And we got it : Mel Gibson viking movie!

Celtik Militia · December 14th, 2009, 09:35 PM

Mel Gibson is set to direct a period drama about Vikings, starring Di Caprio (weird choice of actor for a Viking but I think he could turn out ok).
Here's where I got the info:
http://worstpreviews.com/headline.php?id=16114&count=0

The fact that Di Caprio is in it might mean that this won't be in old norse (they probably would have cast icelandic actors or something if it were the case...), too bad. But maybe we should wait for more info.

I searched the forum to check if a thread had already been created about the subject, and I found this one where many here were hoping for a Mel Gibson viking movie

What are the odds? ^^
vikings! more vikings!!!!!

Thorshammer · December 15th, 2009, 10:06 AM

Are the English going to be the baddies in this one too?

IntoPhagist · December 15th, 2009, 04:14 PM

Leo/Mel Gibson/Vikings? Classic

edubz · December 15th, 2009, 07:47 PM

wow, surprised they got such big names for this film, hopefully it doesn't suck!

Sonnenritter · December 16th, 2009, 01:51 PM

Mel Gibson has a knack for the epic. Not sure I agree with DiCaprio though. Alexander Skarsgård would make a much better choice.

Fratt · December 16th, 2009, 04:15 PM

Mel Gibson with Vikings = win

Di Caprio as Viking = wut ?

Trashhead · December 17th, 2009, 02:59 AM

Vladimir Kulich still alive?

Thorshammer · December 17th, 2009, 11:49 AM

Yes. Yes he is http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0474520/

GuitarRage99 · December 17th, 2009, 12:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Trashhead

Vladimir Kulich still alive?

13th Warrior= FTW

Love that movie

edubz · December 17th, 2009, 08:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GuitarRage99

13th Warrior= FTW

Love that movie

YES! can't get enough of that movie!

Thorshammer · December 18th, 2009, 11:16 AM

One thing that bothers me in the 13th warrior, Kulich has said in an interview about his character being one of the first to convert, why does he shout out to Odin to guide him ashore?

GunnarofHlidarendi · December 19th, 2009, 09:27 PM

Mel Gibson and the crew are going to make an astounding period drama. I am so relieved, to be honest. Often movies and games with Nordic themes really fall short of anything more than entertaining. Often, in my opinion, they are bad and almost misrepresentative of the rich 'Viking' culture.

Overall, fuck yes, I am going to worship this movie!

Maybe non-vikings will take us a little more seriously and begin to withdraw from retarded stereotypes.

requiem · December 22nd, 2009, 12:48 AM

I'm looking forward to this, as finally it looks like a major production dedicated to a viking story. Regardless of the historical accuracy, I still think this will be a lot of fun. As for di Caprio as a viking, I'm sure he's not going to look like Arnie Grape. He'll buff up, they'll through some furs over him and he'll be fine. Bring it on I say. Great news.

Devotio · January 5th, 2010, 08:05 PM

Some years ago rumours were floating about the internet and, one way or another, DiCaprio's name came to be attached to a film portrayal of the Battle of Clontarf, in which Norsemen played an integral part. If this is the film coming to realisation, then it's more likely that DiCaprio will be filling the role of the Ard Ri, Brian Boru, than any Viking.

Seems like poor casting to me (I'd prefer to see someone like Brendan Gleeson -- a real Irishman and not some scrawny runt like DiCaprio), but we'll see what happens.

Celtik Militia · January 6th, 2010, 10:45 AM

Well apparently DiCaprio has always been a huge fan of Vikings. Knowing this I'd expect that he has the role of a viking in this upcoming movie.
I'm sure he'd do ok. He can look tough. We always have the image of him in Titanic, but in more recent movies like Gangs of New York, Blood Diamond and The Departed I thought he was pretty cool and fit the role of the tortured tough boy pretty well. The only thing is that I really hope this movie will be in old norse (like what Mel Gibson did with Passion of the Christ and Apocalypto), I'm not sure if DiCaprio can really pull that off.

cobracommander · January 11th, 2010, 08:02 PM

this does not sound good to me. mel + leo < vikings

Belgar · January 11th, 2010, 11:15 PM

I was expecting a movie in original Norse language as he did for Apocalypto and the Jebus movie.

Disturbed Puppy · January 13th, 2010, 10:50 PM

Honestly, if Gibson thinks DiCaprio has what it takes to pull off the "viking" look, I trust him. I doubted him before Apocalypto, and ate my words by the shovelful. I'll at least wait to see a preview before I open my mouth to criticize him.

@Cobracommander: Vikings are too epic to be compared like that, so that's just not fair to Mel.

