They say that on quiet nights you can hear the chants coming from small Norwegian villages, "More 'Troll,' more 'Troll,' More 'Troll!'" Indeed, fans of the Norwegian straight-to-Netflix creature feature "Troll" have been famished for more troll-on-human violence since the film's release in 2022.
Directed by Roar Uthaug, the accomplished filmmaker behind high-intensity spectacles such as "The Wave" and 2018's "Tomb Raider" reboot, "Troll" was something of a surprise hit on the streaming platform. Back in December of 2022, "Troll" scored the second spot on Netflix's coveted Top 10 Most Watched list, right behind the smash hit series "Wednesday." For a foreign film dropped on the platform with little to no marketing, that's majorly impressive. Even moreso: "Troll" went on to become Netflix's most-watched non-English film of all time.
The critical reception of "Troll" was mixed, but fairly positive. The Los Angeles Times' Noel Murray wrote that "it's no...
Directed by Roar Uthaug, the accomplished filmmaker behind high-intensity spectacles such as "The Wave" and 2018's "Tomb Raider" reboot, "Troll" was something of a surprise hit on the streaming platform. Back in December of 2022, "Troll" scored the second spot on Netflix's coveted Top 10 Most Watched list, right behind the smash hit series "Wednesday." For a foreign film dropped on the platform with little to no marketing, that's majorly impressive. Even moreso: "Troll" went on to become Netflix's most-watched non-English film of all time.
The critical reception of "Troll" was mixed, but fairly positive. The Los Angeles Times' Noel Murray wrote that "it's no...
- 10/30/2023
- by Ryan Coleman
- Slash Film
Directed by Roar Uthaug, the Norwegian creature feature Troll was released through the Netflix streaming service last December – and it performed so well for the streamer, Variety reports that Netflix has now ordered a sequel! Troll 2 will see Uthaug reteaming with writer Espen Aukan and producers Espen Horn and Kristian Strand Sinkerud of Motion Blur.
We don’t have any plot information for Troll 2 just yet, but Troll had the following synopsis: Deep inside the mountain of Dovre, something gigantic awakens after being trapped for a thousand years. Destroying everything in its path, the creature is fast approaching the capital of Norway. But how do you stop something you thought only existed in Norwegian folklore?
It’s interesting to note that, while several of Uthaug’s movies have received sequels, he hasn’t directed any of them. The Cold Prey follow-ups, the sequel to his fantasy film Magic Silver,...
We don’t have any plot information for Troll 2 just yet, but Troll had the following synopsis: Deep inside the mountain of Dovre, something gigantic awakens after being trapped for a thousand years. Destroying everything in its path, the creature is fast approaching the capital of Norway. But how do you stop something you thought only existed in Norwegian folklore?
It’s interesting to note that, while several of Uthaug’s movies have received sequels, he hasn’t directed any of them. The Cold Prey follow-ups, the sequel to his fantasy film Magic Silver,...
- 9/19/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
A Norwegian monster movie from Roar Uthaug (The Wave, Tomb Raider), Netflix’s Troll debuted on the streaming service last December, and a sequel is coming soon.
Variety reports this afternoon, “Troll 2 reteams Uthaug with writer Espen Aukan and producers Espen Horn and Kristian Strand Sinkerud at Motion Blur.”
The upcoming sequel will shoot sometime next year.
In Troll, “When an ancient troll is awakened in a Norwegian mountain, a rag-tag group of heroes must come together to try and stop it from wreaking deadly havoc.”
Marie Wilmann, Kim Falck, Mads Sjøgård Pettersen, and Gard Eidsvold star in the first film.
Meagan Navarro wrote in her review of Troll for Bloody Disgusting, “While light on narrative, it’s when Cold Prey director Roar Uthaug embraces its monster that Troll reveals its magic.”
“It’s fun enough and does deliver on spectacle, but most of all, it leaves you rooting for its magnificent creature,...
Variety reports this afternoon, “Troll 2 reteams Uthaug with writer Espen Aukan and producers Espen Horn and Kristian Strand Sinkerud at Motion Blur.”
The upcoming sequel will shoot sometime next year.
In Troll, “When an ancient troll is awakened in a Norwegian mountain, a rag-tag group of heroes must come together to try and stop it from wreaking deadly havoc.”
Marie Wilmann, Kim Falck, Mads Sjøgård Pettersen, and Gard Eidsvold star in the first film.
Meagan Navarro wrote in her review of Troll for Bloody Disgusting, “While light on narrative, it’s when Cold Prey director Roar Uthaug embraces its monster that Troll reveals its magic.”
