Motion Blur, partly owned by SF Studios, will produce the Netflix Norwegian feature film Troll, directed by Roar Uthaug

25 august 2020 - Sist oppdatert 16 juni 2022

opphavsrett: Photo Credits: Lasse Nyhaugen

Netflix today announced the Norwegian feature Troll. The Norwegain language action-adventure film will be directed by internationally acclaimed Roar Uthaug, with films such as Tomb Raider and The Wave on his resumé. Espen Horn and Kristian Strand Sinkerud from Motion Blur, partly owned by SF Studios, will produce. Motion Blur is also the production company behind the Norwegian Netflix film Cadaver.

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?

"Troll is an idea that has been developing in the back of my mind for over 20 years. To finally be able to realize it with the enthusiastic and ambitious people at Netflix and Motion Blur is truly a dream come true. I can't wait to unleash this Norwegian monster on the world”, says director Roar Uthaug.

“We are incredibly proud to bring a Norwegian project of this scale to the world together with Roar Uthaug and Motion Blur. Roar is an extremely skilled filmmaker and I’m excited for him to go back to his Norwegian roots with this ambitious and fun film”, says David Kosse, Vice President, International Original Film at Netflix.

“We are thrilled to bring Troll to life, a Norwegian fairy tale figure, played, directed and produced by Norwegians for the global market. We at Motion Blur are ecstatic to finally announce this collaboration with director Roar Uthaug and Netflix”, says producers Espen Horn and Kristian Strand Sinkerud.

Troll will release exclusively on Netflix in 2022. Release date is still to be announced.  

www.netflix.com/troll 


For more information, please contact: 
Espen Horn, Producer & Partner, Motion Blur, +47 92 03 82 91
Tim King, EVP Production, SF Studios, +46 76 214 27 14

About Motion Blur
Motion Blur Films was founded in 2012. Latest productions include Cadaver (2020), Amundsen (2019), The 12th Man (2018) and the TV-series Oil Fund (2018). Motion Blur’s goal is to be the Scandinavian leader in producing genre movies and TV-series for an international audience. Motion Blur is partly owned by SF Studios.  

About SF Studios
SF Studios, established in 1919, is one of the world’s oldest film companies. Today SF Studios is the leading film studio in the Nordic region with its headquarters in Stockholm, Sweden and offices in Oslo, Copenhagen, Helsinki and London. The company is producing and distributing feature films and TV series as well as providing the digital services SF Anytime and SF Kids. SF Studios is part of the leading Nordic media company Bonnier.

About Netflix
Netflix is the world's leading streaming entertainment service with 193 million paid memberships in over 190 countries enjoying TV series, documentaries and feature films across a wide variety of genres and languages. Members can watch as much as they want, anytime, anywhere, on any internet-connected screen. Members can play, pause and resume watching, all without commercials or commitments.