It's troll vs. troll in Netflix's Troll 2 trailer

"(Spoilers for the first Troll movie below.) Don't confuse the Netflix franchise with 2010's Trollhunter, shot in the style of a found footage mockumentary. A group of college students sets off into the wilds of the fjordland to make a documentary about a suspected bear poacher named Hans. They discover that Hans is actually hunting down trolls and decide to document those endeavors instead, but soon realize they are very much out of their depth."

"Writer/director André Øvredal infused Trollhunter with the driest of wit and myriad references to Norwegian culture, especially its folklore and fairy tales surrounding trolls. There are woodland trolls and mountain trolls, some with tails, some with multiple heads. They turn to stone when exposed to sunlight-which is why one of the troll hunters carries around a powerful UV lamp-and mostly eat rocks but can develop a taste for human flesh, and they can smell the blood of a Christian."

"Netflix's international offerings include some entertaining Norwegian fare, such as the series (2020-2023), a surprisingly engaging reworking of Norse mythology brought into the 21st century that ran for three seasons. Another enjoyable offering was a 2022 monster movie called , essentially a Norwegian take on the classic Godzilla formula. Netflix just dropped a trailer for the sequel, Troll 2, which looks to be very much in the same vein as its predecessor."

Netflix's international slate includes Norwegian genre productions that blend myth and monster cinema. A 2020–2023 series reworks Norse mythology for the 21st century over three seasons. A 2022 monster film, Troll, adopts a Godzilla-like formula rooted in local folklore and practical effects. A sequel, Troll 2, now has a trailer signaling continuation of that tone. The 2010 film Trollhunter, filmed as found footage, follows students who discover a troll hunter named Hans. Trollhunter emphasizes dry wit and deep ties to Norwegian fairy tales, depicting diverse troll types, sunlight petrification, and unusual behaviors.

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