“It’s fun enough and does deliver on spectacle, but most of all, it leaves you rooting for its magnificent creature,...
- 9/19/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Netflix has ordered a sequel to “Troll,” the Norwegian action-adventure film directed by Roar Uthaug, who helmed Norway’s first disaster movie, “The Wave.”
“Troll 2” reteams Uthaug (“Tomb Raider”) with writer Espen Aukan and producers Espen Horn and Kristian Strand Sinkerud at Motion Blur, the Oslo-based banner whose credits include “Cadaver,” “Amundsen” and “The 12th Man.”
The first installment unfolds in the aftermath of an explosion in the Norwegian mountains, which awakens an ancient troll. The story revolves around a fearless paleontologist who embarks on a journey to stop the troll from wreaking deadly havoc. The cast included Ine Marie Wilmann, Kim Falck, Mads Pettersen and Gard B. Eidsvold.
“Troll” premiered globally on Netflix in 2022 and quickly became the streamer’s most popular non-English film of all time, with a record-breaking 103,000,000 views in its first 91 days, according to Netflix. The epic movie also ranked in the Top 10 in 93 countries...
“Troll 2” reteams Uthaug (“Tomb Raider”) with writer Espen Aukan and producers Espen Horn and Kristian Strand Sinkerud at Motion Blur, the Oslo-based banner whose credits include “Cadaver,” “Amundsen” and “The 12th Man.”
The first installment unfolds in the aftermath of an explosion in the Norwegian mountains, which awakens an ancient troll. The story revolves around a fearless paleontologist who embarks on a journey to stop the troll from wreaking deadly havoc. The cast included Ine Marie Wilmann, Kim Falck, Mads Pettersen and Gard B. Eidsvold.
“Troll” premiered globally on Netflix in 2022 and quickly became the streamer’s most popular non-English film of all time, with a record-breaking 103,000,000 views in its first 91 days, according to Netflix. The epic movie also ranked in the Top 10 in 93 countries...
- 9/19/2023
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Just two weeks after premiering on Dec. 1, Norwegian action-adventure “Troll” has become Netflix’s most popular non-English film.
With a total of 128 million hours viewed and still counting, the film has taken the top spot on the non-English Netflix Top 10. It is in the Top 10 in 93 countries including Norway, France, Germany, the U.S., the U.K., Japan, South Korea, Brazil and Mexico.
In the film, a Norwegian addition to the ever-popular kaiju genre, deep inside the mountain of Dovre, Norway, something gigantic awakens after being trapped for a thousand years. Destroying everything in its path, the creature is fast approaching the capital of Norway, with city-dwellers struggling to stop something they thought existed only in Norwegian folklore.
The film is by “Tomb Raider” director Roar Uthaug. It is produced by Espen Horn and Kristian Strand Sinkerud from Motion Blur, the production company behind Norwegian Netflix film “Cadaver.” It stars Ine Marie Wilmann,...
With a total of 128 million hours viewed and still counting, the film has taken the top spot on the non-English Netflix Top 10. It is in the Top 10 in 93 countries including Norway, France, Germany, the U.S., the U.K., Japan, South Korea, Brazil and Mexico.
In the film, a Norwegian addition to the ever-popular kaiju genre, deep inside the mountain of Dovre, Norway, something gigantic awakens after being trapped for a thousand years. Destroying everything in its path, the creature is fast approaching the capital of Norway, with city-dwellers struggling to stop something they thought existed only in Norwegian folklore.
The film is by “Tomb Raider” director Roar Uthaug. It is produced by Espen Horn and Kristian Strand Sinkerud from Motion Blur, the production company behind Norwegian Netflix film “Cadaver.” It stars Ine Marie Wilmann,...
- 12/14/2022
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Mountains will move in Netflix‘s Troll, a Norwegian monster movie from Roar Uthaug (The Wave, Tomb Raider) that’s coming exclusively to Netflix tomorrow, December 1, 2022.
While you wait, get a good look at the film’s Troll with a new poster below.
In Troll, “When an ancient troll is awakened in a Norwegian mountain, a rag-tag group of heroes must come together to try and stop it from wreaking deadly havoc.”
Here’s a longer plot synopsis from Netflix…
“Deep inside the mountain of Dovre, something gigantic awakens after being trapped for a thousand years. Destroying everything in its path, the creature is fast approaching the capital of Norway. But how do you stop something you thought only existed in Norwegian folklore?”
Espen Aukan wrote the screenplay for Troll.
Marie Wilmann, Kim Falck, Mads Sjøgård Pettersen, and Gard Eidsvold star. Producers include Espen Horn and Kristian Strand Sinkerud at Motion Blur.
