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It's a full-bodied adventure movie that's responsive and reverential to the needs of sci-fi escapism. Fresh score. Vikings vs. aliens -- Outlander is probably the best possible version of whatever movie you've already made in your head from reading those first three words.
Jim Caviezel. A warrior from space crash-lands into ancient Norway and helps Viking tribes battle a bloodthirsty monster. Jim Caviezel (The Passion of the Christ) stars in this action-packed sc-fi adventure fantasy. Sophia Myles, Jack Huston, Ron Perlman, John Hurt. Directed by Howard McCain.);})();(function(){window.jsl.dh(x7jFZr6yLvKpwPAPvtihuAU__165,
At that time Karl Urban was in talks to star in the film, but James Caviezel emerged as the lead when production was finally announced in September 2006. By this point, the production had settled on Halifax and Nine Mile River, Nova Scotia, Canada, with a 10-week shooting schedule beginning in October 2006.
Outlander is itself a genre-blending mash-up, a far-out fusion of ancient Viking saga and sci-fi adventure: Beowulf meets Alien.
Long touted, and sometimes marketed, as a show that appeals mainly to women, the Starz hit “Outlander” actually has a strong – if bashful – male fan base.