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With Mortal in select theaters, on demand, and digital today, here's a look a new new clip from André Øvredal's latest!

"In this spellbinding thriller, a sleepy Norwegian town erupts after an American backpacker, Eric, is arrested. Witnesses claim a teen died after touching the stranger, and that he inexplicably started a fire that engulfed a farm. He warns a psychologist, Christine, that he has supernatural powers, and that anyone who gets too close to him dies. Is Eric a liar, a freak of nature, an angry god? Determined to find the truth, Christine draws nearer, and what she finds is beyond her wildest imaginings…"

Mortal was directed by André Øvredal, written by André Øvredal, Norman Lesperance, and Geoff Bussetil, and stars Nat Wolff, Iben Akerlie, Per Frisch, Per Egil Aske, and Priyanka Bose.

In case you missed it, be sure to read Heather Wixson's in-depth interview with Øvredal!

In a world more than ten years into a historic Marvel Cinematic Universe run, the only word to describe someone outside the Hollywood system deciding to make a film about a young man with the same powers as Norse mythology’s most iconic God is bold. Why? Because it won’t really matter whether André Øvredal’s Mortal is good or not. He’s willfully going up against the zeitgeist and many audience members will scoff at whatever direction he’s taken simply because it diverts from what they think they know from a Disney-fied version of a religion they actually know little about. This reality isn’t unlike the one born from the Mouse House’s idealistic cartoons based on dark fairy tales nowhere near as sanitized. So give Øvredal a round of applause.

The director of Trollhunter doesn’t have to worry about such things, though. Not when...

André Øvredal's Mortal is headed to select theaters and will be available on demand on November 6th, with a Blu-ray release to follow on November 10th. Ahead of the movie's release and our upcoming interview with André Øvredal, here's a look at a brand new clip:

"In this spellbinding thriller, a sleepy Norwegian town erupts after an American backpacker, Eric, is arrested. Witnesses claim a teen died after touching the stranger, and that he inexplicably started a fire that engulfed a farm. He warns a psychologist, Christine, that he has supernatural powers, and that anyone who gets too close to him dies. Is Eric a liar, a freak of nature, an angry god? Determined to find the truth, Christine draws nearer, and what she finds is beyond her wildest imaginings…"

Mortal was directed by André Øvredal, written by André Øvredal, Norman Lesperance, and Geoff Bussetil, and stars Nat Wolff,...

Saban Films has revealed a new trailer for Mortal. This is the latest from filmmaker Andre Ovredal, who is coming fresh off of last year's hit adaptation of Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark. With a cast led by Nat Wolff, it focuses on a young man who discovers he has God-like powers and is based on ancient Norwegian mythology. As we can see from the trailer, It looks to be a dark take on the whole superhuman origin tale.

The trailer opens with Nat Wolff recounting an altercation he had recently, which came with grave consequences. We then come to find that he has fiery powers that are equal parts dangerous and mysterious. Naturally, this leads to issues as government agencies want to get him under control before more damage can be done. There are some Chronicle vibes, only without the found footage angle, while also sort of...

André Øvredal's Mortal is headed to select theaters and will be available on demand on November 6th, with a Blu-ray release to follow on November 10th. Here's a look at the newly released trailer:

"In this spellbinding thriller, a sleepy Norwegian town erupts after an American backpacker, Eric, is arrested. Witnesses claim a teen died after touching the stranger, and that he inexplicably started a fire that engulfed a farm. He warns a psychologist, Christine, that he has supernatural powers, and that anyone who gets too close to him dies. Is Eric a liar, a freak of nature, an angry god? Determined to find the truth, Christine draws nearer, and what she finds is beyond her wildest imaginings…"

Mortal was directed by André Øvredal, written by André Øvredal, Norman Lesperance, and Geoff Bussetil, and stars Nat Wolff, Iben Akerlie, Per Frisch, Per Egil Aske, and Priyanka Bose.

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After bringing Alvin Schwartz and Stephen Gammell's Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark to life on the big screen in 2019, director André Øvredal will summon godlike abilities in his new fantasy adventure movie Mortal, which has been acquired for Us distribution by Saban Films:

Press Release: Los Angeles – Saban Films announced today that they have acquired U.S. rights to André Øvredal’s Mortal starring Nat Wolff (Death Note), Iben Akerlie (Victoria), Priyanka Bose (Lion) and Per Frisch (Farewell Illusions). Written by Øvredal (Trollhunter) and Norman Lesperance (Door to the Other Side), the fantasy adventure is produced by John Einar Hagen, Ben Pugh and Brian Kavanaugh-Jones for Nordisk Film Production, 42 and Automatik. The film is backed by Nordisk Film, Zefyr and Umedia.