While you wait, get a good look at the film’s Troll with a new poster below.
In Troll, “When an ancient troll is awakened in a Norwegian mountain, a rag-tag group of heroes must come together to try and stop it from wreaking deadly havoc.”
Here’s a longer plot synopsis from Netflix…
“Deep inside the mountain of Dovre, something gigantic awakens after being trapped for a thousand years. Destroying everything in its path, the creature is fast approaching the capital of Norway. But how do you stop something you thought only existed in Norwegian folklore?”
Espen Aukan wrote the screenplay for Troll.
Marie Wilmann, Kim Falck, Mads Sjøgård Pettersen, and Gard Eidsvold star. Producers include Espen Horn and Kristian Strand Sinkerud at Motion Blur.
- 11/30/2022
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Mountains will move in Netflix‘s Troll, a Norwegian monster movie from Roar Uthaug (The Wave, Tomb Raider) that centers on a Massive ancient troll wreaking epic levels of havoc.
The film will debut on December 1, 2022, and the official Troll trailer has been unleashed today. Check it out below to preview the big-budget monster movie mayhem!
In Troll, “When an ancient troll is awakened in a Norwegian mountain, a rag-tag group of heroes must come together to try and stop it from wreaking deadly havoc.”
Here’s a longer plot synopsis from Netflix today…
“Deep inside the mountain of Dovre, something gigantic awakens after being trapped for a thousand years. Destroying everything in its path, the creature is fast approaching the capital of Norway. But how do you stop something you thought only existed in Norwegian folklore?”
Espen Aukan wrote the screenplay for Troll.
Marie Wilmann, Kim Falck, Mads Sjøgård Pettersen,...
The film will debut on December 1, 2022, and the official Troll trailer has been unleashed today. Check it out below to preview the big-budget monster movie mayhem!
In Troll, “When an ancient troll is awakened in a Norwegian mountain, a rag-tag group of heroes must come together to try and stop it from wreaking deadly havoc.”
Here’s a longer plot synopsis from Netflix today…
“Deep inside the mountain of Dovre, something gigantic awakens after being trapped for a thousand years. Destroying everything in its path, the creature is fast approaching the capital of Norway. But how do you stop something you thought only existed in Norwegian folklore?”
Espen Aukan wrote the screenplay for Troll.
Marie Wilmann, Kim Falck, Mads Sjøgård Pettersen,...
- 11/2/2022
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Jason Clarke and Haley Bennett star.
UK sales agent Altitude has boarded sales for thriller The Prize, directed by Norway’s Espen Sandberg, and starring Jason Clarke and Haley Bennett.
The project is being introduced to buyers this week at AFM, with UTA Independent Film Group handling North American rights.
An American makes a last-minute trip to Sweden to attend the funeral of an old friend – a ranking members of the Nobel Prize selection committee – only to find himself entangled in a web of corruption and murder.
The film shoots in spring 2023 in Finland and Sweden.
Zach Studin is producing,...
UK sales agent Altitude has boarded sales for thriller The Prize, directed by Norway’s Espen Sandberg, and starring Jason Clarke and Haley Bennett.
The project is being introduced to buyers this week at AFM, with UTA Independent Film Group handling North American rights.
An American makes a last-minute trip to Sweden to attend the funeral of an old friend – a ranking members of the Nobel Prize selection committee – only to find himself entangled in a web of corruption and murder.
The film shoots in spring 2023 in Finland and Sweden.
Zach Studin is producing,...
- 10/31/2022
- by Mona Tabbara
- ScreenDaily
Altitude has boarded sales on the Village Roadshow Pictures thriller The Prize, starring Jason Clarke (Zero Dark Thirty) and Haley Bennett (Till). The London-based company will present the project to buyers this week at the American Film Market, with additional support and review from Village Roadshow Pictures’ international sales team.
Written by Chris Sparling (Greenland) with Espen Sandberg (Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales) attached to direct, the pic is billed as a “taut Hitchcockian thriller” about an unwitting American who makes a last-minute trip to Sweden to attend the funeral of an old friend — a ranking member of the Nobel Prize selection committee — only to find himself entangled in the complex web of corruption and murder that exists beneath the surface of this rarified world.
Clarke is attached to play the role of Dan, and Bennett is set to play the role of Ida. Further casting is yet to be announced.
Written by Chris Sparling (Greenland) with Espen Sandberg (Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales) attached to direct, the pic is billed as a “taut Hitchcockian thriller” about an unwitting American who makes a last-minute trip to Sweden to attend the funeral of an old friend — a ranking member of the Nobel Prize selection committee — only to find himself entangled in the complex web of corruption and murder that exists beneath the surface of this rarified world.
