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Lord of the Rings producer Barrie Osborne is apparently interested in shooting a Viking film. He it thinks may do for Norwegian tourism what LOTR and The Hobbit has done for New Zealand. Thanks to Ringer Obi donkenobi for the heads-up!<\/p>\n Lord of the Rings producer Barrie Osborne is apparently interested in shooting a Viking film. He it thinks may do for Norwegian tourism what LOTR and The Hobbit has done for New Zealand. Thanks to Ringer Obi donkenobi for the heads-up!<\/p>\n
The producer behind the Lord of the Rings trilogy wants to shoot a $100 million Viking blockbuster in Norway, saying he is drawn by the “authentic landscape” and the expert knowledge local historians have about the Viking era.<\/p>\n
Barrie Osbourne, who was also behind the Matrix films, said that he wanted to make a trilogy following the story of Harald Hardrada, the last great Viking king, who died in his attempt to conquer England in 1066. <\/p>\n
“The movie will be about how Harald evolved from a teenager to a great leader who rallied his kingdom,” Osbourne told Stavanger Aftenbladet. “There is so much to tell about Harald that it does not fit in one movie. We need to create a trilogy. It will have the same structure as “Lord of the Rings”, where the hero travels through many countries and kingdoms.” <\/p>\n
It was unclear whether the proposed film was the same project as a Harald Hardrada film starring Leonardo diCaprio which was reported earlier this month. <\/p>\n