The highly-anticipated standalone sequel to the 1996 disaster thriller film Twister is finally here. Directed by Lee Isaac Chung from a screenplay by Mark L. Smith, Twisters is a disaster action thriller film and it follows the story of Kate Cooper, a former storm chaser who gets roped into chasing storms once again by her friend Javi to test a groundbreaking new tracking system. Kate soon meets the daredevil storm wrangler Tyler Owens and all of them team up to fight for their survival. Twisters stars Glen Powell, Daisy Edgar-Jones, Anthony Ramos, Brandon Perea, Maura Tierney, and Sasha Lane. So, if you loved the surviving thriller, disaster, and a bit of romantic element in Twisters here are some similar movies you could watch next.
Twister (Max & Rent on Prime Video) Credit – Warner Bros.
Twister is a disaster thriller film directed by Jan de Bont from a screenplay co-written by Michael Crichton and Anne-Marie Martin.
Twister (Max & Rent on Prime Video) Credit – Warner Bros.
Twister is a disaster thriller film directed by Jan de Bont from a screenplay co-written by Michael Crichton and Anne-Marie Martin.
- 7/14/2024
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
Federation Studios has nabbed worldwide distribution rights to French political comedy and Series Mania winner Under Control.
The six-part series took home the award for Best Series in the French category at the Lille festival last week. Federation, which had Bardot and Six Women in competition for the same award, will now take it to the international market.
It follows Marie Tessier, a 45-year-old director of the fictional Ngo Doctors of the World, who is appointed France’s Secretary of State, just as five Europeans, including two French people, are taken hostage by terrorists in Sahel. She immediately goes rogue while striving to make it look like everything’s under control.
The show is produced by Ex Nihilo and written by Charly Delward in collaboration with Erwan Le Duc and César Award nominee Benjamin Charbit. Cast includes Léa Drucker, Samir Guesmi and Laurent Stocker.
The six-part series took home the award for Best Series in the French category at the Lille festival last week. Federation, which had Bardot and Six Women in competition for the same award, will now take it to the international market.
It follows Marie Tessier, a 45-year-old director of the fictional Ngo Doctors of the World, who is appointed France’s Secretary of State, just as five Europeans, including two French people, are taken hostage by terrorists in Sahel. She immediately goes rogue while striving to make it look like everything’s under control.
The show is produced by Ex Nihilo and written by Charly Delward in collaboration with Erwan Le Duc and César Award nominee Benjamin Charbit. Cast includes Léa Drucker, Samir Guesmi and Laurent Stocker.
- 3/27/2023
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
With Series Mania 2023 coming to a close, the event’s founder and general director Laurence Herszberg announced the winners of the Series Mania Festival today.
”We would first like to thank the public and the professionals who attended this edition, which brought together more than 85,000 participants for the Festival and 3,800 participants from 64 countries for the Forum. We are delighted to announce our prize list and figures that have far exceeded our expectations,” said Herszberg.
With the rise of streaming across the world, Series Mania has become one of the most attractive events in the global TV calendar. It’s largely looked at as a place where writers, distributors and producers can liase with each other in a less formal setting than compared to a TV sales market. It includes not just the festival, the Forum, key conferences, keynotes, and pitching sessions.
This year the festival screened 54 unreleased series, with 32 world premieres and 10 international premieres.
”We would first like to thank the public and the professionals who attended this edition, which brought together more than 85,000 participants for the Festival and 3,800 participants from 64 countries for the Forum. We are delighted to announce our prize list and figures that have far exceeded our expectations,” said Herszberg.
With the rise of streaming across the world, Series Mania has become one of the most attractive events in the global TV calendar. It’s largely looked at as a place where writers, distributors and producers can liase with each other in a less formal setting than compared to a TV sales market. It includes not just the festival, the Forum, key conferences, keynotes, and pitching sessions.
This year the festival screened 54 unreleased series, with 32 world premieres and 10 international premieres.
- 3/24/2023
- by Tom Tapp
- Deadline Film + TV
The Iranian series The Actor from director Nima Javidi picked up the top Grand Prize jury award at Series Mania, the international TV festival that wrapped in Lille, France on Friday night.
The drama from Iran is led by the Venice best actor winner Navid Mohammadzadeh and follows two down and out actors struggling to make ends meet as they run a derelict theater in Tehran with wealthy Iranians as patrons.
The international jury, led by screenwriter and producer Lisa Joy, also gave its best actor trophy to Michael Sheen for his performance the U.K. series Best Interests, while the best actress prize went to Margot Mancilhon for her star turn in the French series Haven of Grace.
The Series Mania international jury also gave the best writing trophy to John Kâre Raake for The Fortress series from Norway.
In other prize giving, the International Panorama jury, led by French writer Herve Le Tellier,...
The drama from Iran is led by the Venice best actor winner Navid Mohammadzadeh and follows two down and out actors struggling to make ends meet as they run a derelict theater in Tehran with wealthy Iranians as patrons.
The international jury, led by screenwriter and producer Lisa Joy, also gave its best actor trophy to Michael Sheen for his performance the U.K. series Best Interests, while the best actress prize went to Margot Mancilhon for her star turn in the French series Haven of Grace.
The Series Mania international jury also gave the best writing trophy to John Kâre Raake for The Fortress series from Norway.
In other prize giving, the International Panorama jury, led by French writer Herve Le Tellier,...
- 3/24/2023
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Lille, France — Headed by a commanding performance from Navid Mohammadzadeh, superbly shot and packing arguably the best opening scene of any series in Series Mania main competition, Navid Javidi’s “The Actor” won the Grand Prize at Series Mania on Friday night.
The top Series Mania award for the “The Actor” also proves vindication for the Festival which this year has broadened its geographical reach in an effort to discover new narrative modes and styles. Consistently subordinating narrative to mood, “The Actor” certainly wins on that score.
Main scribe John Kåre Raake (“The Quake”) and co-scribe Linn-Jeanethe Kyed (“Bø”) scooped best writing for “The Fortress,” a banner upcoming Viaplay title produced by Norway’s Maipo Film and sold by TrustNordisk, which delivers a telling political cautionary tale for our times, a chic isolationist parable thriller set in an alternative Norway which has built a wall to keep foreigners out. When a virus strikes,...
The top Series Mania award for the “The Actor” also proves vindication for the Festival which this year has broadened its geographical reach in an effort to discover new narrative modes and styles. Consistently subordinating narrative to mood, “The Actor” certainly wins on that score.
Main scribe John Kåre Raake (“The Quake”) and co-scribe Linn-Jeanethe Kyed (“Bø”) scooped best writing for “The Fortress,” a banner upcoming Viaplay title produced by Norway’s Maipo Film and sold by TrustNordisk, which delivers a telling political cautionary tale for our times, a chic isolationist parable thriller set in an alternative Norway which has built a wall to keep foreigners out. When a virus strikes,...
- 3/24/2023
- by John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
Event wrapped in Lille against backdrop of nationwide unrest in France.
Navid Javidi’s The Actor starring Navid Mohammadzadeh was awarded the International Competition grand prize at 2023 Series Mania in the first year in which content from Iran participated in the event in Lille, France.
Series Mania founder and general director Laurence Herszberg summed up the event as it came to a close, noting that this year’s edition drew more than 85,000 festival participants – representing a significant increase on last year’s 70,000 – and around 3,800 from 64 countries for the industry forum.
Besides Iran, debutant participating countries included Japan, Argentina, UAE, Turkey,...
Navid Javidi’s The Actor starring Navid Mohammadzadeh was awarded the International Competition grand prize at 2023 Series Mania in the first year in which content from Iran participated in the event in Lille, France.
Series Mania founder and general director Laurence Herszberg summed up the event as it came to a close, noting that this year’s edition drew more than 85,000 festival participants – representing a significant increase on last year’s 70,000 – and around 3,800 from 64 countries for the industry forum.
