Björk has shared that she would like to see more female directors taking on the Viking Age in film and TV.
The musician and actor stars in Robert Eggers’ new viking epic The Northman as a whispering Seeress predicting the future of Alexander Skarsgård’s Amleth.
The film follows Amleth as he seeks revenge for the murder of his father, played by Ethan Hawke, and aims to save his mother Queen Gudrún, played by Nicole Kidman. Other stars include Anya Taylor-Joy, Claes Bang and Willem Dafoe.
Posting to Facebook after attended the Icelandic premier of the film, Björk shared a statement about her role and to thank those involved.
“so proud to be part of this,” she wrote. “i would like to thank robert eggers , sjón and robin carolan to invite me and dóa on this adventure !! i am beyond grateful !! and thanks to james merry for supporting me . and alexander for being a graceful co-actor .
