The film tells about the fictional clash between the native Indians and invading Vikings, through the eyes of a man called Ghost ( Karl Urban - e.g. The graphic novel by “Dark Horse Comics” was also produced at the same time with the film by the artist Christopher Shy (also concept artist on the film), and it was a collaborative effort with Shy and Nispel. And no, real Vikings didn’t have horns on their helmets. Since debate even among the historians is very common when Vikings are concerned, “Pathfinder” doesn’t even try to be “historically accurate”. The accurate information is still hard to gather, as so many aspects can be partly considered as mythology. Vikings most likely were the first Europeans (600 years before Christopher Columbus) to discover North-America and apparently even settled some areas there. The historical backdrop is still interesting, since the Vikings have always been surrounded by a violent and dark enigma. Another Viking-movie, another box office bomb. The audience didn’t buy the concept, while “The 13th Warrior” got back 38.5% of his budget in the U.S., “Pathfinder (2007)” only got back 22.7% (info based on Wikipedia). “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre” (2003)) was the brave one and had a good plan Heavily influenced by the Norwegian film “Pathfinder AKA Ofelas (1987)”, Nispel wanted to create a simple, survival story that’s visually and mood-wise almost like a graphic novel. German born director/co-producer Marcus Nispel (e.g. Not many have even tried, at least not after the notorious “The 13th Warrior (1999)”. The “Pirates of the Caribbean”-films finally saved that genre after several box office and critical flops, but the Vikings have been an even more difficult subject for filmmakers. Not exactly the receipt for success in modern movies.
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