Alexander Skarsgard is ready for revenge in new action-packed trailer for The Northman

On Wednesday, Focus Features dropped the second action-packed trailer for The Northman, which will be released in UK theaters this Friday and US theaters on April 22. 'A beast of a film': The preview capitalizes on early reviews from Epic Film Guys, Time Out, Feeling Seen Podcast, and Slash Film which helped the $90M-budget 12th century-set epic score 89 percent on Rotten Tomatoes In it, Emmy winner Alexander Skarsgård is out for revenge as Viking Prince-turned-warrior Amleth, who declares: 'Fate has no mercy. I cannot escape my fate' Origin: As a boy, Amleth witnessed his father King Aurvandill War-Raven get beheaded by his uncle Fjölnir Savagery: Many years later, Amleth seeks justice by having his men swarm, pillage and burn a village connected to Fjölnir in a bloody massacre There's a blink-and-you-missed-it flash of four-time Oscar nominee Willem Dafoe as Heimir the Fool. There's a blink-and-you-missed-it flash of four-time Oscar nominee Willem Dafoe as Heimir the Fool She has Viking blood: And there are two shots of 15-time Grammy nominee Björk as the eerie Seeress, a sort of 'Slav witch' The Swedish 45-year-old told GQ Hype on Wednesday: 'Nicole was probably expecting me to suggest a rom-com. Reunited: It was Alexander who helped convince Oscar winner Nicole Kidman to join The Northman after playing her abusive husband in the hit HBO series Big Little Lies from 2017-2019 The Swedish 45-year-old told GQ Hype on Wednesday: 'Nicole was probably expecting me to suggest a rom-com.