Director Tommy Wirkola is getting together with the Kon-Tiki star Pål Sverre Hagen and Aksel Hennie in a new blockbuster movie about the Birkebeiners. The film will be shot at Sjusjøen.
The story will be about the rebels and the revolt they carried out in the 11th and 12th century, particulary in the winter.
The two actors Hagen and Hennie plays Birkebeiner Torstein Skevla and Skjervald Skrukka. Ida Elise Broch will also be acting. Tentative agreements have been entered into with the actors.
According Hamar Arbeiderblad, Anders Christiansen Baasmo has also been intended for a role in the film wich has a NOK 43 million budget.
Finn Gjerdrum from The Gausdal film company Paradox will be the producer, and their plans have been presented to local politicians and the tourism authorities of Ringsaker municipality.
The funding is not yet in place and the Norwegian Film Institute will consider budget support by 31st of January 2013.
If everything goes according to plan, there will be three movies about the civil war. The first movie about the Birkebeiner fleeing across the mountains will be launched in February 2014, according to Skarsgård.
The Producers want a Scandinavian star for the role as "Snake", the man who leads the hunt for the two Birkebeiners.
Stellan Skarsgård's son, Alexander Skarsgard (35), would be preferred, as the Skarsgard name is hot in Hollywood these days, they say.
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