Danish born actor Nikolaj Coster-Waldau has spent years flirting with Hollywood in the likes of Kingdom of Heaven and Black Hawk Down (he first came to people’s attention with the 1994 euro-thriller Nightwatch). However Game Of Thrones has raised his profile immensely to the point where he’s now going to topline a horror-thriller opposite Jessica Chastain (The Tree Of Life, The Help).
THR reports that the duo will star in the Guillermo del Toro produced movie, Mama. The film is about a young married couple who take in their long-lost nieces and nephews after they have been lost in the woods for the past five years. It soon becomes apparent that a malicious supernatural force is intent of claiming the kids.
Andres Muschietti will direct Mama for Universal Pictures, expanding his own short film to feature length with the help of screenwriter Neil Cross. Shooting starts on October 3rd in Toronto.