Write On with 'The Northman' Co-Writers Robert Eggers and Sjón

From visionary director Robert Eggers, The
Northman follows a young Viking prince (Alexander Skarsgård)
on a quest to avenge his father's murder. Eggers and his
co-writer, Sjón, chatted with Final Draft about the collaborative
process of working on the script. "I had lunch with Alexander
Skarsgård, who said that he wanted to make a Viking movie,"
Eggers said, "and I said, 'I can make a Viking movie, and I know
the perfect person to write it with me,' and luckily, Sjón wanted
to... I wrote the first draft, and from there, we just [passed]
it back and forth for eternity, all through production, all
through post-production."


When asked if they would recommend collaborating with a writing
partner on a project, Sjón said, "I really recommend working with
a co-writer on films. I've written poetry and novels and all
sorts of things, but when it comes to film, I really think it
works when you're writing with someone you know because film is
already a medium of collaboration, and to go into it from the
beginning, from the story level as a collaboration, I think is
really great."


The Northman is now available on Amazon Prime. 


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