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
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
Stars: Ine Marie Wilmann, Kim Falck, Anneke von der Lippe, Mads Sjøgård Pettersen, Gard B. Eidsvold, Karoline Viktoria Sletteng Garvang | Written by Espen Aukan | Directed by Roar Uthaug
Troll opens with a young girl and her father rock climbing in the reputed home of Norway’s trolls. When the girl professes her disbelief her father tells her to look with her heart not with her eyes and sure enough, faces become visible in the rock formations.
Twenty years later Nora is now a palaeontologist and has just made an important find. Before she can even celebrate a military helicopter arrives with orders to take her to Oslo on a matter of national security. Workers excavating a tunnel through one of those mountains have woken something up. Something big, and not very friendly. It’s a troll and not the kind that follows you around Facebook commenting “Libtard!” on everything you post.
Troll opens with a young girl and her father rock climbing in the reputed home of Norway’s trolls. When the girl professes her disbelief her father tells her to look with her heart not with her eyes and sure enough, faces become visible in the rock formations.
Twenty years later Nora is now a palaeontologist and has just made an important find. Before she can even celebrate a military helicopter arrives with orders to take her to Oslo on a matter of national security. Workers excavating a tunnel through one of those mountains have woken something up. Something big, and not very friendly. It’s a troll and not the kind that follows you around Facebook commenting “Libtard!” on everything you post.
- 12/5/2022
- by Jim Morazzini
- Nerdly
Netflix’s Norwegian Kaiju feature, Troll, might draw easy comparisons to 2010’s Trollhunter for its Scandinavian roots and mythology, but it opts to adhere closer to Legendary Pictures’ MonsterVerse in plotting. While light on narrative, it’s when Cold Prey director Roar Uthaug embraces its monster that Troll reveals its magic.
A prologue sees a father tell his young daughter, Nora, of legendary trolls turned to stone, their bodies forming the mountainous peaks they look upon in awe. Twenty years later, Nora (Ine Marie Wilmann) outgrew her belief in magic and turned instead to science, now working as a paleontologist. While that means she’s been estranged from her folklorist father for years, it makes her well-suited to aid the government when an unknown destructive force of nature awakens.
Troll. (L to R) Mads Sjøgård Pettersen as Captain Kris, Kim S. Falck-Jørgensen as Andreas Isaksen, Ine Marie Wilmann as Nora.
A prologue sees a father tell his young daughter, Nora, of legendary trolls turned to stone, their bodies forming the mountainous peaks they look upon in awe. Twenty years later, Nora (Ine Marie Wilmann) outgrew her belief in magic and turned instead to science, now working as a paleontologist. While that means she’s been estranged from her folklorist father for years, it makes her well-suited to aid the government when an unknown destructive force of nature awakens.
Troll. (L to R) Mads Sjøgård Pettersen as Captain Kris, Kim S. Falck-Jørgensen as Andreas Isaksen, Ine Marie Wilmann as Nora.
- 12/1/2022
- by Meagan Navarro
- bloody-disgusting.com
Troll is a Norwegian-American action-fantasy movie directed by Roar Uthaug starring Ine Marie Wilmann and Mads Sjøgård Pettersen.
By the way, it has more references to Jurassic Park than it does to (due to the obvious similarities) the giant in Tokio. An adventure of the sort that entertains, and does not seek to provide more than that.
If you thought that trolls were just cute, almost harmless people leaving malicious comments on the internet, you were wrong.
Is it Godzilla? King Kong? There is a new guy in town: Troll!
Troll (2022) Premise
A paleontologist must assist in subduing and capturing a gigantic creature that has awoken in the mountain range of Dovre. This creature is running amok, destroying everything in its path, and is headed towards Oslo, the capital city of Norway. Was there some truth to Norwegian folklore, after all?
Movie Review
This is an entertaining number, but not a blockbuster.
By the way, it has more references to Jurassic Park than it does to (due to the obvious similarities) the giant in Tokio. An adventure of the sort that entertains, and does not seek to provide more than that.
If you thought that trolls were just cute, almost harmless people leaving malicious comments on the internet, you were wrong.
Is it Godzilla? King Kong? There is a new guy in town: Troll!
Troll (2022) Premise
A paleontologist must assist in subduing and capturing a gigantic creature that has awoken in the mountain range of Dovre. This creature is running amok, destroying everything in its path, and is headed towards Oslo, the capital city of Norway. Was there some truth to Norwegian folklore, after all?
Movie Review
This is an entertaining number, but not a blockbuster.
