Powerful fantasy epic from Germany turns 800-year-old dragon history on its head – now the first pictures are available

Powerful fantasy epic from Germany turns 800 year old dragon history on
Jannis Niewöhner embodies the most German hero of all time. He will soon be seen as the dragon slayer Siegfried in the fantasy spectacle Hagen, which will be released as both a feature film and a Hagen series. The story of the epic project is based on the approximately 800 year old Nibelungenlied (via GEO). The first images promise a dark and bloody drama. Fantasy epic Hagen tells the story of a tragic villain

Hagen is an adaptation of the novel Hagen of Tronje by Wolfgang Hohlbein, who makes the villain of the Nibelungenlied the protagonist: Hagen von Tronje (in the film and series: Gijs Naber) secures its future as the armorer of the Kingdom of Burgundy. He is secretly in love with the king’s daughter Kriemhild (Lilja van der Zwaag). As the Dragon slayer Siegfried (Niewöhner) appears in the capital Worms, Hagen’s political aspirations and his romantic ambitions are in jeopardy.

Production studio Constantin Film now has The first scenes from the fantasy spectacle Hagen have been published:

The pictures promise a fantasy epic, its creators Neither the equipment nor the fake blood was spared have. Cyrill Boss and Philipp Stennert (News from Wixxer) sit in the director’s chair for the film and series.

When and how does Hagen come to Germany?

According to Constantin’s website, the Hagen film is due on October 31, 2024 come to the cinemas. The series does not yet have a specific start date. According to a press release from RTL Deutschland, both formats will be evaluated for RTL+. It is not yet known to what extent the series and the film differ in terms of content.

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