- LOS ANGELES — Hollywood star Mads Mikkelsen has joined the voice cast of the
animated feature “North,” inspired by Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tale “The
Snow Queen.”
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- The film centers on Gerda, who sets off into the great
unknown in search of her friend Kai, who has mysteriously vanished, reports
variety.com.
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- On her journey, Gerda makes friends with people, birds,
beasts, and a kind witch, unaware that a hostile, unseen enemy – the Snow Queen
and her devil apprentice, Louie – is watching her. The evil queen keeps Kai
prisoner in her ice palace way up north in Finnmark, Norway.
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- Mikkelsen will lend his voice to the character of
Severin, the father of Kai. Severin is a figure who “embodies wisdom, sorrow
and the timeless magic of storytelling,” according to a statement.
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- As a carpenter, he builds his son a beautiful sled for
Christmas and grieves when the sled and the boy vanish. The film is being sold
in Cannes by Studio 100 Film, and will be screened on May 13 in the Marché du
Film.
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- Norwegian composer Rolf Lovland contributed the original
song “Finding You,” performed by Norwegian pop singer Maria Arredondo.
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- “This lyrical ballad reflects the themes of longing and
connection that lie at the heart of the film’s journey,” the statement added.
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- “North” is directed by fantasy author Bente Lohne, and is
produced by Hakon Gundersen and his company PictoryLand, in collaboration with
Anima Vitae. Ralph Guggenheim, co-founder of Pixar Animation Studios, serves as
consulting producer.
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- Mikkelsen rose to fame in Denmark as an actor for his
roles such as Tonny in the first two films of the Pusher film trilogy,
Detective Sergeant Allan Fischer in the television series Rejseholdet, Niels in
Open Hearts, Svend in The Green Butchers, Ivan in Adam's Apples and Jacob
Petersen in After the Wedding.