- 12/1/2022
- by Veronica Loop
- Martin Cid Magazine - Movies
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
Troll Trailer — Roar Uthaug‘s Troll (2022) movie trailer has been released by Netflix. The Troll trailer stars Ine Marie Wilmann, Kim Falck, Mads Sjøgård Pettersen, and Gard B. Eidsvold. Crew Espen Aukan wrote the screenplay for Troll. Plot Synopsis Troll‘s plot synopsis: “Deep inside the mountain of Dovre, something gigantic awakens after being trapped for a thousand [...]
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- 11/4/2022
- by Rollo Tomasi
- Film-Book
A new kaiju movie is coming to Netflix from Norway, and it looks like a blast. Today we have a trailer for "Troll," and we're not talking about the oh-so-delightful denizens of social media who will argue with and threaten you over even simple statements such as, "I like cheese." No, these are the trolls of folktales and legends, and they're much bigger than you might expect from the beginning of this trailer.
"Troll" comes to us from director Roar Uthaug (who also has a story by credit for the film). He's responsible for "The Wave" and 2018's "Tomb Raider" starring Alicia Vikander and Dominic West. The script was written by Espen Aukan ("Baby Boom").
When I say this is a kaiju movie, it's because this troll is huge, but also because the human characters discover a giant footprint, leading the dismissive officials to ask if this is King Kong.
"Troll" comes to us from director Roar Uthaug (who also has a story by credit for the film). He's responsible for "The Wave" and 2018's "Tomb Raider" starring Alicia Vikander and Dominic West. The script was written by Espen Aukan ("Baby Boom").
When I say this is a kaiju movie, it's because this troll is huge, but also because the human characters discover a giant footprint, leading the dismissive officials to ask if this is King Kong.
- 11/2/2022
- by Jenna Busch
- Slash Film
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
"There is a trace of truth in all fairy tales." Netflix has revealed an official trailer for Troll, an epic new creature feature + disaster movie all in one. The latest offering from Norway in their disaster movie series - featuring The Wave, The Tunnel, The Quake, and The Burning Sea previously. (So why isn't this one called The Troll?) Deep in the Dovre mountain, something gigantic wakes up after a thousand years in captivity. The creature destroys everything in its path and quickly heads to Oslo. This one is directed by Roar Uthaug, director of Norway's The Wave and the 2018 Hollywood version of Tomb Raider. He went back to Norway to bring us this troll spectacle. Troll stars Ine Marie Wilmann as Nora, with Kim Falck, Mads Sjøgård Pettersen, and Gard B. Eidsvold. Yeah this looks gnarly so far!! It definitely seems like this is Norway's Godzilla, also acting as...
- 11/2/2022
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
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
Netflix has revealed that the epic Norwegian action-adventure film Troll will launch globally on December 1, 2022. The film, releasing exclusively on Netflix, is directed by internationally acclaimed Roar Uthaug and stars Ine Marie Wilmann in the lead role as well as Kim Falck, Mads Sjøgård Pettersen and Gard Eidsvold.
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?
www.netflix.com/troll
Until December you can can catch the cult favorite from 2011 Trollhunter on Amazon Prime.
Wamg says in the review: “Director André Øvredal wisely keeps keep the creatures hidden in the shadows, providing only quick glimpses, mostly through night-vision cameras. The concept is so preposterous and the creature design so loony-tunes that it’s somewhat miraculous...
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?
www.netflix.com/troll
Until December you can can catch the cult favorite from 2011 Trollhunter on Amazon Prime.
Wamg says in the review: “Director André Øvredal wisely keeps keep the creatures hidden in the shadows, providing only quick glimpses, mostly through night-vision cameras. The concept is so preposterous and the creature design so loony-tunes that it’s somewhat miraculous...
- 9/5/2022
- by Michelle Hannett
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Sf Studios is set to co-finance and distribute “The Riot,” a Norwegian historical action film chronicling a miners’ uprising at the start of the 20th century.
Produced by Storyline Nor, the epic film is directed by Nils Gaup (“The Kautokeino Rebellion”), and stars Swedish actors Otto Fahlgren (“Beartown”) and Simon J. Berger (“Margrete – Queen of the North”).
Inspired by a true story, “The Riot” follows workers in copper mines located in the Arctic mountains, in a place nicknamed Lapland’s Hell, who rebelled against the powerful industrial company and its ruthless leader. Their revolt was the starting point of the Scandinavian labor movement.
“‘The Riot’ is a miniature of how greed, the exploitation of humans and nature lead society in the wrong direction,” said Gaup. “We want to make a film that shows that people can achieve great things when they stand together,” added the director.
Although conditions improved partly thanks to the massive uprising,...
Produced by Storyline Nor, the epic film is directed by Nils Gaup (“The Kautokeino Rebellion”), and stars Swedish actors Otto Fahlgren (“Beartown”) and Simon J. Berger (“Margrete – Queen of the North”).
Inspired by a true story, “The Riot” follows workers in copper mines located in the Arctic mountains, in a place nicknamed Lapland’s Hell, who rebelled against the powerful industrial company and its ruthless leader. Their revolt was the starting point of the Scandinavian labor movement.
“‘The Riot’ is a miniature of how greed, the exploitation of humans and nature lead society in the wrong direction,” said Gaup. “We want to make a film that shows that people can achieve great things when they stand together,” added the director.
Although conditions improved partly thanks to the massive uprising,...
- 4/7/2022
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
"We may as well be on a foreign planet." Samuel Goldwyn Films has released a new official US trailer for the Norwegian adventure drama Amundsen: The Greatest Expedition, from director Espen Sandberg. This is finally arriving in the US on VOD in April after originally opening in Norway back in 2019 (we posted this teaser a few years back). Pål Sverre Hagen stars as the iconic Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen, who explored the North Pole in the early 1900s. Amundsen’s dream of reaching the North Pole haunts him throughout his life. He's obsessed with the idea of discovering the last unchartered lands of the world. While he wins the race against Robert Scott to becomes the first man ever to conquer the South Pole, Amundsen will sacrifice everything to be the first to explore the icy lands of the North Pole. Also starring Katherine Waterston, Jonas Strand Gravli, Trond Espen Seim,...
- 2/18/2021
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
"The greatest polar explorer in history!" Sf Studios has unveiled the first teaser trailer for the upcoming biopic film Amundsen, profiling the life of iconic Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen. Amundsen is a legendary name in Scandinavia, however not many people from America seem to know about him. He was the first to reach the South Pole in 1911, and the first person to reach both the North & South Poles in 1926, along with many other daring accomplishments exploring the coldest places on Earth. Pål Sverre Hagen plays Roald, and the cast includes Katherine Waterston, Jonas Strand Gravli, Trond Espen Seim, Ole Christoffer Ertvaag, Christian Rubeck, and Mads Sjøgård Pettersen. The film is also the solo directing debut of Espen Sandberg, who co-directed Kon-Tiki and Dead Men Tell No Tales previously. This looks awesome! Definitely seems like they went all out to tell this story. I'm looking forward to seeing more. Here's the...
- 9/14/2018
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
"The last thing they need is that we find a new symbol." IFC Films has debuted an official trailer for a new survival thriller titled The 12th Man, the latest film from prominent Hollywood director Harald Zwart. The film tells the true story of a WWII resistance fighter from Norway named Jan Baalsrud, played by Thomas Gullestad. After the Nazis invaded Scandinavia, resistance fighters would do their best to fight back. After a failed anti-Nazi sabotage mission leaves his eleven comrades dead, Jan ends up on the run from the Gestapo through the snowbound Arctic reaches of Scandinavia. The cast includes Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Marie Blokhus, Mads Sjøgård Pettersen, Vegar Hoel, Håkon T. Nielsen, and Eirik Risholm Velle. This looks like a harrowing survival film, nothing particularly new, but still intriguing enough to warrant a watch sometime. Here's the first official trailer (+ poster) for Harald Zwart's ...
- 4/17/2018
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Exclusive: France, Japan, Spain among deals for adventure-thriller.
Danish outfit LevelK has sold Norwegian action-thriller Cave to Spain (Film Buro), Japan (At Entertainment), France (Swift Distribution), China (Jetsen Huashi Cultural Media), Korea (JoyNCinema), Turkey (Sinema TV) and Iran (21st Century Pictures).
The deals follow the recently secured pact for North America and Latin America with California Filmes.
Writer-director-producer Henrik Martin Dahlsbakken’s third feature, shot on location in Norway and Mexico, follows a group of former elite military operatives who set out to explore an uncharted cave system.
Cast includes Mads Sjøgård Pettersen (Eddie The Eagle), Benjamin Helstad (King Of Devil’s Island), Heidi Toini (Nobel) and Ingar Helge Gimle (Hotel Caesar).
Cave closed the Haugesund Film Festival and premiered in Norway on Sept. 2.
