Coming this March to Netflix is new polar adventure thriller AGAINST THE ICE starring Nikolaj Coster Waldau, Charles Dance, Ed Speleers and Joe Cole. In 1909, Denmark's Alabama Expedition led by Captain Ejnar Mikkelsen was attempting to disprove the United States' claim to North Eastern Greenland, a claim that was rooted in the idea that Greenland was broken up into two different pieces of land. Leaving their crew behind with the ship, Mikkelsen sleds across the ice with his inexperienced crew member, Iver Iversen. The two men succeed in finding the proof that Greenland is one island, but returning to the ship takes
Against the Ice is Netflix' first original from Iceland
longer and is much harder than expected. Battling extreme hunger, fatigue and a polar bear attack, they finally arrive to find their ship crushed in the ice and the camp abandoned.
SANTA CLAUS MINI SERIES
WITH TIM ALLEN AT DISNEY +
The film series had three movies
Great news coming from Disney + today is that Tim Allen will star in a mini series, a sequel to his famous THE SANTA CLAUS with Last Man Standing's Jack Burditt as the showrunner. Here is the logline: Scott Calvin is on the brink of his 65th birthday and realizing that he can’t be Santa forever. He’s starting to lose a step in his Santa duties, and more importantly, he’s got a family who could benefit from a life in the normal world, especially his two kids who have grown up at the Pole. With a lot of elves, children, and family to please, Scott sets out to find a suitable replacement Santa while preparing his family for a new adventure in a life south of the pole.
MAGPIE MURDERS TRAILER
FOR NEW BRITBOX SERIES
Speaking of trailers, check out the first one for Britbox original series MAGPIE MURDERS which will stream its six episodes February 10th on the British streamer! Based on Anthony Horowitz’s novel it stars Lesley
Magpie Murders will stream on Britbox from February
Manville as Susan Ryeland, editor to best-selling writer Alan Conway (Conleth Hill). But, when the infamous mystery writer hands over his latest manuscript, the last chapter is missing. Before Susan can get her hands on the
The murder mystery within murder mystery will have six episodes
missing chapter, Conway is murdered. Naturally, she sets off on a quest to figure whodunnit. In his last novel he turned everyone he knew into the characters of this murder mystery within the murder mystery.
Proving our status of web's most resourceful place for period set projects, we have something very fresh for you: a very atmospheric teaser
The film will arrive sometime this year
released today for Danish epic movie MARGRETHE QUEEN OF NORTH starring Trine Dyrholm (from Erna At War) as their 15th century queen. Søren Malling, Morten Hee Andersen, Jakob Oftebro also star in the film out later this year.
The year is 1402. Margrethe has achieved what no man has managed before.
She has gathered Denmark, Norway and Sweden into a peace oriented union,
which she single handedly rules through her young, adopted son, Erik.
The union is beset by enemies, however, and Margrethe is therefore
planning a marriage between Erik and an English princess. An alliance
with England should secure the union's status as an emerging European
power but
Margethre crowning Eric as her successor
a breathtaking conspiracy is under way that can tear Margrethe
and all she believes in apart.
DEZZY'S HISTORY LESSON
The Kalmar union of Denmark, Norway and Sweden kept Scandinavian kingdoms joined for over a century. Margrethe, the founder of that union, was also known as the Semiramis of North and Lady King. She died aboard her royal ship when she was trying to recover Finland for the Union as well. She was succeeded by her great nephew Eric of Pomerania as her son King Olaf II of Denmark (whom she had with her husband King Haakon VI of Norway) died before her.
AGAINST THE ICE MOVIE
NIKOLAJ COSTER WALDAU TO LEAD PERIOD SET MOVIE
Nikolaj Coster Waldau leads the cast
Speaking of Denmark, Netflix is producing Baltasar Kormakur's AGAINST THE ICE survival movie set in 1909, when Denmark’s AlabamaExpedition led by Captain Ejnar Mikkelsen (Nikolaj Coster Waldau) was attempting to disprove the United States’ claim to North Eastern Greenland, a claim that was rooted in the idea that Greenland was broken up into two different pieces of land. Leaving their crew behind with the ship, Mikkelsen sleds across the ice with his inexperienced crew member, Iver Iversen (Joe Cole). The two men succeed in finding the proof that Greenland is one island, but returning to the ship takes longer and is much harder than expected. Battling extreme hunger, fatigue and a polar bear attack, they finally arrive to find their ship crushed in the ice and the camp abandoned. Charles Dance and Heida Reed also star in the film.
