In a bit of on-the-nose casting, the Manchester City striker will voice a Viking warrior in 'Viqueens,' the upcoming animated epic from Norwegian director Harald Zwart.
Europe Bureau Chief
Norwegian soccer superstar Erling Haaland is making his film debut, playing (natch) a Viking in Viqueens, the upcoming animated film from fellow Norwegian Harald Zwart (The Karate Kid, Agent Cody Banks), The Hollywood Reporter has learned.
Haaland will voice an animated version of himself, a Viking called Haaland, in the film, described as an animated adventure-comedy set in a “world of fearless warrior girls, icy fjords, and Silk Road mythology.”
For Haaland fans that casting could hardly be more apt. 6’5” and statuesque, with a muscular psysique, tremendous attacking speed and shoulder-length block locks, the Norwegian striker has long been compared to a Viking warrior. Just 25, Haaland is already a legend of the sport. He holds the single-season goals record in England’s Premiere League (36 goals in his 2022–23 season for Manchester City) and was the fastest player in history to score 100 goals, hitting the career landmark in just 105 matches.