Besides Iran, debutant participating countries included Japan, Argentina, UAE, Turkey,...
- 3/24/2023
- by Screen staff
- ScreenDaily
Lille, France — The gauntlet thrown down by the opening stretches of Viaplay banner title “The Fortress,” one of nine series in main competition at Series Mania, is to believe that this is fiction.
News footage plays of a pandemic, then a war; huge protests rage around the world as Norway’s prime minister addresses his nation to announce that Norway is building a wall to keep everybody else out. That’s been done before (Israel) and in metaphorical terms (Brexit).
Cut to nine years later: Norway is a bucolic paradise, Sweden next door a refugee camp hell, until strange bacteria kills fish and then humans, and Norway will, foreseeably, need international help and “what starts as a wall, ends as a prison,” comments Filippa Wallestam, Viaplay Group chief content officer.
Set in an eerily familiar 2037 Bergen, and starring Selome Emnetu (“Occupied”) and Russell Tovey (“Years & Years”), “The Fortress” weighs...
News footage plays of a pandemic, then a war; huge protests rage around the world as Norway’s prime minister addresses his nation to announce that Norway is building a wall to keep everybody else out. That’s been done before (Israel) and in metaphorical terms (Brexit).
Cut to nine years later: Norway is a bucolic paradise, Sweden next door a refugee camp hell, until strange bacteria kills fish and then humans, and Norway will, foreseeably, need international help and “what starts as a wall, ends as a prison,” comments Filippa Wallestam, Viaplay Group chief content officer.
Set in an eerily familiar 2037 Bergen, and starring Selome Emnetu (“Occupied”) and Russell Tovey (“Years & Years”), “The Fortress” weighs...
- 3/22/2023
- by John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
With an International Panorama spangled by gems – think Spain’s “Apagón,” Sweden’s “Blackwater,” and Canada’s “Disobey” and “Little Bird” – Series Mania also weighs in this year with one, if not the, strongest and most mouthwatering of international competitions in its history.
Including the opening and closing series, Amazon’s “Greek Salad” and Netflix’s “Transatlantic,” nearly all the global streamers have titles in the lineup, from Apple TV+’s “Drops of God” and Paramount+’s “Fleeting Lies.” The lineup also features some A-List international writing talents, such as the U.K.’s Jack Thorne and Israel’s Ron Leshem and Amit Cohen, whose “The Virtues” and “No Man’s Land” rank among the most memorable of recent Series Mania competition titles, and closing the festival, out of competition, “Unorthodox’s” Anna Wenger.”Fleeting Lies” also represents one of the first series from Pedro and Agustín Almodóvar’s El Deseo label in Madrid,...
Including the opening and closing series, Amazon’s “Greek Salad” and Netflix’s “Transatlantic,” nearly all the global streamers have titles in the lineup, from Apple TV+’s “Drops of God” and Paramount+’s “Fleeting Lies.” The lineup also features some A-List international writing talents, such as the U.K.’s Jack Thorne and Israel’s Ron Leshem and Amit Cohen, whose “The Virtues” and “No Man’s Land” rank among the most memorable of recent Series Mania competition titles, and closing the festival, out of competition, “Unorthodox’s” Anna Wenger.”Fleeting Lies” also represents one of the first series from Pedro and Agustín Almodóvar’s El Deseo label in Madrid,...
- 3/17/2023
- by John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
The eight-part Norwegian series, staged by Maipo Film, is set to start filming later this year. A new eight-episode thriller series entitled The Fortress is in the works. The Norwegian production, commissioned by Nent Group's Viaplay, is set to begin filming later this year. Mikkel Brænne Sandemose (Ragnarok) and Cecilie Mosli (the TV series Thin Ice) are attached to direct. The Fortress is a dystopian TV series set in the near future and co-created by screenwriter and novelist John Kåre Raake and Linn-Jeanethe Kyed (the Oscar nominated short film Tuba Atlantic). In this story, Norway has chosen to sever all ties with the rest of the world. Surrounded by an enormous wall, the nation has become entirely self-sufficient. The fortunate inhabitants enjoy a life of well-being and safety. However, when there’s an outbreak of a fatal disease, they soon find themselves trapped behind the very wall...
Maipo Film, the well-established Norwegian company behind critically acclaimed series “State of Happiness” has unveiled details of “The Fortress,” an eight-part dystopian thriller drama which has been ordered by leading Scandinavian streaming service Viaplay.
Produced by Maipo Film’s Synnøve Hørsdal and Ales Ree, “The Fortress” is one of the buzzy projects set to be presented at Series Mania’s Co-Pro Pitching Sessions.
Created and written by John Kåre Raake (“The Wave”) and Linn-Jeanethe Kyed (“Børning 2”), “Fortress” is set in the near future in Norway which has chosen to sever all ties with the rest of the world. Surrounded by an enormous wall, the nation has become entirely self-sufficient. Its inhabitants enjoy a life of well-being in safety, but when an outbreak of a fatal disease occurs, they find themselves trapped behind the very wall that was built to protect them.
The series will follow Solveig Winter, an ambitious...
Produced by Maipo Film’s Synnøve Hørsdal and Ales Ree, “The Fortress” is one of the buzzy projects set to be presented at Series Mania’s Co-Pro Pitching Sessions.
Created and written by John Kåre Raake (“The Wave”) and Linn-Jeanethe Kyed (“Børning 2”), “Fortress” is set in the near future in Norway which has chosen to sever all ties with the rest of the world. Surrounded by an enormous wall, the nation has become entirely self-sufficient. Its inhabitants enjoy a life of well-being in safety, but when an outbreak of a fatal disease occurs, they find themselves trapped behind the very wall that was built to protect them.
The series will follow Solveig Winter, an ambitious...
- 2/25/2019
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Leave it to Norway to make great movies about natural disasters. In 2015 a film called The Wave was released which ended up being a great movie! Now there’s a film called The Quake that is coming out that focuses on a major earthquake and it looks like it could be equally as good.
We have a trailer for the film for you to watch today that tells the story of a massive earthquake that hits Oslo from fault-line that lies beneath the city of 1.7 million people. It looks like a terrifying ordeal! Here’s the brief synopsis:
In 1904 an earthquake of magnitude 5.4 on the Richter scale shook Oslo, with an epicenter in the "Oslo Graben" which runs under the Norwegian capital. There are now signs that indicate that we can expect a major future earthquake in Oslo soon…
The movie was directed by Norwegian filmmaker John Andreas Andersen from...
We have a trailer for the film for you to watch today that tells the story of a massive earthquake that hits Oslo from fault-line that lies beneath the city of 1.7 million people. It looks like a terrifying ordeal! Here’s the brief synopsis:
In 1904 an earthquake of magnitude 5.4 on the Richter scale shook Oslo, with an epicenter in the "Oslo Graben" which runs under the Norwegian capital. There are now signs that indicate that we can expect a major future earthquake in Oslo soon…
The movie was directed by Norwegian filmmaker John Andreas Andersen from...
- 10/31/2018
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
TrustNordisk also closes another four deals.
Magnolia has acquired Us rights to The Quake from TrustNordisk; Screen can exclusively reveal this first image from the film.
Other newly signed deals include to Canada (Mongrel); Russia, Ukraine and Kazakhstan (Volga); Turkey (Sinema TV Yay. Ve Prod), and India (One World Movies).
The film imagines an earthquake hitting Oslo. The $6.4m project, directed by John Andreas Andersen, marks a return to the disaster genre for Fantefilm, producers of hit The Wave. (Magnolia also distributed The Wave in the Us).
The project reunites The Wave’s producers Martin Sundland and Are Heidenstrøm of...
Magnolia has acquired Us rights to The Quake from TrustNordisk; Screen can exclusively reveal this first image from the film.
Other newly signed deals include to Canada (Mongrel); Russia, Ukraine and Kazakhstan (Volga); Turkey (Sinema TV Yay. Ve Prod), and India (One World Movies).