Clarke is attached to play the role of Dan, and Bennett is set to play the role of Ida. Further casting is yet to be announced.
- 10/31/2022
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
Mountains will move in Netflix‘s Troll, a Norwegian monster movie from Roar Uthaug (The Wave, Tomb Raider) that centers on a Massive ancient troll who has been awakened.
Netflix has announced today that the film will debut on December 1, 2022.
In Troll, “When an ancient troll is awakened in a Norwegian mountain, a rag-tag group of heroes must come together to try and stop it from wreaking deadly havoc.”
Here’s a longer plot synopsis from Netflix today…
“Deep inside the mountain of Dovre, something gigantic awakens after being trapped for a thousand years. Destroying everything in its path, the creature is fast approaching the capital of Norway. But how do you stop something you thought only existed in Norwegian folklore?”
Check out the previously released teaser trailer for Netflix‘s Troll below.
Espen Aukan wrote the screenplay for Troll.
Marie Wilmann, Kim Falck, Mads Sjøgård Pettersen, and Gard Eidsvold star.
Netflix has announced today that the film will debut on December 1, 2022.
In Troll, “When an ancient troll is awakened in a Norwegian mountain, a rag-tag group of heroes must come together to try and stop it from wreaking deadly havoc.”
Here’s a longer plot synopsis from Netflix today…
“Deep inside the mountain of Dovre, something gigantic awakens after being trapped for a thousand years. Destroying everything in its path, the creature is fast approaching the capital of Norway. But how do you stop something you thought only existed in Norwegian folklore?”
Check out the previously released teaser trailer for Netflix‘s Troll below.
Espen Aukan wrote the screenplay for Troll.
Marie Wilmann, Kim Falck, Mads Sjøgård Pettersen, and Gard Eidsvold star.
- 9/6/2022
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Powered by its famed partners, Oslo-based Motion Blur, one of Norway’s top producers of commercials, features and TV shows, has never been that busy with projects both on home turf and in the U.S.
That activity in part rolls off the pulling power of the company’s pedigreed partners: “Karate Kid” helmer Harald Zwart; “Kon-Tiki” and “Pirates of the Caribbean-Dead Men Tell No Tales” co-helmer Espen Sandberg: and producer Espen Horn.
Minority shareholder Sf Studios lends Motion Blur adds financial stability. The genre-bending outfit also boasts a unique bond with Netflix that has translated into three Norwegian-language orders over the past year-and-a -half from the U.S. giant.
Helmed by rising talent Jarand Herdal, chiller “Cadaver,” Netflix’s first Norwegian feature, premiered last October. Motion Blur’s vampire comedy show “Post Mortem: No One Dies in Skarnes” is launching on the giant streamer on Aug. 25. A third Netflix title,...
That activity in part rolls off the pulling power of the company’s pedigreed partners: “Karate Kid” helmer Harald Zwart; “Kon-Tiki” and “Pirates of the Caribbean-Dead Men Tell No Tales” co-helmer Espen Sandberg: and producer Espen Horn.
Minority shareholder Sf Studios lends Motion Blur adds financial stability. The genre-bending outfit also boasts a unique bond with Netflix that has translated into three Norwegian-language orders over the past year-and-a -half from the U.S. giant.
Helmed by rising talent Jarand Herdal, chiller “Cadaver,” Netflix’s first Norwegian feature, premiered last October. Motion Blur’s vampire comedy show “Post Mortem: No One Dies in Skarnes” is launching on the giant streamer on Aug. 25. A third Netflix title,...
- 8/22/2021
- by Annika Pham
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Samuel Goldwyn Films has acquired U.S. rights to explorer biopic Amundsen: The Greatest Expedition about Norwegian adventurer Roald Amundsen’s epic journeys to the South and North Poles.
Directed by Espen Sandberg (Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales), starring are Pål Sverre Hagen (Kon-Tiki), Christian Rubeck (Genius) and Katherine Waterston (Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them).
The Norwegian and English-language film charts Roald Amundsen’s dream of reaching the North Pole which haunts him throughout his life. He is obsessed with the idea of discovering the last unchartered lands of the world. While he wins the race against Robert Scott and becomes the first man ever to conquer the South Pole, Amundsen will sacrifice everything to be the first to explore the icy wastelands of the North Pole.
Pic is scripted by Ravn Lanesskog. Producers are Kristian Strand Sinkerud, Espen Horn and John M. Jacobsen.
