defoe (The Great Wall, John Wick, Boondock Saints) has joined the film’s cast. Defoe will lend his voice to the character Ryuk the Shinigami (God of Death). Defoe will co-star alongside Nat Wolff, Margaret Qualley, Keith Stanfield, Shea Whigham and Paul Nakauchi. The film, centers on a high school teen who finds a supernatural notebook that holds great power, anyone whose name is written in it will die. The young man begins to kill those he believes is unworthy of life. Death Note is produced by Roy Lee, Dan Lin, Masi Oka and Jason Hoffs. Johnathan Eirich, Mirir Yoon Branden Ferguson, and John Powers Middleton are serving as executive producers. We can expect to see the new adaption

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Aug 3, 2016

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