Thorshammer · January 21st, 2010, 08:57 AM

http://www.bloglingua.com/mel-gibson...-in-old-norse/

Celtik Militia · January 21st, 2010, 01:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Thorshammer

http://www.bloglingua.com/mel-gibson...-in-old-norse/

HUR-FUCKING-RAY!!! I love Mel Gibson!
This movie is gonna kick ass!

Bates · January 21st, 2010, 04:09 PM

Alright, now I'm interested..

Disturbed Puppy · January 22nd, 2010, 06:38 PM

Like I said, do not doubt Mel. He may be a closet Nazi, but one thing he does right is the movie.

Belgar · January 22nd, 2010, 11:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Disturbed Puppy

He may be a closet Nazi, but one thing he does right is the movie.

I think you meant Arnold.

Furious George · January 23rd, 2010, 12:48 AM

DiCaprio? That's just stupid. It's time for this man to quit rugby and take up acting - can't think of anyone better than the monstrous Sebastian Chabal:

You Tube

BornToOpposition · February 15th, 2010, 02:44 PM

The only thing that worries me about this is that Mel Gibson could take it as an opportunity to make some statement about Christianity. Given his background it wouldn't surprise me at all if the Vikings in the movie are portrayed as murderous, barbaric, baby-killing, demonic pagans (anyone see Pathfinder?) who are saved & civilized at the end by the righteous Christians. Everyone knows that the Vikings weren't the most wholesome of cultures, but I'm afraid this movie could turn out to be biased against them. But who knows, maybe it will just be another awesome epic, cuz Mel has certainly done some good ones in the past. The fact that it's in Old Norse is definitely pretty cool.

December 14th, 2009, 09:35 PM	#1 (permalink)
Celtik Militia Dumb French Bastard Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Paris Posts: 1,336	And we got it : Mel Gibson viking movie! Mel Gibson is set to direct a period drama about Vikings, starring Di Caprio (weird choice of actor for a Viking but I think he could turn out ok). Here's where I got the info: http://worstpreviews.com/headline.php?id=16114&count=0 The fact that Di Caprio is in it might mean that this won't be in old norse (they probably would have cast icelandic actors or something if it were the case...), too bad. But maybe we should wait for more info. I searched the forum to check if a thread had already been created about the subject, and I found this one where many here were hoping for a Mel Gibson viking movie What are the odds? ^^ vikings! more vikings!!!!! __________________

December 15th, 2009, 10:06 AM	#2 (permalink)
Thorshammer In the hands of Thor Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: goatsheed Posts: 131	Are the English going to be the baddies in this one too? __________________ Hail mighty Thor.

December 15th, 2009, 04:14 PM	#3 (permalink)
IntoPhagist FloriiiiiiiooooooOOO! Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: New York City and Around Posts: 1,680	Leo/Mel Gibson/Vikings? Classic __________________ Hello there!

December 16th, 2009, 01:51 PM	#5 (permalink)
Sonnenritter Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Appalachia Posts: 4,285	Mel Gibson has a knack for the epic. Not sure I agree with DiCaprio though. Alexander Skarsgård would make a much better choice. __________________ "Death does not concern us, because as long as we exist, death is not here. And when it does come, we no longer exist." - Epicurus

December 16th, 2009, 04:15 PM	#6 (permalink)
Fratt Al ur bases r blong to us Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: near Montreal Posts: 234	Mel Gibson with Vikings = win Di Caprio as Viking = wut ? __________________

December 15th, 2009, 07:47 PM	#4 (permalink)
edubz Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 136	wow, surprised they got such big names for this film, hopefully it doesn't suck!

December 17th, 2009, 02:59 AM	#7 (permalink)
Trashhead Le D'artagnan de coeur Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Hellgium Posts: 463	Vladimir Kulich still alive? __________________

December 17th, 2009, 11:49 AM	#8 (permalink)
Thorshammer In the hands of Thor Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: goatsheed Posts: 131	Yes. Yes he is http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0474520/ __________________ Hail mighty Thor.

December 18th, 2009, 11:16 AM	#11 (permalink)
Thorshammer In the hands of Thor Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: goatsheed Posts: 131	One thing that bothers me in the 13th warrior, Kulich has said in an interview about his character being one of the first to convert, why does he shout out to Odin to guide him ashore? __________________ Hail mighty Thor.

December 19th, 2009, 09:27 PM	#12 (permalink)
GunnarofHlidarendi Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: I live mostly within my mind Posts: 1	Absolutely Thrilled Mel Gibson and the crew are going to make an astounding period drama. I am so relieved, to be honest. Often movies and games with Nordic themes really fall short of anything more than entertaining. Often, in my opinion, they are bad and almost misrepresentative of the rich 'Viking' culture. Overall, fuck yes, I am going to worship this movie! Maybe non-vikings will take us a little more seriously and begin to withdraw from retarded stereotypes.

