- Roar Uthaug’s Troll is the most watched non-English movie on Netflix to date.
- The film follows a group of humans as they attempt to control an enormous troll.
- Troll was shot in Norway, and VFX artists used textures from Noway’s forests.
‘Troll‘, the most watched non-English movie on Netflix to date, has a behind-the-scenes video that is only available.
The Tomb Raider director Roar Uthaug’s film follows a group of humans as they attempt to control an enormous troll after it escapes into modern-day Norway.
Uthaug discusses his lifelong desire of creating a creature feature rooted in his Norwegian heritage in the BTS video. “I’ve always wanted to make this big monster movie set in Norway, with Norwegian trolls.”
Drawing inspiration from Scandinavian folklore was helpful, but a movie about a huge monster should surprise its audience. As the it plays such a significant role in Norwegian society, according to Uthaug, “as the troll is such a big part of our culture as Norwegians, it was important to pay our respects to that but to also create a creature that they’ve never seen before.”
When Uthaug had the notion to include a troll in a disaster movie, he started searching for examples in images created by Norwegian artists.
The Troll on Karl Johan by [Theodor Severin] Kittelsen was a major source of inspiration for the film, according to the filmmaker.
Not only was the movie totally shot in Norway, but VFX artists also used textures from Noway’s forests, rocks, and moss to create the ultrarealistic CGI monster we see in the movie.
Uthaug also discusses how Troll echoes a crucial ecological message in the exclusive video. “I also hope it makes people think about how we treat nature. Cause if we don’t treat it right, it’s going to fight back.” he adds.
Because it will fight back if we don’t treat it properly. That fits with the tradition of the enormous animals, as Japanese kaiju were usually used to highlight how humans’ impact on the environment or the terrifying impacts of WMDs.
Director Uthaug also discussed his ideas for a sequel in an exclusive conversation. A sequence during the middle of Troll’s credits continues the narrative. “I had already begun thinking of the main framework for the sequel before the release,” Uthaug explains.
Because the first movie was already so popular, the fans’ adoration for Troll “has inspired us to follow our intuition,” according to the audience. Because Troll is one of Netflix’s biggest hits, Uthaug is under a lot more pressure, but he wouldn’t change much about his intentions for a sequel.
Troll 2 will clearly outperform Troll because the creative team has nailed how the creature moves and expresses its sentiments in the previous movie. As stated to us by Uthaug:
“We went many rounds on determining his shape, size, posture and texture. It was important to us that Norwegians recognize him as the kind of troll we all grew up with in our fairy tales. We wanted him to feel like he was born from Norwegian nature. But the biggest challenge was getting his emotions right. Both his aggression and rage, but also maybe more importantly his deeper feelings of loneliness and sorrow. I believe it is through these emotions the audience really connect to him.”
Espen Horn and Kristian Strand Sinkerud from Motion Blur are the producers of Troll. For the movie Cadaver, the creators had previously collaborated with Netflix.
Espen Auka wrote the script for Uthaug’s film. Ine Marie Wilmann, Mads Sjgrd Pettersen, Kim Falck, Gard B. Eidsvold, and P.L. Richard Lunderby are among the cast members of Troll.
Netflix currently has Troll accessible.
Below is a summary of the movie:
Deep inside the mountain of Dovre, something gigantic awakens after being trapped for a thousand years. Destroying everything in its path, the creature is fast approaching the capital of Norway. But how do you stop something you thought only existed in Norwegian folklore?
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