The Northman by Robert Eggers

Author:Robert Eggers
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Insight Editions
Published: 2022-11-08T00:00:00+00:00

Robert Eggers’ initial sketch of Amleth.

Robert Eggers (left) gives direction to Anya Taylor-Joy and Alexander Skarsgård.

Costars Alexander Skarsgård and Anya Taylor-Joy share a laugh while shooting in Gleniff Horseshoe, Ireland.

Skarsgård enjoys some downtime during the filming of the Knattleikr match.

Robert Eggers (left) and Skarsgård prepare to shoot their next scene.

Working with and reacting to your costars is obviously a big part of an actor’s process. Can you talk about a scene or a quality of your performance that resulted from working with Anya Taylor-Joy and Nicole Kidman?

For me, it was important to find the right balance between the movie’s big set pieces and what I consider to be the heart of the movie, the family drama. [Up until] the scene where Amleth confronts Queen Gudrún, the whole point of his journey is avenging his father and saving his mother. And when Amleth gets to Fjölnir’s farm, he believes that his mother was either brainwashed by his uncle or that she’s just faking their relationship because she’s being held captive. Amleth has waited twenty-five years for this moment to tell his mother that he is her son, that he is alive, and that he is there to save her. But when Amleth’s big moment comes, the scene doesn’t go quite as he’d planned. It’s a beautifully written scene, and we filmed it after a couple of weeks of shooting on big set pieces. I love shooting big action sequences, too, but it was also kind of lovely to be in a room with Rob, Jarin, and Nicole—who is one of the finest actors out there—for a long, meaty scene. It was definitely one of the highlights, if not the highlight, of the entire shoot. It was also very important to set up Amleth’s relationship with Olga, especially because Anya and I don’t have that many scenes together at the beginning of the movie. Olga’s so integral to the story and to the fate of my character, so we tried to ensure that viewers understand her importance and the role that she plays in Amleth’s fate.

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