Directed by Espen Sandberg (Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales), starring are Pål Sverre Hagen (Kon-Tiki), Christian Rubeck (Genius) and Katherine Waterston (Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them).
The Norwegian and English-language film charts Roald Amundsen’s dream of reaching the North Pole which haunts him throughout his life. He is obsessed with the idea of discovering the last unchartered lands of the world. While he wins the race against Robert Scott and becomes the first man ever to conquer the South Pole, Amundsen will sacrifice everything to be the first to explore the icy wastelands of the North Pole.
Pic is scripted by Ravn Lanesskog. Producers are Kristian Strand Sinkerud, Espen Horn and John M. Jacobsen.
- 2/16/2021
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Harald Zwart, who directed the Jaden Smith-fronted reboot of The Karate Kid, is to helm a six-part TV drama for Netflix.
The streamer has ordered the untitled thriller series from Scandinavian production company Motion Blur. It is written by rising writer Petter Holmsen and production has just begun in Skarnes, Norway.
The Norwegian-language serialized story is told over six episodes with a cast including Kathrine Thorborg Johansen (Live), Elias Holmsen Sørensen (Odd), Andrée Sørum (Reinert), Kim Fairchild (Judith), Sarah Khorami (Rose) and Terje Strømdahl (Arvid).
Live Hallangen is declared dead. Hours later on the forensic table she suddenly wakes up with a sudden urge for blood. Meanwhile, her brother Odd tries to keep the family driven funeral home afloat, but there simply aren’t enough people dying in the small Norwegian town of Skarnes. When Live’s bloodthirst keeps intensifying she soon realizes that this newfound urge can actually solve her brother’s problem.
The streamer has ordered the untitled thriller series from Scandinavian production company Motion Blur. It is written by rising writer Petter Holmsen and production has just begun in Skarnes, Norway.
The Norwegian-language serialized story is told over six episodes with a cast including Kathrine Thorborg Johansen (Live), Elias Holmsen Sørensen (Odd), Andrée Sørum (Reinert), Kim Fairchild (Judith), Sarah Khorami (Rose) and Terje Strømdahl (Arvid).
Live Hallangen is declared dead. Hours later on the forensic table she suddenly wakes up with a sudden urge for blood. Meanwhile, her brother Odd tries to keep the family driven funeral home afloat, but there simply aren’t enough people dying in the small Norwegian town of Skarnes. When Live’s bloodthirst keeps intensifying she soon realizes that this newfound urge can actually solve her brother’s problem.
- 9/9/2020
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Roar Uthaug, the director of “The Wave” and the “Tomb Raider” reboot with Alicia Vikander, will next direct a monster movie about Norwegian folklore called “Troll” for Netflix.
The Norwegian language action and adventure film is set deep inside the mountain of Dovre as something gigantic awakens after being trapped for a thousand years. Destroying everything in its path, the creature is fast approaching the capital of Norway. But how do you stop something you thought only existed in Norwegian folklore?
Uthaug will direct the film, and Espen Horn and Kristian Strand Sinkerud from Motion Blur, also the production company behind the Norwegian Netflix film “Cadaver,” will produce.
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“Troll” will air on Netflix in 2022, but an exact release date is still to be announced.
“‘Troll’ is an idea that has...
The Norwegian language action and adventure film is set deep inside the mountain of Dovre as something gigantic awakens after being trapped for a thousand years. Destroying everything in its path, the creature is fast approaching the capital of Norway. But how do you stop something you thought only existed in Norwegian folklore?
Uthaug will direct the film, and Espen Horn and Kristian Strand Sinkerud from Motion Blur, also the production company behind the Norwegian Netflix film “Cadaver,” will produce.
Also Read: 'Enola Holmes' Trailer: Millie Bobby Brown Is a 'Wild Child' - and the Sister of Sherlock Holmes (Video)
“Troll” will air on Netflix in 2022, but an exact release date is still to be announced.
“‘Troll’ is an idea that has...
- 8/25/2020
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Norwegian action feature set for 2022.
Norwegian director Roar Uthaug, whose credits include The Wave and Tomb Raider, and Oslo-based production company Motion Blur are teaming to make the action-adventure feature Troll for Netflix.
The Norwegian-language film will be produced by Espen Horn and Kristian Strand Sinkerud of Motion Blur, the company behind Norwegian Netflix film Cadaver. The firm is owned by leading Nordic film outfit Sf Studios.
Troll centres on “something gigantic” that awakens and escapes from within the mountains of Dovre, Norway after being trapped for thousands of years. It destroys everything in its path and must be stopped before it reaches the capital.
Norwegian director Roar Uthaug, whose credits include The Wave and Tomb Raider, and Oslo-based production company Motion Blur are teaming to make the action-adventure feature Troll for Netflix.