The film imagines an earthquake hitting Oslo. The $6.4m project, directed by John Andreas Andersen, marks a return to the disaster genre for Fantefilm, producers of hit The Wave. (Magnolia also distributed The Wave in the Us).
The project reunites The Wave’s producers Martin Sundland and Are Heidenstrøm of...
- 5/8/2018
- by Wendy Mitchell
- ScreenDaily
Leading Norwegian company Maipo is developing “Fortress,” an ambitious dystopian thriller, and is preparing the second season of “State of Happiness” (“Lykkeland”), the historical series which is competing this week at Canneseries.
“Fortress” is created and penned by two high-profile Norwegian screenwriters: John Kåre Raake, whose track record includes Nordic blockbusters such as “The Wave,” Roar Uthaug’s disaster movie, and “Ragnarok, a family film based on Viking mythology;” and Linn-Jeanethe Kyed, who notably co-wrote “Børning” and “Børning 2,” a action-comedy movie franchise set in the world of illegal sports car racing, and Benjamin Ree’s critically acclaimed documentary feature about the Norwegian chess prodigy, Magnus Carlsen.
“Fortress” takes place in a near future in Norway which is now secluded from the rest of the world by a wall built by the nationalistic government. Norwegians live in absolute sovereignty, relying only on their own homegrown resources and caring solely about national affairs.
“Fortress” is created and penned by two high-profile Norwegian screenwriters: John Kåre Raake, whose track record includes Nordic blockbusters such as “The Wave,” Roar Uthaug’s disaster movie, and “Ragnarok, a family film based on Viking mythology;” and Linn-Jeanethe Kyed, who notably co-wrote “Børning” and “Børning 2,” a action-comedy movie franchise set in the world of illegal sports car racing, and Benjamin Ree’s critically acclaimed documentary feature about the Norwegian chess prodigy, Magnus Carlsen.
“Fortress” takes place in a near future in Norway which is now secluded from the rest of the world by a wall built by the nationalistic government. Norwegians live in absolute sovereignty, relying only on their own homegrown resources and caring solely about national affairs.
- 4/9/2018
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Disaster film from the producers of 2015 hit ‘The Wave’.
TrustNordisk continues to shake up deals for its new disaster film The Quake. New sales include to Poland (Mówis Serwis Dystrybucja Spólka), former Yugoslavia (Cinemania Groupicon), Spain (Selectavision) and Myanmar, Cambodia, Vietnam, Indonesia and Malaysia (Cm Holdings).
As previously reported, sales already done include German-speaking territories (SquareOne), Latin America (California), China (Dd Dream), Hong Kong (Sundream), Taiwan (Moviecloud), Middle East (Gulf) and South Korea (AtNine).
Director John Andreas Andersen will shoot the film this autumn. The $6.4m project marks a return to the disaster genre for Fantefilm, producers of hit The Wave (also a big seller for TrustNordisk, pictured), this time inspired by a real earthquake in Oslo in 1904. The Quake is slated for release in Norway on August 30, 2018.
The project reunites The Wave’s producers Martin Sundland and Are Heidenstrøm of Fantefilm and scriptwriters Harald Rosenløw Eeg and John Kåre Raake. The [link=co...
TrustNordisk continues to shake up deals for its new disaster film The Quake. New sales include to Poland (Mówis Serwis Dystrybucja Spólka), former Yugoslavia (Cinemania Groupicon), Spain (Selectavision) and Myanmar, Cambodia, Vietnam, Indonesia and Malaysia (Cm Holdings).
As previously reported, sales already done include German-speaking territories (SquareOne), Latin America (California), China (Dd Dream), Hong Kong (Sundream), Taiwan (Moviecloud), Middle East (Gulf) and South Korea (AtNine).
Director John Andreas Andersen will shoot the film this autumn. The $6.4m project marks a return to the disaster genre for Fantefilm, producers of hit The Wave (also a big seller for TrustNordisk, pictured), this time inspired by a real earthquake in Oslo in 1904. The Quake is slated for release in Norway on August 30, 2018.
The project reunites The Wave’s producers Martin Sundland and Are Heidenstrøm of Fantefilm and scriptwriters Harald Rosenløw Eeg and John Kåre Raake. The [link=co...
- 5/18/2017
- by wendy.mitchell@screendaily.com (Wendy Mitchell)
- ScreenDaily
Projects backed by Nordic funding bodies range from the next disaster film by the writers of The Wave to a documentary reconstructing the Utoya massacre.
The Norwegian Film Institute’s latest funding round includes $1.82m (Nok 15m) to Kon-Tiki co-director Espen Sandberg’s new film Roald Amundsen, a biopic of the titular Arctic explorer.
The $9m (Nok 75m) production is produced by Espen Horn and Kristian Sinkerud for Motion Blur Films.
The Nfi also awarded $1.7m (Nok 13.9m) to John Andreas Andersen’s The Quake (Skjelvet), written by The Wave writers Harald Rosenløw Eeg and John Kåre Raake.
The film is inspired by a 1904 earthquake in Oslo. Martin Sundland and Are Heidenstrøm of Fantefilm Fiction (also behind The Wave) produce the $6.3m (Nok 52.1m) production.
Andersen makes his solo directorial debut after working as a cinematographer on films such as The Snowman and Headhunters.
Sweden
In Sweden, the Swedish Film Institute has backed 23 projects in its latest...
The Norwegian Film Institute’s latest funding round includes $1.82m (Nok 15m) to Kon-Tiki co-director Espen Sandberg’s new film Roald Amundsen, a biopic of the titular Arctic explorer.
The $9m (Nok 75m) production is produced by Espen Horn and Kristian Sinkerud for Motion Blur Films.
The Nfi also awarded $1.7m (Nok 13.9m) to John Andreas Andersen’s The Quake (Skjelvet), written by The Wave writers Harald Rosenløw Eeg and John Kåre Raake.
The film is inspired by a 1904 earthquake in Oslo. Martin Sundland and Are Heidenstrøm of Fantefilm Fiction (also behind The Wave) produce the $6.3m (Nok 52.1m) production.
Andersen makes his solo directorial debut after working as a cinematographer on films such as The Snowman and Headhunters.
Sweden
In Sweden, the Swedish Film Institute has backed 23 projects in its latest...
- 9/16/2016
- by wendy.mitchell@screendaily.com (Wendy Mitchell)
- ScreenDaily
Norway gets the old-fashioned disaster film genre up on its feet again with a well-made, scary story set in a Northern fjord, where a devastating tsunami is a genuine threat. Fine acting by fresh faces helps as well -- with no Bs or hype to get in the way, we find ourselves as anxious as the characters in the movie. The Wave Blu-ray Magnolia Home Entertainment 2015 / Color / 2:39 widescreen / 105 min. / Bølgen / Street Date June 21, 2016 / 26.97 Starring Kristoffer Joner, Ane Dahl Torp, Jonas Hoff Oftebro, Edith Haagenrud-Sande, Fridtjov Såheim, Laila Goody, Arthur Berning, Herman Bernhoft. Cinematography John Christian Rosenlund Film Editor Christian Siebenherz Original Music Magnus Beite Written by John Kåre Raake, Harald Rosenløw-Eeg Produced by Are Heidenstrom, Martin Sundland Directed by Roar Uthaug
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
Probably the most astounding natural disaster footage we've seen came from Northern Japan in 2011. Much of it is still up on the web. We're...
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
Probably the most astounding natural disaster footage we've seen came from Northern Japan in 2011. Much of it is still up on the web. We're...
- 6/7/2016
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Scandinavian cinema is rarely heralded as the testing ground for filmmakers with sensibilities fit for Hollywood’s spectacle-ridden blockbuster production line, yet Norwegian director Roar Uthaug represents that vey anomaly that blends the best of his homeland’s subtle artistic approach with the visual grandeur of a multiplex-worthy disaster film. Departing from a screenplay by John Kåre Raake and Harald Rosenløw-Eeg, Uthaug takes an iconic natural setting, accurate scientific data, and compelling human interactions, to offer a refreshing angle on a genre that is in desperate of invigorating originality with "The Wave."
