Nicole Kidman-starring film 'The Northman' was being filmed in the country The coronavirus pandemic has a “dramatic” impact on the film and TV industry in Northern Ireland, the head of a national industry body has said.
Richard Williams of Northern Ireland Screen said 25 film and TV productions have been halted in the country due to the ongoing crisis.
He added there will be “companies that will not survive this period of time.” BBC series Line Of Duty and Robert Eggers’ big budget film The Northman, starring Nicole Kidman and Alexander Skarsgård, were being filmed in the country but are now on hold.
Williams told BBC News NI that The Northman‘s postponement would have a huge impact. “That’s a project that’s financed out of the US studio