Björk has shared that she wish to see extra feminine administrators taking over the Viking Age in movie and TV.
The musician and actor stars in Robert Eggers’ new viking epic The Northman as a whispering Seeress predicting the way forward for Alexander Skarsgård’s Amleth.
The movie follows Amleth as he seeks revenge for the homicide of his father, performed by Ethan Hawke, and goals to save lots of his mom Queen Gudrún, performed by Nicole Kidman. Different stars embody Anya Taylor-Pleasure, Claes Bang and Willem Dafoe.
Posting to Fb after attended the Icelandic premier of the movie, Björk shared a press release about her function and to thank these concerned.
“so proud to be a part of this,” she wrote. “i wish to thank robert eggers , sjón and robin carolan to ask me and dóa on this journey !! i’m past grateful !! and due to james merry for supporting me . and alexander for being a swish co-actor .
“it feels good to lastly see one´s roots handled with creativeness , intelligence and high quality . ( omg i LOVED the mjötviður mær passages ).”
simply attended the icelandic the northman premier so proud to be a part of this i wish to thank robert eggers ,…
Posted by Björk on Friday, April 15, 2022
She then paid homage to the Viking Age and expressed a want to see extra feminine filmmakers tackle the time interval.
“fashionable archaeology reveals an increasing number of that this era was stuffed with tradition , textiles , poetry , music , fertility and humour , it wasn’t all simply battle …
“i hope that is an encouragement for feminine administrators to tackle this era here’s a humble hope that my partake on this planted a seed which will develop in that course .
“!! i summon that tree !!”
The Northman shall be launched in UK cinemas on April 22 – you’ll be able to check out the official trailer here.
In the meantime, Björk is among the acts announced for this year’s Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland.
The competition will run from July 1-16 on the shores of Lake Geneva, and have an all-new structure for 2022. In addition to its traditional two venues – the Auditorium Stravinski and the Montreux Jazz Lab – the competition will reveal its “beating coronary heart” within the type of a Lake Home venue.
