André Øvredal, who saw his Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark hit theaters last year, is already finished with his next genre offering, Mortal, which was just acquired by Saban Films for release later this year
We previously shared the first look at Mortal, which stars Death Note‘s Nat Wolff as a young man discovering he has God-like powers based on ancient Norwegian mythology.
“Mortal follows Eric (Wolff), an American backpacker in the wilderness of western Norway, who gets arrested after accidentally killing a teenager, and manages to flee with the young psychologist he met during his detention. While on the run, with both Norwegian and American authorities tracking him down, Eric finally discovers he has godlike powers based on ancient Norwegian mythology.”
Described as a fantasy-adventure origin story, the film’s first trailer looked like a genre mashup of Akira, Chronicle, and even X-Men.
The film also stars Priyanka Bose, Ravdeep Singh Bajw and Iben Akerlie.
Øvredal also directed Troll Hunter and The Autopsy of Jane Doe.