Add Hollywood heartthrob Antonio Banderas looking sultry and swinging a sword, and surely the fans will be there in droves.īut numerous production troubles, disastrous test screenings and expensive reshoots pushed the estimated $60 million budget to more than $100 million and things spun rapidly out of control. Director John McTiernan is no stranger to high action thrillers (“Die Hard”, “The Hunt for Red October”), while another Crichton novel, “Jurassic Park”, has provided one of the successes of the 90s. On paper “The 13th Warrior” has a lot going for it. The movie is based upon Michael Crichton’s novel Eaters of the Dead, which was itself based on the 8th century poem, Beowulf. Banderas must find a way to combat the group of flesh-eating invaders that mutilate the warriors and devour their flesh. 922 – stars Antonio Banderas as Arab courtier Ahmad Ibn Fadlan, who accompanies a party of unwashed, brutish Vikings on a quest to destroy the evil creature Wendol. “The 13th Warrior” – an action adventure set in A.D. “Stranger Things 4” surpasses one billion hours viewed
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