After warning everyone that the Vikings are coming, Ghost sets out to tackle them himself, assisted by the clumsy mute Jester (Kevin Loring). He flees to the neighboring village where somehow the members like Starfire and Pathfinder have managed to flee back to. Their entertainment is short-lived when they realize he can handle a sword well, and after slaying several men, Ghost goes on the run. The Vikings, led by Gunmar (Clancy Brown), challenge Ghost to a fight apparently to entertain themselves. The Pathfinder tells Ghost he must face the demons of his past before joining the council, news Ghost receives less than graciously.Īfter hunting in the woods, Ghost returns to the find the village in flames and all of its inhabitants dead.
While both tribes intermingle, Ghost can't help but notice the beautiful Starfire (Moon Bloodgood), and her possessive boyfriend Black Wing (Jay Tavares) can't help but notice Ghost's noticing. A neighboring and unnamed tribe comes to visit, led by the Pathfinder (Russell Means), a shaman who is looking for a successor. The boy, now 27 and christened as "Ghost" (Karl Urban), frequently isolates himself from others. They argue that the boy may turn on them and betray them, but the woman and her husband (Wayne Charles Baker) offer to take responsibility for him. She brings him to her tribe, much to the protests of the council members. While others may decide to flee such a grim scene, she explores it further and comes across a frail 12-year old boy (Burkeley Duffield). She stumbles upon an abandoned Viking ship filled with corpses. A Native American woman (Stefany Mathias) inexplicably follows a white horse through the woods. The film begins with a Tarzan-esque flashback. I wish I could say Pathfinder rises above such omens, but unfortunately I can't. Postponing a film's debut several times is never a good sign, but when the final release falls on Friday the 13th, then there's real reason to worry. After no less than six different scheduled release dates, Pathfinder finally arrived in theaters with little fanfare on April 13, 2007, nearly ten months after its original planned opening.
Some have become smash hits (the Lord of the Rings trilogy, 300), while others have had a harder time finding an audience ( Alexander, Kingdom of Heaven).
Theatrical Release: Ap/ Running Time: 107 Minutes (Theatrical Cut: 99 Minutes) / Rating: Unrated (Theatrical Cut: R)Ĭast: Karl Urban (Ghost), Moon Bloodgood (Starfire), Russell Means (Pathfinder), Clancy Brown (Gunmar), Ralf Moeller (Ulfar), Jay Tavares (Black Wing), Nathaniel Arcand (Wind in Tree), Kevin Loring (Jester), Wayne Charles Baker (Father), Burkeley Duffield (Ghost - 12 years old), Stefany Mathias (Mother)įilms created on an epic scale have grown in number since the turn of the millennium.