December 22nd, 2009, 12:48 AM	#13 (permalink)
requiem Disasters In The Sun Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Melbourne Posts: 3,634	I'm looking forward to this, as finally it looks like a major production dedicated to a viking story. Regardless of the historical accuracy, I still think this will be a lot of fun. As for di Caprio as a viking, I'm sure he's not going to look like Arnie Grape. He'll buff up, they'll through some furs over him and he'll be fine. Bring it on I say. Great news. __________________ Rainshadow Melancholic Metal http://www.myspace.com/myrainshadow

January 5th, 2010, 08:05 PM	#14 (permalink)
Devotio Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 18	Some years ago rumours were floating about the internet and, one way or another, DiCaprio's name came to be attached to a film portrayal of the Battle of Clontarf, in which Norsemen played an integral part. If this is the film coming to realisation, then it's more likely that DiCaprio will be filling the role of the Ard Ri, Brian Boru, than any Viking. Seems like poor casting to me (I'd prefer to see someone like Brendan Gleeson -- a real Irishman and not some scrawny runt like DiCaprio), but we'll see what happens.

January 6th, 2010, 10:45 AM	#15 (permalink)
Celtik Militia Dumb French Bastard Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Paris Posts: 1,336	Well apparently DiCaprio has always been a huge fan of Vikings. Knowing this I'd expect that he has the role of a viking in this upcoming movie. I'm sure he'd do ok. He can look tough. We always have the image of him in Titanic, but in more recent movies like Gangs of New York, Blood Diamond and The Departed I thought he was pretty cool and fit the role of the tortured tough boy pretty well. The only thing is that I really hope this movie will be in old norse (like what Mel Gibson did with Passion of the Christ and Apocalypto), I'm not sure if DiCaprio can really pull that off. __________________

January 11th, 2010, 08:02 PM	#16 (permalink)
cobracommander Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: New Jersey, USA Posts: 3	this does not sound good to me. mel + leo < vikings __________________ "Deep in the human unconscious is a pervasive need for a logical universe that makes sense. But the real universe is always one step beyond logic. OOOOH! I just blew your mind!

January 11th, 2010, 11:15 PM	#17 (permalink)
Belgar The Wallonian Redneck. Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Jupiter2 this is Alpha control do you copy? Posts: 1,708	I was expecting a movie in original Norse language as he did for Apocalypto and the Jebus movie.

January 13th, 2010, 10:50 PM	#18 (permalink)
Disturbed Puppy Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Near Charlotte, NC Posts: 12	Honestly, if Gibson thinks DiCaprio has what it takes to pull off the "viking" look, I trust him. I doubted him before Apocalypto, and ate my words by the shovelful. I'll at least wait to see a preview before I open my mouth to criticize him. @Cobracommander: Vikings are too epic to be compared like that, so that's just not fair to Mel.

January 21st, 2010, 08:57 AM	#19 (permalink)
Thorshammer In the hands of Thor Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: goatsheed Posts: 131	http://www.bloglingua.com/mel-gibson...-in-old-norse/ __________________ Hail mighty Thor.

January 21st, 2010, 04:09 PM	#21 (permalink)
Bates Swamp Yankee Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Milford, NH Posts: 1,447	Alright, now I'm interested.. __________________ Other theories claim that Swamp Yankees were the undesirable, troublemaking New Englanders who moved to the "swamps" of southeastern New England upon arriving in the New World in the 1600s. We are brothers of the north, we all share in the Allfather's blood

January 22nd, 2010, 06:38 PM	#22 (permalink)
Disturbed Puppy Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Near Charlotte, NC Posts: 12	Like I said, do not doubt Mel. He may be a closet Nazi, but one thing he does right is the movie.

February 15th, 2010, 02:44 PM	#25 (permalink)
BornToOpposition Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 10	The only thing that worries me about this is that Mel Gibson could take it as an opportunity to make some statement about Christianity. Given his background it wouldn't surprise me at all if the Vikings in the movie are portrayed as murderous, barbaric, baby-killing, demonic pagans (anyone see Pathfinder?) who are saved & civilized at the end by the righteous Christians. Everyone knows that the Vikings weren't the most wholesome of cultures, but I'm afraid this movie could turn out to be biased against them. But who knows, maybe it will just be another awesome epic, cuz Mel has certainly done some good ones in the past. The fact that it's in Old Norse is definitely pretty cool. __________________ I refuse to submit To the god you say is kind. I know what's right, and it is time It's time to fight, and free our minds.