“Troll” is a new Norwegian monster film that is streaming on Netflix.
So let’s find out some trivia and facts about the film.
- Troll is a 2022 Norwegian monster
- The film is directed by Roar Uthaug
- Starring Ine Marie Wilmann, Kim Falck, Mads Sjøgård Pettersen, Gard B. Eidsvold, Pål Richard Lunderby, and Eric Vorenholt
- It follows a ragtag group of people who must come together to stop an ancient troll that was awakened in a Norwegian mountain and prevent it from wreaking havoc
- Director Uthaug met with Motion Blur executives when his film Tomb Raider was near completion to discuss creating a film
- He decided to utilize a Norwegian folklore-inspired idea that he had been pondering for over 20 years
- Concept art of the titular monster attacking Oslo was released in March 2021
- Principal photography began in August 2021 and wrapped in November
- With location shooting taking place in Askim, Dovre, Indre Østfold, Lom, Øyer, Rena, and Ulsteinvik
- Troll was released by Netflix on 1 December 2022
- It received generally positive reviews from critics
- With praise for the performances, score, cinematography, direction, visual effects, and action sequences
- The film drew criticism towards its derivative plot
- On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 90%
- Based on 20 reviews
- With an average rating of 6.20
- Critics deemed the story of a giant monster that wreaks havoc in a populous city derivative of Godzilla and King Kong films
- In an interview with What’s on Netflix, producer Kristian Strand Sinkerud stated that the crew “have ambitions to make a sequel and perhaps two sequels, but it all depends on how the audience are responding to [the film]”
- Director Uthaug added: “right now we’re focused on one big entertaining movie and let’s see how the response is to that”
- News website TheWrap officially announced Troll on 25 August 2020, with an article featuring a synopsis, and a statement from Uthaug
- In March 2021, Bloody Disgusting revealed concept art of the titular monster attacking Oslo
- In January 2022, David Kosse of Netflix described the film as “a giant four-quadrant event movie that happens to take place in Norway… with a troll”
