Eggers first gained recognition through his 2015 feature directorial debut The Witch which is a horror period film that immediately received critical and commercial success.
Eggers has put together an all-star ensemble for the film including Oscar winner Nicole Kidman, Alexander Skarsgård, Bill Skarsgård, and Claes Bang, plus previous collaborators Willem Dafoe (The Lighthouse) and Anya Taylor-Joy (The Witch).
According to Deadline, Robert Eggers’ forthcoming Viking revenge film The Northman has officially begun its production in Ireland which was previously scheduled to start back in March but was delayed due to the ongoing pandemic.
The Northman is described as Viking revenge film which will be set in Iceland at the turn of the 10th Century.