Carlos Aguilar: Tell me about the region where the story takes place. Were you aware of this particular fjord and the possibility of an event like the one depicted in the film happening?
Roar Uthaug: I’ve known about this place because the Geiranger fjord, where the movie takes place, is the most famous fjord of Norway. If you Google an image of Norway that’s the image that comes up, but I wasn’t aware of these rockslides that fall into the fjord and then create tsumanies. I actually wasn't aware of that until the producer brought me a news article from the newspaper about the disasters that happened in the 30s
CA: Which is what we see at the beginning of the film.
Roar Uthaug: Yes, that's archival footage from the 30s. Today there is a crack in the Geiranger fjord that keeps expanding each year and at some point a giant rockslide will fall into the fjord and it’ll create a 80 meter high tsunami that will hit the local community after 10 minutes -all of that is fact. They don’t know if it will happen in 10 years or in 400 years.
CA: it’s kind of like the big earthquake in La. We know it’s bound to happen but we don’t know when
Roar Uthaug: Exactly, and when this wave first happens people will only have 10 minutes to get out.
CA: In terms of the science how much research did you have to do in order to give the film the necessary realism. Who did you talk to get these facts straight and reproduce them in the fictional story?
Roar Uthaug: We talked to geologists and we talked to tsumani experts who know much more about these things. We also talked with the guys that are monitoring the mountain in real life. We visited them at their work place and they took us in a helicopter up to crack to see it. That’s also where we shot some of the scenes of the movie. When the characters are flying the helicopter up to the mountain, that’s the real crack that will actually fall out. We had the actors and the crew up there.
CA: When you are creating a film that’s heavy on visual effects you clearly want that realism on screen, but how does this element affect the rest of the filmmaking process?
Roar Uthaug: Since the movie is based on fact and things that will happen I think that also influenced how we wanted to tell the story. We wanted truthfulness and a realism to the whole story. That influenced the dialogue we wrote, how the actors should act, how the camera should capture these moments, and, of course, he visual effects that should have total believability. We worked a lot to achieve these things including the visual effects to get them right.
CA: You shot on location and then you brought this footage back to enhance it visually. How was it working with the actors in terms of eliciting realistic performances without actually being confronted with a catastrophe of this magnitude on set?
Roar Uthaug: You just have to remind them what’s happening in that particular scene and try to give them eye-lines. We have place holders so that they have something to act towards. I had to remind them of severity of the situation. It was about etting them pumped up. Reminding them that this could happen in real life.
CA: Disaster films are often about how people react to a certain catastrophe. In your film the characters don't want to leave and they have other struggles besides the monstrous wave coming their way. Why was the human element important to you in a film like "The Wave"?
Roar Uthaug: We worked a lot on the script. We wanted to know who these character are, what’s driving them, what are the little problems that they have to struggle with in daily life. We tried to make them as human as possible and as real as possible. We worked on this via the script and with the actors as well. We wanted to get the dialogue and the small interactions right to make it come alive.
CA: Did you ever think of how you would react to an event like this? Have you ever been in anything remotely close to what we see in the film?
Roar Uthaug: Luckily I’ve not been in a situation anywhere near this, so I have no idea how I would react. I don’t know, I’d probably run for my life [Laughs].
CA: In terms of inspiration what are some of Hollywood disaster films that shaped your vision for “The Wave”?
Roar Uthaug: I grew up watching movies like “Twister,” “Dante’s Peak,” “Armageddon,” “Independence Day” an all those disaster movies in the cinemas. I am, of course, inspired by them but while making this movie we looked more to modern actions thrillers like the “Bourne” films, which have a more grounded and realistic approach to the action scenes. I didn’t really watch that many disasters movies while prepping for “The Wave.” We also looked at family dramas to try to get that part of the film right.
CA; An interesting element in the film is that the family that’s at the center of the story is not only facing physical danger, but everything they know is at risk of being washed away by this wave. They have a deeper connection to this place.
Roar Uthaug: We talked about that while developing the film. We wanted to have that small town feel to it in which everybody is very tight -knit and everybody knows each other. I think that makes it emotionally more powerful because they have a relationship with each other and to the places, the houses, the town. That’s one of the things that appealed to me about the project, taking this small community and really getting to know them and to create a movie where you really feel for the characters.
CA: Fjords are very Norwegian locations, was it your intention to take the disaster film out of Hollywood and into an authentically Norwegian setting?
Roar Uthaug: Yes, we wanted to take a familiar genre and put it in a very Norwegian setting. We wanted to take our Norwegian or European sensibility for characters and mix it together with the effects to create something that you haven’t seen before.
CA: How difficult is it to make a film of this size in Norway? We have seen films like the Oscar-nominated "Kon-Tiki," which also was a big scale film, but for the most part Norwegian films that received international exposure are often art house fare.
Roar Uthaug: I’m not the producer that had to go out and get the money, but my impression is that if your idea or your concept is big enough then money isn’t that hard to get. “Kon-Tiki" was about a national hero who is known all over the world and “The Wave” has the genre element and the spectacular effects but also the family and takes place in a very well-known location. I think that made it a very appealing project to investors.
CA: Given that "The Wave" is a great calling card that can show Hollywood studios your ability for directing big budget films, do you hope to make films in Hollywood next?
Roar Uthaug: I would love to make films in Hollywood. I’ve taken some meetings here and we’ll see if something comes of them. If not, then I have a couple of projects in Norway that are developing. “The Wave” has gotten a very good reception around town so we’ll see.
CA: Were you surprised when "The Wave" was selected as the Norwegian Oscar entry in the Best Foreign Language Film category?
Roar Uthaug: Absolutely. First we were selected as one of three runners-up and I was very surprised that we got on that list because I think usually there is more of an art house feel to the movies that are picked for the Academy Awards. Then the three shortlisted projects went in front of a committee and made our case for why we should be selected. We then got a call an hour later after the committee had met and we were told we had been chosen. We were very happy and very proud to be chosen to represent our country in what,I believe, is the most important award for film in the world.
CA: Has the film been seen by the people living in the Geiranger fjord and do you hope it helps inform them and encourage them to take safety measures?
Roar Uthaug: Yes. We screened it in the local community where the wave will hit before our big Norwegian premiere and they really appreciated it. The weekend the film opened they had this big convention about safety and tsumanies. Hopefully the movie also contributes to raise awareness. We also hope that the people who monitor this possible events get more funding and more exposure in the media so that we can try to find ways to keep people as safe as possible. It’s nature so you can’t predict it fully, but with research hopefully the damage won’t be as bad.
"The Wave" opens today in L.A. at the The Nuart Theatre and in NYC at the Landmark Sunshine Cinema...
Carlos Aguilar: Tell me about the region where the story takes place. Were you aware of this particular fjord and the possibility of an event like the one depicted in the film happening?
Roar Uthaug: I’ve known about this place because the Geiranger fjord, where the movie takes place, is the most famous fjord of Norway. If you Google an image of Norway that’s the image that comes up, but I wasn’t aware of these rockslides that fall into the fjord and then create tsumanies. I actually wasn't aware of that until the producer brought me a news article from the newspaper about the disasters that happened in the 30s
CA: Which is what we see at the beginning of the film.
Roar Uthaug: Yes, that's archival footage from the 30s. Today there is a crack in the Geiranger fjord that keeps expanding each year and at some point a giant rockslide will fall into the fjord and it’ll create a 80 meter high tsunami that will hit the local community after 10 minutes -all of that is fact. They don’t know if it will happen in 10 years or in 400 years.
CA: it’s kind of like the big earthquake in La. We know it’s bound to happen but we don’t know when
Roar Uthaug: Exactly, and when this wave first happens people will only have 10 minutes to get out.
