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The Lighthouse Director Robert Eggers’ ‘The Northman’ Described As “Unusually Violent”

Robert Eggers, the brilliant filmmaker behind The Witch and The Lighthouse will next bring to life The Northman, a Viking revenge film. Described as a “saga set in Iceland at the turn of the 10th century,” The Northman was written by Eggers and Icelandic pet and novelist Sjón. According to Deadline, the list of impressive actors currently in talks to star includes brothers Alexander Skarsgård (“True Blood”) and Bill Skarsgård (IT), Nicole Kidman (The Others), Anya Taylor-Joy (Glass), and Willem Dafoe (The Lighthouse). Eggers is once again teaming up with Oscar-nominated cinematographer Jarin Blaschke who did an amazing job with The Lighthouse (review). The Northman will be the third entry in a “trilogy of sorts” revolving around dark folk tales, according to Eggers. He also states that this film will be “bigger than the others” and that it will be “dark and unusually violent.” The Lighthouse is now out on Blu-ray and DVD from A24.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Feb 26, 2020

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Heather Graham Joins CBS All Access’ “The Stand”

CBS All Access has added another name to the cast of their Josh Boon directed series adaptation of “The Stand,” Horns and The Hangover III actress Heather Graham, Deadline reports. Graham is set to play the role of Rita Blakemoor, a wealthy woman who is not prepared for the end of the world and attempts to flee super-flu infested New York City. She joins Alexander Skarsgård, Whoopi Goldberg, Jovan Adepo, Marilyn Manson, Owen Teague, Brad William Henke, Daniel Sunjata, James Marsden, Amber Heard, Nat Wolff, Eion Bailey, Odessa Young, Katherine McNamara, Henry Zaga, and Hamish Linklater. The series will depict Stephen King‘s tale of a world decimated by plague and locked in a struggle between good and evil. The fate of mankind rests on the shoulders of the 108-year-old Mother Abagail (Goldberg) and a handful of survivors and their worst nightmare, Randall Flagg (Skarsgård), an evil man with unspeakable powers.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Oct 16, 2019

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Alexander Skarsgard Among New Cast For CBS All Access’ ‘The Stand’

The cast has been quickly building for CBS All Access’ reboot of Stephen King‘s “The Stand“. King himself appeared on “The View” today as part of the publicity for the miniseries where he revealed that co-host Whoopi Goldberg will play the role of Mother Abagail. The announcement triggered Collider to do some digging with the goal of learning who will play one of the most important roles, that of Randall Flagg. It turns out that he will be played by “True Blood” and “Big Little Lies” actor Alexander Skarsgård! Flagg made his first appearance in “The Stand” back in 1978 but has since popped up in several of King’s other stories including The Dark Tower and Hearts of Atlantis. Usually when he appears its to do bad things such as to cause chaos and destruction. In The Stand, the demonic figure builds a dark society in the dystopian world after a plague has killed much of mankind. Flagg and his

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Sep 11, 2019

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“True Blood” Actor Joins The Cast Of ‘Godzilla vs Kong’

Director Adam Wingard‘s Godzilla vs. Kong has made a series of cast announcements, today it’s been announced, via Deadline, that “True Blood” actor Alexander Skarsgard has joined the cast. Skarsgard joins previously announced cast members Demián Bichir (The Nun), Brian Tyree Henry (Child’s Play remake), Julian Dennison (Deadpool 2), and Millie Bobby Brown (Stranger Things). Wingard directs from the screenplay written by Terry Rossio. Thomas Tull, Jon Jashni, Mary Parent, Alex Garcia, and Brian Rogers are producing. Godzilla vs. Kong is set to open theaters on May 22, 2020, from Legendary and Warner Bros.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Oct 27, 2018

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The Hunt Is On In The New ‘Hold The Dark’ Trailer

Green Room director Jeremy Saulnier‘s latest film, Hold the Dark, is set to arrive on Netflix this September following its world premiere at the upcoming Toronto International Film Festival. The first trailer is here and reveals the hunt for a young boy taken by wolves. “Westworld” actor Jeffrey Wright plays Russell Core, a wolf expert who arrives at an Alaskan village, after the deaths of three children suspected to be by wolves. He is hired by the parents of a missing six-year-old boy (Beckham Crawford) to track down and locate their son in the Alaskan wilderness. True Blood actor Alexander Skarsgård also stars in Hold the Dark. Riley Keough, and James Badge Dale co-star. Hold the Dark, an adaptation of William Giraldi’s bestselling novel by the same name arrives on Netflix on September 28, 2018.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Aug 22, 2018

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Jeffrey Wright Is On The Hunt In New Image From ‘Hold The Dark’

Green Room director Jeremy Saulnier‘s latest film, Hold the Dark, is set to arrive on Netflix the September after making its world premiere at the upcoming Toronto International Film Festival. The latest image features “Westworld” actor Jeffrey Wright, who plays Russell Core, a wolf expert who arrives at an Alaskan village, after the deaths of three children suspected to be by wolves. He is hired by the parents of a missing six-year-old boy (Beckham Crawford) to track down and locate their son in the Alaskan wilderness. True Blood actor Alexander Skarsgård also stars in Hold the Dark. Riley Keough, and James Badge Dale co-star. Hold the Dark, an adaptation of William Giraldi’s bestselling novel by the same name, arrives on Netflix on September 28, 2018.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Aug 14, 2018

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Alexander Skarsgard Starring In Green Room Director’s Netflix Original ‘Hold The Dark’

‘Green Room‘ director Jeremy Saulnier’s next project, titled ‘Hold the Dark’, will be a Netflix exclusive. The film has an impressive cast including ‘True Blood’ actor Alexander Skarsgard, Jeffrey Wright, Riley Keough, James Badge Dale, and James Bloor. Skarsgard in True Blood Based on the novel by the same name written by William Giraldi, the film is set in the Alaskan wilderness where children are being killed by a pack of wolves. Macon Blair who worked with Saulnier on the film ‘Blue Ruin’ will adapt the script. Skarsgard will play the role of Vernon Slone, a father who returns home to find his son dead and his wife, played by Keogh, missing. Wright will co-star as a biologist trying to uncover why a pack of wolves has suddenly turned blood-thirsty, while Dale will play a detective trying to hunt down Vernon’s wife. Boor has been cast as a creepy, mysterious drifter in the town. At the moment that is all

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Feb 13, 2017

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Alexander Skarsgard Stars In The Long Awaited Film ‘Hidden’

For 301 days Ray, his wife, Claire, and their young daughter Zoe have been living in an underground bunker. The couple still dreams that one day they will be able to have a normal life after an outbreak forced them underground. The family has remained hidden for almost a year, but they have now been discovered and something is trying to find a way into their temporary home. ‘True Blood’s’ Alexdander Skarsgard stars as Ray, Claire and Ray’s wife is played by Andrea Riseborough (Oblivion). Their daughter Zoe is played by Emily Alyn Lind, who was the star of ‘The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia’. ‘Hidden’ was written and directed by both Matt and Ross Duffer. The Film has long been delayed, but will finally been released via Warner Bros. soon.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Oct 13, 2015

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