Danish outfit LevelK has sold Norwegian action-thriller Cave to Spain (Film Buro), Japan (At Entertainment), France (Swift Distribution), China (Jetsen Huashi Cultural Media), Korea (JoyNCinema), Turkey (Sinema TV) and Iran (21st Century Pictures).
The deals follow the recently secured pact for North America and Latin America with California Filmes.
Writer-director-producer Henrik Martin Dahlsbakken’s third feature, shot on location in Norway and Mexico, follows a group of former elite military operatives who set out to explore an uncharted cave system.
Cast includes Mads Sjøgård Pettersen (Eddie The Eagle), Benjamin Helstad (King Of Devil’s Island), Heidi Toini (Nobel) and Ingar Helge Gimle (Hotel Caesar).
Cave closed the Haugesund Film Festival and premiered in Norway on Sept. 2.
- 11/5/2016
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Companies to collaborate on slate from emerging Norwegian director.
Danish sales outfit LevelK is partnering with Norwegian production company FilmBros to work on a slate of films by 26-year-old rising director Henrik Martin Dahlsbakken.
The first film in the deal will be Dahlsbakken´s third feature Cave, an action-thriller shot on location in Norway and Mexico, which is currently in post-production and will be released theatrically in Norway on September 2 by Another World Entertainment.
Cave, which has a production budget of $500,000, is about a group of former military elites who set out to explore a terrifying uncharted abyss. Cast includes Mads Sjøgård Pettersen (Eddie The Eagle), Benjamin Helstad (King Of Devil’s Island), Heidi Toini (Nobel) and Ingar Helge Gimle (Hotel Caesar).
The film was pitched as a work in progress at this year’s Goteborg Film Festival and LevelK will show a promo in Cannes.
FilmBros is already in pre-production on a sequel, Cave 2, which...
Danish sales outfit LevelK is partnering with Norwegian production company FilmBros to work on a slate of films by 26-year-old rising director Henrik Martin Dahlsbakken.
The first film in the deal will be Dahlsbakken´s third feature Cave, an action-thriller shot on location in Norway and Mexico, which is currently in post-production and will be released theatrically in Norway on September 2 by Another World Entertainment.
Cave, which has a production budget of $500,000, is about a group of former military elites who set out to explore a terrifying uncharted abyss. Cast includes Mads Sjøgård Pettersen (Eddie The Eagle), Benjamin Helstad (King Of Devil’s Island), Heidi Toini (Nobel) and Ingar Helge Gimle (Hotel Caesar).
The film was pitched as a work in progress at this year’s Goteborg Film Festival and LevelK will show a promo in Cannes.
FilmBros is already in pre-production on a sequel, Cave 2, which...
- 4/25/2016
- by wendy.mitchell@screendaily.com (Wendy Mitchell)
- ScreenDaily
Director: Pål Øie. Writers: Kjersti Helen Rasmussen and Pål Øie. Cast: Anders Baasmo Christiansen, Baard Owe, Mads Sjøgård Pettersen and Ellen Dorrit Petersen. Norway continues to develop a frightening horror scene. From the Fritt Vilt slasher series to Død snø (2009), this cold country has lots of scary tales to tell. The latest is titled Villmark 2. Shot twelve years after the first film, this time a crew of workers are tasked with identifying toxic materials in an ancient asylum. Very reminiscent of Session 9 (2001) and definitely an homage, Villmark 2 is very slow in its build up of tension. However, into the third act, events take a brutal turn as the film's World War II mythology comes to the forefront. Sound design and production values are high. But, Villmark 2 fails to find its own original story and direction, which makes a viewing of this film very predictable and slightly unexciting.
- 12/22/2015
- by noreply@blogger.com (Michael Allen)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
Norway continues to churn out quality horror films. From Cold Prey (2006) to Dead Snow (2009), Norway knows how to use its wild, snowy settings to create a chilling atmosphere. The latest to come from this Scandinavian country is titled Villmark 2, or Wilderness 2, or Dark Woods 2. This feature follows the original 2003 film and near the same setting. This time several contract workers must clear an ancient sanatorium, but something malicious lingers nearby. The film stars Anders Baasmo Christiansen, Ellen Dorrit Petersen, Baard Owe and Mads Sjøgård Pettersen. As well, the film has been directed by Pål Øie (Hidden). The first trailer for Villmark 2 is hosted here. From the longer synopsis, a sanatorium lies deep in an isolated forest. Here, a janitor manages the building, with five more contract workers set to remove hazardous material, including asbestos. Over a 100 rooms have to be cleaned. However, something or someone lays in wait within this ancient abode.
- 3/29/2015
- by noreply@blogger.com (Michael Allen)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
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