CA: In terms of the science how much research did you have to do in order to give the film the necessary realism. Who did you talk to get these facts straight and reproduce them in the fictional story?
Roar Uthaug: We talked to geologists and we talked to tsumani experts who know much more about these things. We also talked with the guys that are monitoring the mountain in real life. We visited them at their work place and they took us in a helicopter up to crack to see it. That’s also where we shot some of the scenes of the movie. When the characters are flying the helicopter up to the mountain, that’s the real crack that will actually fall out. We had the actors and the crew up there.
CA: When you are creating a film that’s heavy on visual effects you clearly want that realism on screen, but how does this element affect the rest of the filmmaking process?
Roar Uthaug: Since the movie is based on fact and things that will happen I think that also influenced how we wanted to tell the story. We wanted truthfulness and a realism to the whole story. That influenced the dialogue we wrote, how the actors should act, how the camera should capture these moments, and, of course, he visual effects that should have total believability. We worked a lot to achieve these things including the visual effects to get them right.
CA: You shot on location and then you brought this footage back to enhance it visually. How was it working with the actors in terms of eliciting realistic performances without actually being confronted with a catastrophe of this magnitude on set?
Roar Uthaug: You just have to remind them what’s happening in that particular scene and try to give them eye-lines. We have place holders so that they have something to act towards. I had to remind them of severity of the situation. It was about etting them pumped up. Reminding them that this could happen in real life.
CA: Disaster films are often about how people react to a certain catastrophe. In your film the characters don't want to leave and they have other struggles besides the monstrous wave coming their way. Why was the human element important to you in a film like "The Wave"?
Roar Uthaug: We worked a lot on the script. We wanted to know who these character are, what’s driving them, what are the little problems that they have to struggle with in daily life. We tried to make them as human as possible and as real as possible. We worked on this via the script and with the actors as well. We wanted to get the dialogue and the small interactions right to make it come alive.
CA: Did you ever think of how you would react to an event like this? Have you ever been in anything remotely close to what we see in the film?
Roar Uthaug: Luckily I’ve not been in a situation anywhere near this, so I have no idea how I would react. I don’t know, I’d probably run for my life [Laughs].
CA: In terms of inspiration what are some of Hollywood disaster films that shaped your vision for “The Wave”?
Roar Uthaug: I grew up watching movies like “Twister,” “Dante’s Peak,” “Armageddon,” “Independence Day” an all those disaster movies in the cinemas. I am, of course, inspired by them but while making this movie we looked more to modern actions thrillers like the “Bourne” films, which have a more grounded and realistic approach to the action scenes. I didn’t really watch that many disasters movies while prepping for “The Wave.” We also looked at family dramas to try to get that part of the film right.
CA; An interesting element in the film is that the family that’s at the center of the story is not only facing physical danger, but everything they know is at risk of being washed away by this wave. They have a deeper connection to this place.
Roar Uthaug: We talked about that while developing the film. We wanted to have that small town feel to it in which everybody is very tight -knit and everybody knows each other. I think that makes it emotionally more powerful because they have a relationship with each other and to the places, the houses, the town. That’s one of the things that appealed to me about the project, taking this small community and really getting to know them and to create a movie where you really feel for the characters.
CA: Fjords are very Norwegian locations, was it your intention to take the disaster film out of Hollywood and into an authentically Norwegian setting?
Roar Uthaug: Yes, we wanted to take a familiar genre and put it in a very Norwegian setting. We wanted to take our Norwegian or European sensibility for characters and mix it together with the effects to create something that you haven’t seen before.
CA: How difficult is it to make a film of this size in Norway? We have seen films like the Oscar-nominated "Kon-Tiki," which also was a big scale film, but for the most part Norwegian films that received international exposure are often art house fare.
Roar Uthaug: I’m not the producer that had to go out and get the money, but my impression is that if your idea or your concept is big enough then money isn’t that hard to get. “Kon-Tiki" was about a national hero who is known all over the world and “The Wave” has the genre element and the spectacular effects but also the family and takes place in a very well-known location. I think that made it a very appealing project to investors.
CA: Given that "The Wave" is a great calling card that can show Hollywood studios your ability for directing big budget films, do you hope to make films in Hollywood next?
Roar Uthaug: I would love to make films in Hollywood. I’ve taken some meetings here and we’ll see if something comes of them. If not, then I have a couple of projects in Norway that are developing. “The Wave” has gotten a very good reception around town so we’ll see.
CA: Were you surprised when "The Wave" was selected as the Norwegian Oscar entry in the Best Foreign Language Film category?
Roar Uthaug: Absolutely. First we were selected as one of three runners-up and I was very surprised that we got on that list because I think usually there is more of an art house feel to the movies that are picked for the Academy Awards. Then the three shortlisted projects went in front of a committee and made our case for why we should be selected. We then got a call an hour later after the committee had met and we were told we had been chosen. We were very happy and very proud to be chosen to represent our country in what,I believe, is the most important award for film in the world.
CA: Has the film been seen by the people living in the Geiranger fjord and do you hope it helps inform them and encourage them to take safety measures?
Roar Uthaug: Yes. We screened it in the local community where the wave will hit before our big Norwegian premiere and they really appreciated it. The weekend the film opened they had this big convention about safety and tsumanies. Hopefully the movie also contributes to raise awareness. We also hope that the people who monitor this possible events get more funding and more exposure in the media so that we can try to find ways to keep people as safe as possible. It’s nature so you can’t predict it fully, but with research hopefully the damage won’t be as bad.
"The Wave" opens today in L.A. at the The Nuart Theatre and in NYC at the Landmark Sunshine Cinema...
- 3/4/2016
- by Carlos Aguilar
- Sydney's Buzz
Stars: Kristoffer Joner, Fridtjov Såheim, Ane Dahl Torp, Thomas Bo Larsen, Fridtjov Såheim, Jonas Hoff Oftebro, Arthur Berning, Edith Haagenrud-Sande, Lado Hadzic, Herman Bernhoft, Silje Breivik | Written by John Kåre Raake, Harald Rosenløw-Eeg | Directed by Roar Uthaug
In recent years Norway has been cranking out some fantastic genre films – Troll Hunter, Dead Snow and its sequel, Rare Exports, Thale and the Cold Prey series. All of which have been takes on American genre fare (zombies, slasher movies) or based on folk tales (Rare Exports, Thale). Until now. Director Roar Uthaug, the man behind the three Cold Prey movies, turns his hand from the horrors of the slasher movie to the horrors of nature with The Wave, a disaster movie of real-life proportions…
In the small mountain community of Geiranger, geologist Kristian works at an early warning centre keeping an eye out for rockslides causing potential dangers. The last catastrophe was...
In recent years Norway has been cranking out some fantastic genre films – Troll Hunter, Dead Snow and its sequel, Rare Exports, Thale and the Cold Prey series. All of which have been takes on American genre fare (zombies, slasher movies) or based on folk tales (Rare Exports, Thale). Until now. Director Roar Uthaug, the man behind the three Cold Prey movies, turns his hand from the horrors of the slasher movie to the horrors of nature with The Wave, a disaster movie of real-life proportions…
In the small mountain community of Geiranger, geologist Kristian works at an early warning centre keeping an eye out for rockslides causing potential dangers. The last catastrophe was...
- 2/27/2016
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
The traditional Hollywood disaster flick goes to Norway, and is grim and gripping around all the time-honored ridiculous clichés crammed into it. I’m “biast” (pro): who doesn’t love a good disaster movie?
I’m “biast” (con): most disaster movies aren’t very good
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
It’s like Jaws, except the shark is a tsunami and Chief Brody is geologist Kristian (Kristoffer Joner, soon to be seen in The Revenant), who is all “We’ve got to close the beaches!” (so to speak, and speaking in Norwegian) when he suspects that a mountainside in the fjord near the postcard-pretty little town he lives in is about to collapse and send an 80-foot wall of water into the cafes and the marinas and the sightseers. His skeptical colleagues worry about false alarms scaring away tourist money — see also: Jaws — and even his wife,...
