Actor Alexander Skarsgard plays Prince Amleth in The Northman, alongside Anya Taylor-Joy's Olga, an enslaved Slavic woman with supernatural powers. They speak to Sky News about the Viking epic, which also stars Nicole Kidman.
Alexander Skarsgard stars as Amleth and Anya Taylor-Joy as Olga in The Northman. All photos: Aidan Monaghan/Focus Features, LLCFilmmaker Robert Eggers is known for blending the supernatural with reality, creating creepy, uncomfortable movies that stay with audiences long after the credits have rolled.
His latest tale about Vikings is no different, managing to keep an indie feel despite a bigger budget and ensemble cast. The director has said he set out to make a film that is true to how Vikings really lived, rather than the version we tend to see portrayed in modern media - a vision shared by star Alexander Skarsgard, who spent an afternoon discussing Viking lore with Eggers at their first meeting.
Recreating the world of Vikings meant a long, cold, on-location shoot largely in Northern Ireland. But despite the rigours of filming, Skarsgard told Sky News' Backstage podcast it was all worthwhile."The locations were absolutely extraordinary and I loved that aspect of it, it was very immersive," he said.
"At this point, if you know who Robert is you know what kind of movie you're going to be making, and that attracts some really interesting characters that are like, 'Yeah, I'm down to go to spend five months in the absolute pouring rain and mud on the side of a mountain wearing no shoes - let's go'. So you met some really great people that have some pretty fabulous stories.
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