The Norwegian-language film will be produced by Espen Horn and Kristian Strand Sinkerud of Motion Blur, the company behind Norwegian Netflix film Cadaver. The firm is owned by leading Nordic film outfit Sf Studios.
Troll centres on “something gigantic” that awakens and escapes from within the mountains of Dovre, Norway after being trapped for thousands of years. It destroys everything in its path and must be stopped before it reaches the capital.
- 8/25/2020
- by 1100453¦Michael Rosser¦9¦
- ScreenDaily
Roar Uthaug, the Norwegian filmmaker whose credits include the 2018 Alicia Vikander-starring Tomb Raider and hit disaster film The Wave, has been set to helm Troll, a Netflix original feature from the Sf Studios-owned and Oslo-based Motion Blur.
The Norwegian-language action-adventure pic is set deep inside the mountain of Dovre, where something gigantic awakens after being trapped for a thousand years. Destroying everything in its path, the creature is fast approaching the capital of Norway. But how do you stop something you thought only existed in Norwegian folklore?
Espen Horn and Kristian Strand Sinkerud are producing for Motion Blur, they previously worked on the Netflix film Cadaver. Troll is scheduled to release on Netflix in 2022.
David Kosse, Vice President, International Original Film, commented: “We are incredibly proud to bring a Norwegian project of this scale to the world together with Roar Uthaug and Motion Blur. Roar is an extremely...
The Norwegian-language action-adventure pic is set deep inside the mountain of Dovre, where something gigantic awakens after being trapped for a thousand years. Destroying everything in its path, the creature is fast approaching the capital of Norway. But how do you stop something you thought only existed in Norwegian folklore?
Espen Horn and Kristian Strand Sinkerud are producing for Motion Blur, they previously worked on the Netflix film Cadaver. Troll is scheduled to release on Netflix in 2022.
David Kosse, Vice President, International Original Film, commented: “We are incredibly proud to bring a Norwegian project of this scale to the world together with Roar Uthaug and Motion Blur. Roar is an extremely...
- 8/25/2020
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
Netflix is ramping up activity in Scandinavia with the commission of two local film projects, Swedish feature Red Dot and Norwegian pic Cadaver.
The news was announced today at the Stockholm Film Festival.
Red Dot is an action thriller produced by Nordic major Sf Studios. It focuses on two characters, a couple in their late twenties who are struggling with their marriage. When the woman becomes pregnant they make an attempt to rekindle their relationship by travelling to north Sweden for a hiking trip. After a quarrel with two local hunters however, their romantic trip slowly turns into a nightmare.
Alain Darborg is directing and also wrote the script with Per Dickson.
Cadaver is a horror movie produced by Oslo-based Motion Blur Films. Set in the aftermath of a nuclear disaster, it follows a family who are invited to a local hotel to attend an interactive theater play with a free meal included.
The news was announced today at the Stockholm Film Festival.
Red Dot is an action thriller produced by Nordic major Sf Studios. It focuses on two characters, a couple in their late twenties who are struggling with their marriage. When the woman becomes pregnant they make an attempt to rekindle their relationship by travelling to north Sweden for a hiking trip. After a quarrel with two local hunters however, their romantic trip slowly turns into a nightmare.
Alain Darborg is directing and also wrote the script with Per Dickson.
Cadaver is a horror movie produced by Oslo-based Motion Blur Films. Set in the aftermath of a nuclear disaster, it follows a family who are invited to a local hotel to attend an interactive theater play with a free meal included.
- 11/14/2019
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
Torun, Poland – Norwegian cinematographer Pål Ulvik Rokseth is making his mark with such recent high-profile films as Paul Greengrass’ “22 July” and Espen Sandberg’s “Amundsen,” both of which landed him in the main competition at the EnergaCamerimage Intl. Film Festival of the Art of Cinematography in Torun, Poland. Rokseth spoke to Variety about the challenges of shooting “Amundsen,” working with Sandberg and the difficult experience that was “22 July.” How did you get involved in “Amundsen”? I knew about the movie and was very interested in what kind of approach Espen Sandberg was going to take, telling the story of Roald Amundsen. I got the script from Espen Horn, one of the producers, and I was truly amazed at how the film was angled – not at all the action movie I thought it would be, but rather a character study, not only of Amundsen, but also his brother Leon and people...
- 11/9/2019
- by Ed Meza
- Variety Film + TV
Sf Studios has unveiled the international trailer for “Amundsen,” the high-profile Norwegian adventure and biopic drama about Arctic explorer Roald Amundsen which is directed by Espen Sandberg.