I’m “biast” (con): most disaster movies aren’t very good
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
It’s like Jaws, except the shark is a tsunami and Chief Brody is geologist Kristian (Kristoffer Joner, soon to be seen in The Revenant), who is all “We’ve got to close the beaches!” (so to speak, and speaking in Norwegian) when he suspects that a mountainside in the fjord near the postcard-pretty little town he lives in is about to collapse and send an 80-foot wall of water into the cafes and the marinas and the sightseers. His skeptical colleagues worry about false alarms scaring away tourist money — see also: Jaws — and even his wife,...
- 11/16/2015
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
Roar Uthaug's Norwegian Oscar entry, disaster thriller, "The Wave" premieres tonight at the Toronto International Film Festival. Based on the 1934 real-life tsunami in Norway’s Tafjord that killed 40 people, the Nordic disaster movie opened last month’s Norwegian International Film Festival in Haugesund (August 16) and opened in Norway August 28 to strong box office. It's already the best domestic performer of the year, beating "Minions" and "Fast & Furious 7." Written by John Kåre Raake and Harald Rosenløw Eeg, the story focuses on a geologist who sends the alarm that a tsunami will hit in ten minutes. Kristoffer Joner, Ane Dahl Torp, Jonas Hoff Oftebro and Fritjof Såheim star in Uthaug’s fourth feature, which was produced by Martin Sundland and Are Heidenstrøm, for Fantefilm Fiksjon. Next up: Fantastic Fest in Austin, Texas (September 24-October 1), and the BFI London International Film Festival...
- 9/16/2015
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
Norway’s submission to the upcoming Academy Awards’ Best Foreign-Language Film category will be Roar Uthaug’s disaster movie The Wave.
The Norwegian Oscar Committee have decided to enter The Wave (Bølgen) as the country’s official candidate for nomination for the Best Foreign-Language Film Oscar at this year’s Academy Awards.
The film beat competition from Henrik Martin Dahlsbakken’s Returning Home (Å Vende Tilbake) and Anne Sewitsky’s Homesick (De Nærmeste).
Dubbed Norway’s ‘first disaster movie’, The Wave is based on the real-life 1934 tsunami that hit Norway’s Tafjord, leaving 40 people dead.
Kristoffer Joner, Ane Dahl Torp, Jonas Hoff Oftebro and Fritjof Såheim star in the film, which is director Uthaug’s fourth feature.
The film was written by John Kåre Raake and Harald Rosenløw Eeg and produced by Are Heidenstrom and Martin Sundland.
“[The Wave] is a genre film with a well-written script, superbly directed, with great acting performances, the committee...
The Norwegian Oscar Committee have decided to enter The Wave (Bølgen) as the country’s official candidate for nomination for the Best Foreign-Language Film Oscar at this year’s Academy Awards.
The film beat competition from Henrik Martin Dahlsbakken’s Returning Home (Å Vende Tilbake) and Anne Sewitsky’s Homesick (De Nærmeste).
Dubbed Norway’s ‘first disaster movie’, The Wave is based on the real-life 1934 tsunami that hit Norway’s Tafjord, leaving 40 people dead.
Kristoffer Joner, Ane Dahl Torp, Jonas Hoff Oftebro and Fritjof Såheim star in the film, which is director Uthaug’s fourth feature.
The film was written by John Kåre Raake and Harald Rosenløw Eeg and produced by Are Heidenstrom and Martin Sundland.
“[The Wave] is a genre film with a well-written script, superbly directed, with great acting performances, the committee...
- 9/3/2015
- ScreenDaily
The Norwegian Film Institute has announced a sizable $2.2m production award for upcoming troll movie The Ash Lad in the Hall of the Mountain King.
The $9m film, directed by Mikkel Brænne Sandemose (Ragnarok, Cold Prey 3), features in this year’s Berlinale co-production market and is being sold by TrustNordisk.
Made through Maipo Film As, it is scripted by Aleksander Kirkwood Brown and Espen Enger, and is produced by Synnøve Hørsdal and Åshild Ramborg.
The Ash Lad in the Hall of the Mountain King is a fantasy film based on Asbjørnsen and Moe’s classic fairy tales.
The action takes place in 19th century Norway. It centres on 17-year-old Espen Askeladd, the son of a poor farmer family, who embarks on a dangerous journey to save the princess of the kingdom, who has been kidnapped by The Mountain King, a fearsome troll believed to be invincible.
A second film, Carpenter Andersen Meets Santa Claus, based on [link...
The $9m film, directed by Mikkel Brænne Sandemose (Ragnarok, Cold Prey 3), features in this year’s Berlinale co-production market and is being sold by TrustNordisk.
Made through Maipo Film As, it is scripted by Aleksander Kirkwood Brown and Espen Enger, and is produced by Synnøve Hørsdal and Åshild Ramborg.
The Ash Lad in the Hall of the Mountain King is a fantasy film based on Asbjørnsen and Moe’s classic fairy tales.
The action takes place in 19th century Norway. It centres on 17-year-old Espen Askeladd, the son of a poor farmer family, who embarks on a dangerous journey to save the princess of the kingdom, who has been kidnapped by The Mountain King, a fearsome troll believed to be invincible.
A second film, Carpenter Andersen Meets Santa Claus, based on [link...
- 2/7/2015
- by geoffrey@macnab.demon.co.uk (Geoffrey Macnab)
- ScreenDaily
Stars: Sofia Helin, Pal Sverre Hagen, Nicolai Cleve Broch, Bjorn Sundquist, Maria Annette Tanderø Berglyd, Julian Podolski, Jens Hultén, Terje Strømdahl | Written by John Kåre Raake | Directed by Mikkel Brænne Sandemose
When archaeologist Sigurd Svendsen finds the true meaning of the secret runes found in a discovered Oseberg Viking ship modern and ancient worlds collide as he sets off to find the answers he has sought for so long. Little does he know, what he will discover will put himself and his family in harm’s way and it won’t take long for him to realise that some secrets should stay hidden…
Vikings! Giant Monster Snakes! Archaeologists who are pretty terrible at their jobs! If one or more of these phrases interested you, then perhaps you should look into watching Ragnarok: The Viking Apocalypse, the latest action adventure film from Norway. One plus point of this film is that it is pretty.
When archaeologist Sigurd Svendsen finds the true meaning of the secret runes found in a discovered Oseberg Viking ship modern and ancient worlds collide as he sets off to find the answers he has sought for so long. Little does he know, what he will discover will put himself and his family in harm’s way and it won’t take long for him to realise that some secrets should stay hidden…
Vikings! Giant Monster Snakes! Archaeologists who are pretty terrible at their jobs! If one or more of these phrases interested you, then perhaps you should look into watching Ragnarok: The Viking Apocalypse, the latest action adventure film from Norway. One plus point of this film is that it is pretty.
- 12/30/2014
- by Richard Axtell
- Nerdly
Norwegian director Roar Uthaug is preparing Scandinavia’s first disaster movie, The Wave (Bølgen).
The film, budgeted at $7.9m (NOK50m), will depict a tsunami that is predicted to hit Norway at some point in the future.
There was a previous instance in 1934 when 2 million cubic metres of rock fell into Norway’s Tafiord, triggering a 85-metre wave, which left 40 people dead.
Currently, a 700-metre crevice in the Åkneset Fjell, aka the Fjell of Death, expands by 10-15cm annually. This will eventually result in a rockslide, creating a tsunami in the fjord and destroying everything in its path before it reaches land in Geiranger.
“I have been fascinated by this event since I first heard about it six or seven years ago,” said Norwegian producer Martin Sundland, of Fantefilm Fiksjon, which is making feature currently in post-production.
