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New Robert Eggers Movie ‘The Northman’ Gets a 2022 Release Date
Up next from The Witch and The Lighthouse director Robert Eggers is a Viking revenge film titled The Northman, and tonight the film has been given an official release date.
Focus Features will release The Northman in theaters on April 8, 2022. We’ve also learned Universal Pictures International will release the film internationally on the same date.
From acclaimed director Robert Eggers (The Witch, The Lighthouse) comes The Northman starring Alexander Skarsgard, Anya Taylor-Joy, Nicole Kidman, Ethan Hawke, Willem Dafoe, and Björk. The Northman is an epic revenge thriller, that explores how far a Viking prince will go to seek justice for his murdered father.
The film is directed by Robert Eggers, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Icelandic poet and novelist Sjón. Producers are Lars Knudsen, Mark Huffam and New Regency.
The Northman is a co-production of Focus Features and New Regency.
Keith C. Blackmore’s book series Mountain Man is headed to the screen, with Deadline reporting today that Joe Manganiello (“True Blood”) is on board to star in the film adaptation.
The actor will also produce the upcoming zombie movie.
“Mountain Man tells the story of Gus, a lonely post-apocalyptic survivor facing isolation and the ever-present specter of a zombie attack, who struggles with alcohol abuse and suicidal thoughts until he discovers another survivor, a captivating woman who poses another threat altogether.”
John Lee (False Positive) will direct Mountain Man from a script by Matt Deller.
“John is a brilliant creative mind. We’ve been looking for the right thing to do together since we filmed Pee Wee’s Big Holiday and it’s finally here,” 3:59’s Joe and Nick Manganiello told Deadline. “Very excited to get to work on such weird, wild project with him.”
Film Bridge International is launching sales on the project in Cannes.
Blackmore’s Mountain Man series features 7 books, the first one published in 2011.
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