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Robert Eggers wraps production on Viking epic, "The Northman"
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Swell. I am really excited about this new movie that apparently just finished production this past week. Now I want to preface this by saying that obviously I'm big fan of the movies, but lately I felt really underwhelmed by a lot of what I've seen. We live in a world where sequels and prequels and I was going to invent a word there, but I couldn't think of it on the spot. It's just too much. I don't need these interconnected universes
Tim Ereneta
@Tim · 1:37
Taylor, I am so excited you shared this. I hadn't been tracking what Edgars was up to, and I loved his first two films and this I'm really looking forward to now. So thanks for sharing about it. I did some just just looked up the numbers. Both The Witch and The Lighthouse were made for only $4 million a piece, and they doubled that money back in release. So it is a savvy investment to have Robert Eggers to invest in another movie from him
And it's incredible to think about the fact that with a $4 million budget, he's able to create such captivating stories and films when hundreds and hundreds of millions of dollars are spent on these other superhero films or Sci-Fi thrillers, whatever you want to call it. And the stories are not exactly riveting. I didn't even think about the fact that he has a background in stage, so I think that probably has something to do with it
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