Norwegian Netflix Movie ‘Troll’: What We Know So Far

Previously, Netflix paired up Tomb Raider director Roar Ulaug with actress Alicia Vikander to make the Norwegian film, Troll. Sadly, Alicia Vikander has since left the project, however, that doesn’t mean Troll isn’t going to be an incredibly exciting addition to the Netflix library sometime in 2022. Here’s everything we know so far about Troll.

Director Roar Uthaug said that the concept for Troll was in his head for 20 years. That said, although, the idea for Troll is Uthaug’s, the script for the movie is written by Espen Aukan, who has worked on such projects as Vikingulven, The Games, and Wettlaufer’s Widow.

“Troll is an idea that has been developing in the back of my mind for over 20 years. To finally be able to realize it with the enthusiastic and ambitious people at Netflix and Motion Blur is truly a dream come true. I can’t wait to unleash this Norwegian monster on the world.”

Roar Uthaug and Alicia Vikander filming Tomb Raider

David Kosse is Vice President for International Original Films at Netflix.

“We are incredibly proud to bring a Norwegian project of this scale to the world together with Roar Uthaug and Motion Blur. Roar is an extremely skilled filmmaker and I’m excited for him to go back to his Norwegian roots with this ambitious, fun film.”

Kristian Strand Sinkerud and Espen Horn, producers added

“We are thrilled to bring Troll to life, a Norwegian fairy tale figure, played, directed and produced by Norwegians for the global market. We at Motion Blur are ecstatic to finally announce this collaboration with director Roar Uthaug and Netflix.”

Espen Horn and Kristian Strand Sinkerud are producing for Motion Blur, they previously worked on the Netflix film Cadaver. Here’s everything else we know about Netflix’s Troll:

What’s the Netflix release date for Troll?

Netflix confirmed the release of the movie in 2022, as opposed to August 2020 when it was first announced.

A teaser that Netflix released during Geeked Week also gives us our first glimpse at Troll.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8XFIfjkm1s

Is there a plot to Troll?

Here is the official logline for Netflix’s Troll as shared by Variety:

Deep inside the mountain of Dovre, Norway, something gigantic awakens after being trapped for a thousand years. Destroying everything in its path, the creature is fast approaching the capital of Norway, with city-dweller struggling to stop something they thought existed only in Norwegian folklore.

And here is a different one from Netflix’s website itself:

Which cast member is in Trolls?

Troll has been confirmed to have a small cast list, which we’ve listed below

Ine Marie Wilmann, a Norwegian actress, is well-known for her roles in Homesick, the drama about the pioneer of figure skating and Sonja: The White Swan. Wilmann’s role as Nora in Troll will officially be her Netflix debut.

Mads Sjøgård Pettersen previously starred as Stein in the Netflix Original holiday-comedy Home for Christmas. Pettersen starred as Erik Moberg in Eddie the Eagle.

What’s the production status of Troll?

Production for Netflix’s Troll started in September 2021 as was reported in issue 1261 of Production Weekly. The filming ended on December 12, 2021 and is now in post production.

The filming was primarily done in Oslo Norway.

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