“It is scary that there is such a place in Norway where disaster will unavoidably happen again.”
Filming on Norwegian...
The film, budgeted at $7.9m (NOK50m), will depict a tsunami that is predicted to hit Norway at some point in the future.
There was a previous instance in 1934 when 2 million cubic metres of rock fell into Norway’s Tafiord, triggering a 85-metre wave, which left 40 people dead.
Currently, a 700-metre crevice in the Åkneset Fjell, aka the Fjell of Death, expands by 10-15cm annually. This will eventually result in a rockslide, creating a tsunami in the fjord and destroying everything in its path before it reaches land in Geiranger.
“I have been fascinated by this event since I first heard about it six or seven years ago,” said Norwegian producer Martin Sundland, of Fantefilm Fiksjon, which is making feature currently in post-production.
“It is scary that there is such a place in Norway where disaster will unavoidably happen again.”
Filming on Norwegian...
- 10/8/2014
- by jornrossing@aol.com (Jorn Rossing Jensen)
- ScreenDaily
Comic Book Resources nailed down an exclusive look at the new Ragnarok (now available on iTunes and On Demand) poster, which was designed by Wonton Soup creator James Stokoe! Check it out!
Mikkel Brænne Sandemose's Ragnarok was written by John Kåre Raake. Pål Sverre Hagen, Nicolai Cleve Broch, Bjørn Sundquist, Sofia Helin, and Maria Annette Tanderød Berglyd star.
Synopsis
Archeologist Sigurd Svendsen (Pål Sverre Hagen) has for years been obsessed with the Oseberg Viking ship. The only inscription found on the ship is the enigmatic "man knows little" written in runes. Sigurd is sure that the Oseberg ship contains the answer to the mystery of Ragnarok, the end of days in Norse mythology.
When his friend Allan finds similar runes on a stone from the north of Norway, Sigurd becomes convinced that the runes are in fact a treasure map. Together they mount an expedition group, and their adventure...
Mikkel Brænne Sandemose's Ragnarok was written by John Kåre Raake. Pål Sverre Hagen, Nicolai Cleve Broch, Bjørn Sundquist, Sofia Helin, and Maria Annette Tanderød Berglyd star.
Synopsis
Archeologist Sigurd Svendsen (Pål Sverre Hagen) has for years been obsessed with the Oseberg Viking ship. The only inscription found on the ship is the enigmatic "man knows little" written in runes. Sigurd is sure that the Oseberg ship contains the answer to the mystery of Ragnarok, the end of days in Norse mythology.
When his friend Allan finds similar runes on a stone from the north of Norway, Sigurd becomes convinced that the runes are in fact a treasure map. Together they mount an expedition group, and their adventure...
- 8/27/2014
- by Steve Barton
- DreadCentral.com
A new clip for Ragnarok (now available on iTunes and On Demand) has arrived via Magnolia Pictures/Magnet Releasing, and we have it for you right here. Seems like we've been talking about this one forever, no?
Mikkel Brænne Sandemose's Ragnarok was written by John Kåre Raake. Pål Sverre Hagen, Nicolai Cleve Broch, Bjørn Sundquist, Sofia Helin, and Maria Annette Tanderød Berglyd star.
Synopsis
Archeologist Sigurd Svendsen (Pål Sverre Hagen) has for years been obsessed with the Oseberg Viking ship. The only inscription found on the ship is the enigmatic "man knows little" written in runes. Sigurd is sure that the Oseberg ship contains the answer to the mystery of Ragnarok, the end of days in Norse mythology.
When his friend Allan finds similar runes on a stone from the north of Norway, Sigurd becomes convinced that the runes are in fact a treasure map. Together they mount an expedition group,...
Mikkel Brænne Sandemose's Ragnarok was written by John Kåre Raake. Pål Sverre Hagen, Nicolai Cleve Broch, Bjørn Sundquist, Sofia Helin, and Maria Annette Tanderød Berglyd star.
Synopsis
Archeologist Sigurd Svendsen (Pål Sverre Hagen) has for years been obsessed with the Oseberg Viking ship. The only inscription found on the ship is the enigmatic "man knows little" written in runes. Sigurd is sure that the Oseberg ship contains the answer to the mystery of Ragnarok, the end of days in Norse mythology.
When his friend Allan finds similar runes on a stone from the north of Norway, Sigurd becomes convinced that the runes are in fact a treasure map. Together they mount an expedition group,...
- 8/26/2014
- by Steve Barton
- DreadCentral.com
Ragnarok debuted this past Friday on iTunes, On Demand, and in limited theatres; and Magnolia Pictures/Magnet Releasing want to make sure it stays on your radar so to kick off the work week, we have another clip and a quick promo spot for the flick.
Be sure to hang on tight as danger lurks below the water in this nail-biting clip from Mikkel Brænne Sandemose's Ragnarok!
The film was written by John Kåre Raake. Pål Sverre Hagen, Nicolai Cleve Broch, Bjørn Sundquist, Sofia Helin, and Maria Annette Tanderød Berglyd star.
Synopsis
Archeologist Sigurd Svendsen (Pål Sverre Hagen) has for years been obsessed with the Oseberg Viking ship. The only inscription found on the ship is the enigmatic "man knows little" written in runes. Sigurd is sure that the Oseberg ship contains the answer to the mystery of Ragnarok, the end of days in Norse mythology.
When his friend...
Be sure to hang on tight as danger lurks below the water in this nail-biting clip from Mikkel Brænne Sandemose's Ragnarok!
The film was written by John Kåre Raake. Pål Sverre Hagen, Nicolai Cleve Broch, Bjørn Sundquist, Sofia Helin, and Maria Annette Tanderød Berglyd star.
Synopsis
Archeologist Sigurd Svendsen (Pål Sverre Hagen) has for years been obsessed with the Oseberg Viking ship. The only inscription found on the ship is the enigmatic "man knows little" written in runes. Sigurd is sure that the Oseberg ship contains the answer to the mystery of Ragnarok, the end of days in Norse mythology.
When his friend...
- 8/18/2014
- by Debi Moore
- DreadCentral.com
With Ragnarok available Today via iTunes, On Demand, and in limited theatres, Magnolia Pictures/Magnet Releasing have unveiled a new clip from the film, in which archeologists unlock the code that leads to one of the biggest secrets in history.
Mikkel Brænne Sandemose directed the film, which was written by John Kåre Raake. Pål Sverre Hagen, Nicolai Cleve Broch, Bjørn Sundquist, Sofia Helin, and Maria Annette Tanderød Berglyd star.
Synopsis
Archeologist Sigurd Svendsen (Pål Sverre Hagen) has for years been obsessed with the Oseberg Viking ship. The only inscription found on the ship is the enigmatic "man knows little" written in runes. Sigurd is sure that the Oseberg ship contains the answer to the mystery of Ragnarok, the end of days in Norse mythology.
When his friend Allan finds similar runes on a stone from the north of Norway, Sigurd becomes convinced that the runes are in fact a treasure map.
Mikkel Brænne Sandemose directed the film, which was written by John Kåre Raake. Pål Sverre Hagen, Nicolai Cleve Broch, Bjørn Sundquist, Sofia Helin, and Maria Annette Tanderød Berglyd star.
Synopsis
Archeologist Sigurd Svendsen (Pål Sverre Hagen) has for years been obsessed with the Oseberg Viking ship. The only inscription found on the ship is the enigmatic "man knows little" written in runes. Sigurd is sure that the Oseberg ship contains the answer to the mystery of Ragnarok, the end of days in Norse mythology.
When his friend Allan finds similar runes on a stone from the north of Norway, Sigurd becomes convinced that the runes are in fact a treasure map.
