‘The Northman’ Comes to At-Home On Demand This Friday!

After making $52 million worldwide in theaters, the new Robert Eggers movie The Northman is now coming home, set to debut via On Demand outlets this Friday the 13th! Set a reminder now to watch The Northman On Demand this weekend. Described as “an action-filled epic that follows a young Viking prince on his quest […]

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Witches, Wives, and Maiden Kings: The Women of ‘The Northman’

This article contains The Northman spoilers. The Northman is practically bursting with testosterone. The story of Amleth (Alexander Skarsgård), a Viking Prince hellbent on revenge, Robert Eggers‘s third film is essentially a case study in the destructive nature of unyielding masculinity. True to form, Eggers’s attention to detail is nothing short of breathtaking and the […]

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‘The Northman’ Arrives at the Box Office With a $23.5 Million Worldwide Opening

The latest film from The Witch and The Lighthouse director Robert Eggers, Viking epic The Northman is now playing in theaters, and opening weekend box office numbers are in. The Northman is now playing in 3,234 theaters here in the United States, where it made $12 million this past weekend. The international number sits close […]

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Robert Eggers on the Horror Movies That Spoke to Him Growing Up [Interview]

Robert Eggers is back this weekend with brand new Viking epic The Northman (read our review), a bloody tale of revenge armed with what Eggers refers to in the latest issue of Fangoria Magazine (#15) as “horror beats.” Eggers, of course, got his start with The Witch, a true horror movie that helped usher in […]

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Robert Eggers Continues to Hammer Nails Into the ‘Nosferatu’ Coffin

For the past few years, Robert Eggers has been planning to direct a new take on Nosferatu starring Anya Taylor-Joy, but that particular project has now fallen apart twice. Most recently, Eggers’s Nosferatu fell apart shortly before pre-production was to begin, which has led to The Witch and The Northman filmmaker wondering if it’s even […]

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‘The Northman’ Red Band Trailer Brings the Bloody Viking Violence

We thought we had seen the final trailer for The Northman, but today Focus Features has unleashed one more. This time, it’s the bloody Red Band trailer for Roger Eggers‘s latest. You won’t find a ton of new footage in this trailer, but what’s here is a bit bloodier than it was in previous trailers. […]

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At This Point, Even Robert Eggers Isn’t Sure His ‘Nosferatu’ Movie Will Come to Life

Especially with The Northman coming to theaters this month, we’ve been getting a lot of questions about a planned remake of Nosferatu from director Robert Eggers, and we’ve never really had much of an answer there because the project seems to always disappear as soon as it’s brought up. As it turns out, even Eggers […]

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‘The Northman’ Review – A Familiar Revenge Tale Wrapped in a Blood-Soaked Visual Feast

Bloody Disgusting’s The Northman review is spoiler-free. “I will avenge you, Father. I will save you, Mother. I will kill you, Fjölnir.” The eponymous character repeats this mantra from childhood, immediately after witnessing tragedy, well into adulthood. It focuses his primal rage, directing his hate and tying his fate to a singular mission of revenge. The […]

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‘The Northman’ Final Trailer Loads Up on Rave Reviews from Critics

With just one more week to go, Focus Features has debuted the brand new final trailer for The Northman, the acclaimed new movie from Robert Eggers (The Witch, The Lighthouse). Described as “an action-filled epic that follows a young Viking prince on his quest to avenge his father’s murder,” The Northman comes exclusively to theaters on April 22, […]

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‘The Northman’ Clips Introduce Anya Taylor-Joy and Ethan Hawke’s Characters

We’re just one week away from Viking epic The Northman, the new movie from The Witch and The Lighthouse director Robert Eggers, and two new clips from the film have arrived. Described as “an action-filled epic that follows a young Viking prince on his quest to avenge his father’s murder,” The Northman comes exclusively to theaters on April […]

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Play a New RPG in ‘Fortnite’ Now That’s Inspired by ‘The Northman’! [Trailer]

Taking a page from Dune, Venom, John Wick and others, Robert Eggers’ The Northman is the latest film to jump into the world of Fortnite as part of a cross promotion. It’s not just a simple skin addition this time, as this is a full RPG created in Fortnite! Inspired by The Northman, Vengeance is […]

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Character Posters for ‘The Northman’ Spotlight Dafoe, Skarsgård and Kidman

In the wake of the first wave of social media reactions, new Robert Eggers movie The Northman has received a series of character posters, which you can check out down below. The main characters of the film get the spotlight here, including: Willem Dafoe as Heimir the Fool Alexander Skarsgård as Amleth Nicole Kidman as […]

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First Reactions to ‘The Northman’ Hail the Film as a Brutal “Masterpiece”

The new Robert Eggers movie The Northman doesn’t release in theaters until April 22, but the first wave of social reviews hit Twitter last night in the wake of the film’s premiere. Not surprisingly, The Witch and The Lighthouse filmmaker’s new movie has been met with almost universal praise so far, being called everything up […]

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‘The Northman’ Clip – Alexander Skarsgård Begins a Bloody Viking Battle

The Northman, the Viking revenge film from The Witch and The Lighthouse director Robert Eggers, is headed to theaters, and Focus Features has shared a clip today. The Northman is rated “R” for “Strong bloody violence, some sexual content and nudity,” and some bits of that bloody violence are featured in this first full clip from the movie. Join Alexander […]

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Robert Eggers Made a ‘Hansel & Gretel’ Short Film in 2006 and You Can Watch It Now!

Our introduction to Robert Eggers, whose new movie The Northman releases in theaters this month, came courtesy of The Witch in 2015, which quickly established Eggers as a highly unique force to be reckoned with. The period-authentic horror movie for A24 was the feature debut for Eggers, but it came in the wake of a […]

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