Robert Eggers’ ‘Northman’ Terrifies Kidman, Taylor-Joy Says You’ve Never Seen Anything Like It

Production on Robert Eggers' 10th Century Viking epic `The Northman` is continuing through November in Ireland after a month-long production shutdown earlier this year. Cast member Nicole Kidman recently told Collider she'd be heading to the `Northman` set this month to film her scenes. Eggers' cast also includes Alexander Skarsgård, Willem Dafoe, Ethan Hawke, Björk, and Anya Taylor-Joy. Skarsgård plays a Nordic prince who set out on a mission of revenge after his father is murdered.

`I'm pretty terrified right now,` Kidman said about starting work on `The Northman. `I sound calm but you shouldn't see what's going on inside.`

Kidman will use the fear to her advantage, as she said her best acting comes from jumping into the role and not overthinking it too much in prep. `I would love to say that I do know what I'm doing but a lot of times, I make very spontaneous and rather bold decisions with very little caution or thought,` the actress added. `There's a lot of abandonment and just going, 'Okay, I'll give it a go.'`

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Robert Eggers is back at work filming #TheNorthman after a months-long production shutdown earlier this year. Nicole Kidman is flying to Ireland this month to begin shooting, and says she's "terrified." Anya Taylor-Joy says she is "over the moon" about reuniting with her #TheWitch director: "I think we will be presenting to the world something it genuinely hasn't seen before." Read more by clicking on the link in our bio.⁠ --⁠ #roberteggers #nicolekidman #anyataylorjoy #film

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Focus Features will release `The Northman` domestically with Universal Pictures distributing internationally. No release date has been set for the film.