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Björk Officially Returns To Acting Playing A Witch In Robert Eggers’ Viking Epic ‘The Northman’

Vikings actor Eric Higgins has revealed on social media that singer Björk has come out of retirement to take the role of a “The Slav Witch” in Robert Eggers’ third film The Northman. The main cast includes Anya Taylor-Joy, Alexander Skarsgard, Bill Skarsgard, Nicole Kidman, Willem Dafoe, and Claes Bang.

It will be a viking revenge epic that is set in Iceland.

The post was captured by fan account Björk Brasil.

Robert Eggers’ The Witch and The Lighthouse were certainly influenced by an Icelandic witch movie that starred Björk called The Juniper Tree, so having her play a witch in a Icelandic setting isn’t shocking.

Björk had retired from acting after the media attention she got from the musical drama Dancer In The Dark and recently revealed she had been sexually harassed by director Lars von Trier during the production. She won best actress at Cannes and the film went on to win Palme d’Or.

Her song for the film I’ve Seen It All with Radiohead’s Thom Yorke was nominated for an Academy Award, which led to a lot of the media ridicule for her swan dress.

SOURCE: ERIC HIGGINS

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Robert Eggers’ Violent Viking Revenge Film ‘The Northman’ Resumes Production In Belfast

A brief report from the Belfast Telegraph reveals that production on Robert Eggers’ large-scale viking revenge thriller The Northman will be resuming at Belfast Harbour Film Studios in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

It’s been teased that the film set in 10th Century Iceland is larger than we’ve previously thought and could be bigger than the last two films from Eggers. They’re also expected to do some secondary film in Iceland, at some point.

Robert will be reuniting with production designer Craig Lathrop and cinematographer Jarin Blaschke, having previously worked with them on The Witch and The Lighthouse.

Here is what the impressive cast of The Northman looks like.

  • Anya Taylor-Joy (The New Mutants, The Witch, Last Night In Soho) 
  • Nicole Kidman (The Others, Destroyer, Bombshell, Big Little Lies, Stoker)
  • Alexander Skarsgard (Generation Kill, The Stand, The Little Drummer Girl)
  • Bill Skarsgard (Atomic Blonde, Castle Rock, IT, IT: Chapter Two)
  • Willem Dafoe (The Lighthouse, Nightmare Alley, John Wick)
  • Claes Bang (Dracula, The Girl In The Spider’s Web, The Affair)

SOURCE: BELFAST TELEGRAPH