Now in post-production, “Amundsen” is headlined by Pål Sverre Hagen (“Kon-Tiki”) who stars as Amundsen, the legendary explorer who was the first to reach the South and the North Poles. Sverre Hagen stars in the film opposite “Fantastic Beasts” actress Katherine Waterston and Christian Rubeck (“What Happened to Monday”).
“Amundsen” will be distributed by Sf Studios in Norway on Feb. 15, and is expected to be the biggest Norwegian release of 2019, surpassing previous big releases such as “The Wave,” “Kon-Tiki” and “The 12th Man.” The movie is being produced by John M. Jacobsen, Kristian Strand Sinkerud and Espen Horn at Motion Blur Films.
Sf Studios will also distribute the film in Sweden, Denmark and Finland. The company has already pre-sold the movie in a flurry of territories,...
Now in post-production, “Amundsen” is headlined by Pål Sverre Hagen (“Kon-Tiki”) who stars as Amundsen, the legendary explorer who was the first to reach the South and the North Poles. Sverre Hagen stars in the film opposite “Fantastic Beasts” actress Katherine Waterston and Christian Rubeck (“What Happened to Monday”).
“Amundsen” will be distributed by Sf Studios in Norway on Feb. 15, and is expected to be the biggest Norwegian release of 2019, surpassing previous big releases such as “The Wave,” “Kon-Tiki” and “The 12th Man.” The movie is being produced by John M. Jacobsen, Kristian Strand Sinkerud and Espen Horn at Motion Blur Films.
Sf Studios will also distribute the film in Sweden, Denmark and Finland. The company has already pre-sold the movie in a flurry of territories,...
- 1/15/2019
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Leading Chinese sales/distribution company H.G.C. Entertainment has come on board Espen Sandberg’s “Amundsen,” the high-profile Norwegian historical drama about Arctic explorer Roald Amundsen.
Sold by Sf Studios, “Amundsen” is headlined by “Fantastic Beasts” star Katherine Waterston. Sandberg is the Norwegian director of Golden Globe- and Oscar-nominated “Kon-Tiki” and “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales.”
H.G.C. Entertainment will release “Amundsen” in China and will be selling the movie across Asia excluding Japan and Taiwan. Sf Studios has also pre-sold “Amundsen” to Bonton Film for the Czech Republic and Slovakia, Cai Chang Intl. for Taiwan and Stars Media Intl. for the ex-Yugoslavia countries including Albania. The deal with H.G.C. Entertainment was negotiated by Martin Ilievski at Sf Studios and Ying Li, president of H.G.C. Entertainment.
The film is currently in post and Sf Studios will present a promo to buyers at the Afm on Nov.
Sold by Sf Studios, “Amundsen” is headlined by “Fantastic Beasts” star Katherine Waterston. Sandberg is the Norwegian director of Golden Globe- and Oscar-nominated “Kon-Tiki” and “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales.”
H.G.C. Entertainment will release “Amundsen” in China and will be selling the movie across Asia excluding Japan and Taiwan. Sf Studios has also pre-sold “Amundsen” to Bonton Film for the Czech Republic and Slovakia, Cai Chang Intl. for Taiwan and Stars Media Intl. for the ex-Yugoslavia countries including Albania. The deal with H.G.C. Entertainment was negotiated by Martin Ilievski at Sf Studios and Ying Li, president of H.G.C. Entertainment.
The film is currently in post and Sf Studios will present a promo to buyers at the Afm on Nov.
- 11/1/2018
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
“Fantastic Beasts” star Katherine Waterston has joined the cast of “Amundsen,” a biopic of the Arctic explorer Roald Amundsen directed by Espen Sandberg, the hot Norwegian director of Golden Globe- and Oscar-nominated “Kon-Tiki” and “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales.”
Sf Studios has come on board the project to represent it worldwide and will be kicking off pre-sales at Cannes. Sf Studios will also be distributing the movie across Scandinavia.
Pål Sverre Hagen (“Kon-Tiki”) will star as Amundsen, who was the first man to reach both the South and the North Poles. Christian Rubeck (“What Happened to Monday”) will play Roald’s brother. Waterston, the up-and-coming actress whose recent credits include “Alien: Covenant,””Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” and “Inherent Vice,” will portray Roald’s last love, who was known as Bess Magdis.
The movie will depict how Amundsen won his epic race to the South Pole,...
Sf Studios has come on board the project to represent it worldwide and will be kicking off pre-sales at Cannes. Sf Studios will also be distributing the movie across Scandinavia.
