Pathfinder
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Short description
Pathfinder is set in North America centuries before Columbus, where a Viking raiding party clashes with an indigenous tribe and sails away leaving a young boy behind. He is taken in and raised by the people his own kin attacked, and years later, when the Vikings return to wipe out the village, the grown warrior known as Ghost must turn against his bloodline to defend the only family he knows.
The film is a loose remake of a 1987 Norwegian movie of the same name and was directed by Marcus Nispel, its second feature after his 2003 remake of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and before Friday the 13th, Conan the Barbarian and Exeter. Karl Urban plays Ghost, with Moon Bloodgood, Clancy Brown, Jay Tavare and Nicole Muñoz among the cast. The screenplay is credited to Laeta Kalogridis and Nils Gaup, who directed the original.
Made for about 45 million dollars and released in January 2007, the film returned roughly 31 million worldwide, a result that fell well short of its production cost. Audiences rate it modestly: 5.4 out of 10 on IMDb from around 48,000 votes, and 5.7 out of 10 on TMDB from a much smaller base of 814 votes. Critics were harsher still, giving it 3.7 out of 10 across 75 reviews, placing it clearly below the audience scores on both platforms.
What's left behind the scenes
- The actors playing Vikings wore hockey shoulder pads under their clothes to appear more imposing.
- Comics with the same title as the film were released.
- As a bet with his friend Karl Urban, Jack Black once replaced an extra playing a Native American for the entire shooting day.
- In order to receive an R rating (persons under 17 are only allowed with a parent or legal guardian), director Marcus Nispel cut 8 minutes of footage, including scenes of violence and sex, during editing. These scenes can be found on the DVD and Blu-ray releases.
- The filmmakers knew that Vikings did not actually decorate their helmets with horns, but they decided to add them anyway because viewers were accustomed to associating Vikings with horned helmets, and furthermore, horned helmets look more intimidating.
- The Scout's House was built around a real tree discovered on the filming location. The appearance of the Indian huts features elements reminiscent of the Sydney Opera House.
- The Vikings in the film speak modern Icelandic.
- The props department created helmets from rubber and metal. Rubber helmets were used during stunt filming, as wearing metal helmets at those moments could have caused injury to the actors.
- Director Marcus Nispel did not shave from the start of fundraising for filming until the end of the shooting period, and then he shaved and cut his hair completely.
Auditions in India
Casting calls in USA
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