Mortal follows Eric (Wolff), an American backpacker in the wilderness of western Norway, who gets arrested after accidentally killing a teenager, and manages to flee...

“Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark” director André Øvredal’s next adventure will see a U.S. rollout from Saban Films.

“Mortal,” starring Nat Wolff, has sold domestic rights to the distributor In a deal brokered by Endeavor Content. TrustNordisk handled international rights.

Saban president Bill Bromiley, currently on the ground at the Sundance Film Festival, said “we love André’s work, from ‘Scary Stories,’ to ‘Troll Hunter’ and The Autopsy of Jane Doe.’ This is a coming-of-age origins story but also a genre mashup with Wolff rising as a legend with God-like powers. Our audiences will love this.”

Wolff plays an American backpacker in western Norway who finds himself imprisoned following the accidental death of a local teen. Along with a young psychologist he met in jail, Wolff flees and soon learns he has abilities derived from ancient Norwegian mythology.

Iben Akerlie (“Victoria”), Priyanka Bose (“Lion”) and Per Frisch (“Farewell Illusions”) costar.

TrustNordisk has come on board André Øvredal’s fantasy adventure film “Mortal” in the run-up to the Berlin Film Festival.

Now in post-production, “Mortal” was previously handled by Im Global. TrustNordisk will unveil a promo to buyers at the European Film Market.

“Mortal” (“Torden”) stars Nat Wolff as Eric, an American backpacker in the wilderness of western Norway who gets arrested after accidentally killing a teenager, and manages to flee with the young psychologist he met during his detention.

While on the run, with both Norwegian and American authorities tracking him down, Eric finally discovers he has godlike powers based on ancient Norwegian mythology. The film was written by Øvredal and Norman Lesperance (“Door to the Other Side”).

Susan Wendt, TrustNordisk’s managing director, said the company looked forward to working on “this impressive adventure by André Øvredal taking [audiences] into the Nordic mythology.”

Øvredal’s credits include other genre films,...

Norwegian actress Iben Akerlie is set to co-star in André Ovredal’s adventure fantasy film Mortal, along with Nat Wolff and Priyanka Bose. Written by Ovredal, Norman Lesperance and Geoff Bussetil, the pic follows Eric Johansen (Wolff), who is actively pursued by the police after his powers have killed people and caused tragedy. Akerlie will play Christine, a psychologist brought in to help with his case, who believes that Eric can control his powers and use them for good…...

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Not to be confused with The Other Side of the Door (something which seems to have plagued this films Amazon page), Door to the Other Side is actually a retitling of Norman Lesperance’s Reclusion. Now Lesperance may not be a name many will recognise, but he’s the man responsible for the short Killing Tarantino, which went viral a few years ago. He is also the co-writer and co-director of Future Murder, a little seen thriller from 2000 which is probably now more famous for being the debut feature of André Øvredal, who has since found fame for his films Troll Hunter and The Autopsy of Jane Doe.

Door to the Other Side tells the story of Tim, a man who lives his life as a shut-in. Except...

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Exclusive: Matthew Shreder and James Andrew Felts’ sales company is Santa Monica-bound with a trio of new titles led by The Man Who Was Thursday.

Hungary’s Balazs Juszt directed The Man Who Was Thursday and Guy Moshe and Matthew Zamias of Picturesque Films produced. Cobera and Bulldog Agenda served as executive producers.

The film is inspired by G K Chesterton’s existentialist novel of the same name and centres on a disgraced priest who is summoned to Rome and ordered to find the leader of an anarchist group.

Francois Arnaud stars alongside Ana Ularu, Jordi Molla and Mark Ivanir.

Documentary Harry & Snowman centres on world champion show jumper Snowman and his owner Harry DeLeyer, who rose to fame when they won the 1956 triple Crown at Madison Square Gardens.

Ron Davis directed through his Docutainment Films and the film premiered at the Full Frame Festival and has gone on to screen at more than 20 other festivals including...