“She’s the pop shamanist of planet Earth.”
It’s been years since Icelandic singerBjorkhad acted on screen.
But directorRobert Eggerscouldn’t think of anyone else to play the mystical Seeress in his Viking revenge movieThe Northman.
Björk appears as the mystical Seeress in ‘The Northman.'.Focus Features
“Bjork is the like pop shamanist for planet Earth.
Who else can just step onto set and be a Seeress?”
So, how did it all happen?
Alexander Skarsgård stars as Amleth, a Viking prince out for vengeance against the man who killed his father and took his other, in ‘The Northman.'.Aidan Monaghan/Focus Features
Like Amleth’s (Alexander Skarsgard) journey inThe Northman, it was all fate.
“So, I think that’s why Bjork was down to do it.”
“Bjork visited set and I said, ‘What do you think?
Does it look like Iceland?’
She’s like, ‘Yeah, it’s Ireland in drag,'” Eggers recalled with a laugh.
Skarsgard had his own fond experience with Bjork.
“It was an incredible night.
It just made perfect sense in that moment.
I could see it through the hole in this burned-out barn.
The Northmanwill open in theaters this April 22.
