Tag Archives: Historical

Director Alfonso Cuarón has seen The Northman, Robert Eggers’ upcoming Viking revenge epic, and he seems impressed.  “Every single frame is charged with all the thematic elements of the whole film,” Cuarón told The New Yorker (opens in new tab). “I have to say, it is very complex, it is …

Netflix has released a new trailer for Bridgerton season 2, and the next installment of the historical romp promises romance and scandal in equal measure. Season 2 will see the Sharma family, including daughters Kate (Sex Education’s Simone Ashley) and Edwina (Charithra Chandran), arrive from India and Anthony Bridgerton (Jonathan …

 Vikings: Valhalla creator Jeb Stuart has revealed a potential end point for Netflix’s new historical series. GamesRadar+ asked Stuart about his plans for the future of the show. His reply? “I think there are definitely more stories out there. If I had my druthers, I’d love to get 1066.” That …

Taika Waititi is back on our screens as infamous pirate in the new TV show Our Flag Means Death, which is part swashbuckling pirate tale and part workplace comedy. However, filming the series didn’t come without its challenges. “It was very annoying to wear the beard and the wig,” Waititi …

Robert Eggers’ The Northman tells an epic Viking tale – a vast, brutal, uncompromising saga of cold-blooded revenge. To capture such intense scenes, the cast and crew headed to Northern Ireland, with forays to Iceland, for filming. The result was a shoot more intense than anything lead actor Alexander Skarsgård …

Ships were sunk, kings were slain, and heads rolled. It’s safe to say Vikings: Valhalla didn’t shy away from the more brutal side of history during its first season on Netflix. Now that the dust has settled, it’s time to look back and assess the considerable damage wrought by the …

Oppenheimer, the next movie from director Christopher Nolan, has added even more actors to its already stacked cast list.  Jason Clarke and Louise Lombard are the most recent additions to the movie, per two reports (opens in new tab) from Deadline (opens in new tab). Their roles are still being …

The Northman adds another string to director Robert Eggers’ bow. The filmmaker – behind The Witch and The Lighthouse – is best known for his intimate, esoteric movies shot on a limited budget, yet his upcoming feature is a hulking epic with a hugely exciting, star-studded cast. Among the names …

With The Northman, director Robert Eggers is moving from the contained, claustrophobic brilliance of his first two features – The Witch and The Lighthouse – to a much grander canvas. Here, he’s dealing with a historical epic with a Shakespearean sweep, adapting the story of Viking prince Amleth, a figure …

Peaky Blinders has paid tribute to the late actor Helen McCrory, who played Aunt Polly in the hit BBC series. The Peaky Blinders season 6 premiere, “Black Day,” ended with a message accompanied by birdsong that read, “Dedicated to the memory of Helen McCrory OBE ‘Polly Gray’” So pleased that …