Pål Sverre Hagen (“Kon-Tiki”) will star as Amundsen, who was the first man to reach both the South and the North Poles. Christian Rubeck (“What Happened to Monday”) will play Roald’s brother. Waterston, the up-and-coming actress whose recent credits include “Alien: Covenant,””Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” and “Inherent Vice,” will portray Roald’s last love, who was known as Bess Magdis.
The movie will depict how Amundsen won his epic race to the South Pole,...
- 5/7/2018
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Projects backed by Nordic funding bodies range from the next disaster film by the writers of The Wave to a documentary reconstructing the Utoya massacre.
The Norwegian Film Institute’s latest funding round includes $1.82m (Nok 15m) to Kon-Tiki co-director Espen Sandberg’s new film Roald Amundsen, a biopic of the titular Arctic explorer.
The $9m (Nok 75m) production is produced by Espen Horn and Kristian Sinkerud for Motion Blur Films.
The Nfi also awarded $1.7m (Nok 13.9m) to John Andreas Andersen’s The Quake (Skjelvet), written by The Wave writers Harald Rosenløw Eeg and John Kåre Raake.
The film is inspired by a 1904 earthquake in Oslo. Martin Sundland and Are Heidenstrøm of Fantefilm Fiction (also behind The Wave) produce the $6.3m (Nok 52.1m) production.
Andersen makes his solo directorial debut after working as a cinematographer on films such as The Snowman and Headhunters.
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In Sweden, the Swedish Film Institute has backed 23 projects in its latest...
The Norwegian Film Institute’s latest funding round includes $1.82m (Nok 15m) to Kon-Tiki co-director Espen Sandberg’s new film Roald Amundsen, a biopic of the titular Arctic explorer.
The $9m (Nok 75m) production is produced by Espen Horn and Kristian Sinkerud for Motion Blur Films.
The Nfi also awarded $1.7m (Nok 13.9m) to John Andreas Andersen’s The Quake (Skjelvet), written by The Wave writers Harald Rosenløw Eeg and John Kåre Raake.
The film is inspired by a 1904 earthquake in Oslo. Martin Sundland and Are Heidenstrøm of Fantefilm Fiction (also behind The Wave) produce the $6.3m (Nok 52.1m) production.
Andersen makes his solo directorial debut after working as a cinematographer on films such as The Snowman and Headhunters.
Sweden
In Sweden, the Swedish Film Institute has backed 23 projects in its latest...
- 9/16/2016
- by wendy.mitchell@screendaily.com (Wendy Mitchell)
- ScreenDaily
Did you see Kon-tiki when it was in theaters earlier this year? It is an amazing adventure and the kind of film we avid movie goers haven’t seen in a long time.
Based on the amazing true adventure of Thor Heyderdahl (Pål Sverre Hagen), Kon-tiki is the tale of a Norwegian explorer in 1947 who embarks on the voyage of a lifetime to prove a point. When the scientific community rejects his theory that South Americans were the first to settle in the Polynesian Islands, Heyerdahl resolves to prove its validity—and save his reputation—by embarking on the voyage himself. Recruiting a group of five men who are just bold enough to tackle the seemingly impossible trip, he builds a simple raft to original pre-Columbian specifications and sets off on the epic 101 day-long journey across the treacherous ocean to meet his fate, while the world watches.
In case you...
Based on the amazing true adventure of Thor Heyderdahl (Pål Sverre Hagen), Kon-tiki is the tale of a Norwegian explorer in 1947 who embarks on the voyage of a lifetime to prove a point. When the scientific community rejects his theory that South Americans were the first to settle in the Polynesian Islands, Heyerdahl resolves to prove its validity—and save his reputation—by embarking on the voyage himself. Recruiting a group of five men who are just bold enough to tackle the seemingly impossible trip, he builds a simple raft to original pre-Columbian specifications and sets off on the epic 101 day-long journey across the treacherous ocean to meet his fate, while the world watches.
In case you...
- 8/26/2013
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Cologne, Germany - Sf Norge, a subsidiary of Scandinavian film giant Svensk, has taken a 51 percent stake in Motion Blur, the Norwegian production group co-owned by directors Harald Zwart (The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones) and Joachim Ronning and Espen Sandberg (Kon-Tiki). Producer Espen Horn (Dead Snow) runs Motion Blur. Other co-owners include Zwart's wife and production partner Veslemoy Ruud Zwart. All will stay on following the Sf Norge takeover. Financial terms were not disclosed. Video: How Hollywood's Powerful Women Really Spend Their Time Motion Blur is already one of Norway's leading producers of commercials. The company recently launched
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- 12/17/2012
- by Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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