Haaland to play marauding Viking in new animated film

In an inspired casting, Norwegian striker Erling Haaland will portray a fierce Viking warrior in a new animated film.

Manchester City’s towering striker has long been likened to a marauding Viking on the pitch as he sets record after record as the fastest player in history to score 100 Premier League goals.

The film’s producers at the Cannes Film Festival confirmed that the star was part of the cast of ‘Viqueens’, created by his compatriot Harald Zwart, of ‘The Karate Kid’ fame.

The children’s story, which comes out on Christmas Day, is set in a «world of fearless warrior girls, icy fjords and the mythology of the Silk Road.»

Published on May 16, 2026