- 8/15/2014
- by Debi Moore
- DreadCentral.com
Can someone tell me why more filmmakers aren’t sifting through rich Nordic legends for creature feature ideas? André Øvredal struck gold with Trollhunter, and when analyzing the seafaring culture, so many untouched stories about vikings, monsters, and cinematically inviting dark fairytales still remain only on parchment. Why aren’t more people paying attention to Nordic cinema with movies like Trollhunter and, more recently, Ragnarok being produced? The latter isn’t necessarily the game-changer Trollhunter is, yet it’s still a wildly whimsical tale of terror and adventure, a bit of a thrilling exploration that feels fresh – even though normalcy becomes king. Director Mikkel Brænne Sandemose and writer John Kåre Raake meld family dynamics with a legendary predator for a truly unique viewing experience, but once the allure of a foreign lake-dwelling serpent wears off, typical monster movie generics are all that remain – but at least cinematic competencies are strong...
- 8/14/2014
- by Matt Donato
- We Got This Covered
If the American summer blockbuster explosion of Transformers: Age of Extinction or any of the other big action movies that arrived this season aren't your thing, maybe you'll find something to like in the foreign action adventure Ragnarok. It's got some Steven Spielberg flair in it as it follows an archaeologist obsessed with an old Viking ship where they find clues that lead to "No Man's Land," a region between Norway and Russia where a giant beast lays hiding beneath the sea. You might recognize Pål Sverre Hagen from Kon-Tiki in the film, and this looks like some cool alternate programming this summer. We just hate the cheesy voiceover used to hide the fact that this isn't an English-language film. Watch below! Here's the Us trailer for Mikkel Brænne Sandemose's Ragnarok, originally from Apple: Ragnarok is a Norwegian film directed by Mikkel Brænne Sandemose and written by John Kåre Raake.
- 6/20/2014
- by Ethan Anderton
- firstshowing.net
The official trailer for the Norwegian flick Ragnarok has arrived, and we have every fantasy-strewn pixel of it right here for you. Check it out and look for more on this one soon!
Mikkel Brænne Sandemose directed the film, which was written by John Kåre Raake. Pål Sverre Hagen, Nicolai Cleve Broch, Bjørn Sundquist, Sofia Helin, and Maria Annette Tanderød Berglyd star. Look for the flick in theatres, on iTunes, and on demand August 15th.
Synopsis
Archeologist Sigurd Svendsen (Pål Sverre Hagen) has for years been obsessed with the Oseberg Viking ship. The only inscription found on the ship is the enigmatic "man knows little" written in runes. Sigurd is sure that the Oseberg ship contains the answer to the mystery of Ragnarok, the end of days in Norse mythology. When his friend Allan finds similar runes on a stone from the north of Norway, Sigurd becomes convinced that the...
Mikkel Brænne Sandemose directed the film, which was written by John Kåre Raake. Pål Sverre Hagen, Nicolai Cleve Broch, Bjørn Sundquist, Sofia Helin, and Maria Annette Tanderød Berglyd star. Look for the flick in theatres, on iTunes, and on demand August 15th.
Synopsis
Archeologist Sigurd Svendsen (Pål Sverre Hagen) has for years been obsessed with the Oseberg Viking ship. The only inscription found on the ship is the enigmatic "man knows little" written in runes. Sigurd is sure that the Oseberg ship contains the answer to the mystery of Ragnarok, the end of days in Norse mythology. When his friend Allan finds similar runes on a stone from the north of Norway, Sigurd becomes convinced that the...
- 6/20/2014
- by Steve Barton
- DreadCentral.com
Here’s a first look at the brand new trailer for Ragnarok starring Sofia Helin and Pål Sverre Hagen (Kon-tiki).
Archeologist Sigurd Svendsen (Pål Sverre Hagen) has for years been obsessed with the Oseberg Viking ship. The only inscription found on the ship is the enigmatic ´man knows little` written in runes.
Sigurd is sure that the Oseberg ship contains the answer to the mystery of Ragnarok, the end of days in Norse mythology. When his friend Allan finds similar runes on a stone from the north of Norway, Sigurd becomes convinced that the runes are in fact a treasure map.
Together they mount an expedition group and their adventure leads to “No man’s Land” between Norway and Russia, which has been deserted for decades. Here Sigurd learns the true meaning of the runes – a secret more terrifying than he could possibly imagine.
Directed by Mikkel Brænne Sandemose (Cold...
Archeologist Sigurd Svendsen (Pål Sverre Hagen) has for years been obsessed with the Oseberg Viking ship. The only inscription found on the ship is the enigmatic ´man knows little` written in runes.
Sigurd is sure that the Oseberg ship contains the answer to the mystery of Ragnarok, the end of days in Norse mythology. When his friend Allan finds similar runes on a stone from the north of Norway, Sigurd becomes convinced that the runes are in fact a treasure map.
Together they mount an expedition group and their adventure leads to “No man’s Land” between Norway and Russia, which has been deserted for decades. Here Sigurd learns the true meaning of the runes – a secret more terrifying than he could possibly imagine.
Directed by Mikkel Brænne Sandemose (Cold...
- 6/19/2014
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Somehow, I survived my six-movie day yesterday at Fantastic Fest in Austin, Texas. My mind was amazed to have held firm throughout the day, but my body was basically operating on fumes if today was any indication. I stayed alert and awake through the four films I watched, but there were a couple of moments where I was thankful for the Alamo Drafthouse Lakeline for offering an espresso chocolate milkshake. Anything to keep me buzzing. (Sorry for all the buzzing, Fantastic Fest friends. It’s the only way I can stay awake!) As you’ll see from the end of this post, this was my last day at the festival proper. Before I get into what I saw today, I just want to say exactly how much damn fun I’ve had these past few days. I met a lot of Twitter friends in person and, if I’m lucky,...
- 9/24/2013
- by Josh Spiegel
- SoundOnSight
More foreign horror is on its way in the form of Ragnarok or The Gates of Ragnarok or The Enigma of Ragnarok or Gåten Ragnarok or whatever else they settle on the title to be. Either way, we have details, art, and an English subtitled trailer.
Synopsis
Norwegian production company Fantefilm is behind the upcoming large scale action-adventure film, which stars actor Pål Sverre Hagen (Kon-tiki, 2012) as an archeologist obsessed with the Oseberg Viking ship. Convinced that the Oseberg ship contains the answer to the mystery of Ragnarok, the end of days in Norse mythology, with his two children he mounts an expedition to "No Man's Land" between Norway and Russia, which holds a secret more terrifying than he could possibly imagine.
Mikkel Brænne Sandemose directs from a screenplay by John Kåre Raake. Sofia Helin, Bjørn Sundquist, Nicolai Cleve Broch, and Maria Annette Tanderød Berglyd co-star.
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Synopsis
Norwegian production company Fantefilm is behind the upcoming large scale action-adventure film, which stars actor Pål Sverre Hagen (Kon-tiki, 2012) as an archeologist obsessed with the Oseberg Viking ship. Convinced that the Oseberg ship contains the answer to the mystery of Ragnarok, the end of days in Norse mythology, with his two children he mounts an expedition to "No Man's Land" between Norway and Russia, which holds a secret more terrifying than he could possibly imagine.
Mikkel Brænne Sandemose directs from a screenplay by John Kåre Raake. Sofia Helin, Bjørn Sundquist, Nicolai Cleve Broch, and Maria Annette Tanderød Berglyd co-star.
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- 5/17/2013
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Action-adventure fans are going to love this brand new trailer for Ragnarok movie! In case you’re not so familiar with the title, let us first inform you that we’re talking about Mikkel Sandemose‘s latest flick which revolves around a terrifying treasure hunt. Today, we’re here to share the official poster and a 2-minute video from the whole thing, hope you’ll enjoy. After all – this Viking grave is different from anything we have ever found… Sandemose directed the movie from a script written by John Kåre Raake, which centers on the archaeologist named Sigurd. He can’t settle on the myth about Ragnarok (the end of...
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- 4/2/2013
- by Jeanne Standal
- Filmofilia
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