Vocalist Johan Hegg of Swedish death metallers AMON AMARTH last year joined the cast of “Northmen – A Viking Saga”. Hegg plays Viking warrior Valli in the film, which was shot for eight weeks primarily in South Africa, with some additional shooting in Germany.
The first trailer for “Northmen – A Viking Saga” can be seen below. The movie is set to receive a theatrical release in Europe on October 9.
Said Hegg: “The mythology behind our Viking heritage is engrained in everything we do and it is awesome to have the opportunity to be part of ‘Northmen – A Viking Saga’. This is going to be one epic adventure.”
Ralph Dietrich, chief executive officer, Ascot Elite Entertainment Group added: “It is an honor to have metal icon Johan Hegg set sail with us and we could not be more excited. Such a fitting addition, Johan‘s music, as the lead singer of AMON AMARTH, is synonymous with the Viking experience that we are bringing to life in ‘Northmen – A Viking Saga’.”
“Northmen – A Viking Saga”‘s international cast also includes Tom Hopper (“Knights Of Badassdom”, “Black Sails”, “Merlin”), Ryan Kwanten (“True Blood”, “The Right Kind Of Wrong”), Ken Duken (“Das Adlon”, “Inglorious Basterds”), Charlie Murphy (“Philomena”, “The Village”), Ed Skrein (“The Sweeney”, “Ill Manors”, “Game Of Thrones”), Anatole Taubman (“Quantum Of Solace”, “The Tudors”) and James Norton (“Rush”, “Belle”).
Directed by Claudio Fäh (“Sniper: Reloaded”, “Hollow Man 2”) and scripted by Matthias Bauer and Bastian Zach, the film is co-produced by Elite Filmproduktion AG, Two Oceans Production and Jumping Horse Film GmbH. The producers are Karin G. Dietrich, Ralph S. Dietrich and Daniel Hoeltschi for Elite, Giselher Venzke and Bertha Spieker for TOP and Marco Del Bianco, Frank Kaminski, Ulrich Stiehm and Rolf Wappenschmitt for Jumping Horse. VFX production is by Day For Night GmbH.
Nordmedia Fonds GmbH has subsidised the project’s development, with production financing from Mediengesellschaft Niedersachsen/Bremen. “Northmen” receives further subsidies from South African National Film And Video Foundation (NFVF) and the Department Trade And Industry (DTI).
>The Salt Company (London) is handling worldwide sales and contracts have already been placed for major territories including the U.K., France, Scandinavia, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand.
Check the Trailer below:
