Beowulf

Ripping and rousing epic about the mythic Scandinavian hero (Ray Winstone) and his band of warriors who set out to save a kingdom by vanquishing fire-breathing dragons and a bewitching creature of the deep (played with watery menace by Angelina Jolie). Crispin Glover is a freaky fright as the demonic, misshapen Grendel. Directed by Robert Zemeckis. Written by Neil Gaiman and Roger Avary., Digitally rendered epic based on the Old English poem of the same name. Scandinavian warrior Beowulf fights to protect the Danes from the ferocious beast Grendel. Against the odds, Beowulf manages to defeat the beast, only for Grendel’s mother to set out on a devastating quest for revenge., The Old English epic poem, thought to have been written around the eighth century, chronicles the exploits of Beowulf (Ray Winstone – King Arthur, Cold Mountain), a Scandinavian hero who saves the Danes from the seemingly indomitable monster Grendel (Crispin Glover – Willard, Back to the Future)., Inspired by the epic Old English poem of the same name, director Robert Zemeckis’s digitally rendered film follows the Scandinavian hero Beowulf (Ray Winstone) as he fights to protect the Danes from a ferocious beast named Grendel (Crispin Glover). Though at first Grendel seems invincible, Beowulf eventually manages to defeat him in a desperate battle to the death. Devastated by her son’s violent demise at the hands of Beowulf, Grendel’s mother (Angelina Jolie) sets out in search of revenge. Later, Beowulf faces the biggest challenge of his life when he attempts to slay a powerful dragon. Anthony Hopkins, Robin Wright Penn, Alison Lohman, John Malkovich, and Brendan Gleeson co-star in an epic fantasy adventure penned by Roger Avary and Neil Gaiman., Digitally rendered epic based on the Old English poem of the same name. Scandinavian warrior Beowulf fights to protect the Danes from the ferocious beast Grendel.