Fans of Roel Reiné will be witness to his latest TV work in due time. For now, his current run is inbound for this Friday with upcoming Dutch sword epic, Redbad, following its release in the Netherlands.
Release dates are still pending for The Admiral helmer Roel Reiné’s new sword-and-shield epic, Redbad. In the meantime, the official trailer is now running online following its most recent presentation at Dutch Comic Con this month where Reiné and select cast members attributed some lip service to the film’s campaign ahead of its June 28 release.
Actor Gils Naber stars in the film set in the Dutch town of Dokkum as the Frisian king, jaded by old Frisian pagan traditions. He finds himself exiled and blamed for his father’s death at the hands of the Frankish invasion and later marries a Danish princess after aiding the king in defeating a rival army, bolstering his own efforts to return his homeland and settle the score with ambitious warlord Pepijn van Herstal once and for all.
Also starring are Lisa Smit, Loes Haverkort, Søren Malling, Derek de Lint and Jonathan Banks. Check out the trailer below from Screendaily.
Director Roel Reine has been hard at work following up on films like The Admiral and Marvel’s The Inhumans, here and now with big scale sword-and-shield Viking pic, Redbad. The film is on track to screen a small portion for buyers at the upcoming European Film Market while Screendaily exclusively confirmed a U.S. pick-up by Epic Pictures distrib branch, Epic Releasing.
The Admiral scribe Alex van Galen’s script sets the tone for the Norse war tale set in the 8th century amid Northern Europe where the Frisian king (Gijs Naber – The Heineken Kidnapping, Penoza) is blamed for his father’s death and the invasion of the Frankish army, and is subsequently cast away by his own people. Time away sees him marry a Viking princess before returning to his homeland to settle the score with ambitious warlord Pepijn van Herstal (Jonathan Banks – Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul) and save his family once and for all.
“Roel Reine is one of the best action directors in the film business and Jonathan Banks gives the performance of his career,” Patrick Ewald, CEO of Epic Pictures, told ScreenDaily. “When Danielle Raaphorst and Incredible showed us early footage of the battle scenes and the impressive large-scale production value, we knew that Redbad was destined to become an Epic Release.”
Prior to North America, sales agent Incredible Films had already Redbad to Spain (ADSO), France (First International Production), South Korea (Movement Pictures), Netherlands and Germany (Splendid) and to the Middle East (SRND). A Dutch release is in tow for June thusfar while further dates and details remain pending.
A teaser has already been available since December and while Incredible Films will be showing its own footage privately at Berlin, the teaser below should suffice plenty.
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