Gallery: Myth Buffer: With Trollhunter, André Øvredal Modernizes Fairy Tales

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    André Øvredal

    *Norwegian director André Øvredal talks about his clever horror film* Trollhunter *during its run at the San Francisco International Film Festival.*
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    otto jespersen Trollhunter

    *Otto Jespersen, the "most famous comedian in Norway," plays a grizzled troll exterminator in* Trollhunter.
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    *Dressed in homemade armor and toting a bucket of blood, troll hunter Hans (played by Otto Jespersen) battles a behemoth.*
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    Trollhunter

    *A showdown with a massive creatures gives* Trollhunter *its grand finale.*
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    *Concept art for the* Trollhunter*'s Tusseladd troll shows the multiheaded creature.*
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    tusseladd concept art Trollhunter

    *Production images for* Trollhunter *showcase the Tusseladd's evolution.*
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    troll-trio troll hunter

    *Otto Jespersen, Johanna Mørck and Tomas Alf Larsen hunt trolls in* Trollhunter, *director André Øvredal's mockumentary.*
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