"Xena: Warrior Princess" Return of the Valkyrie (2000)

Director:

John Fawcett

Writers:

John Schulian (creator)
Emily Skopov (writer)
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TV Series:

"Xena: Warrior Princess" (1995)

Original Air Date:

2 December 2000 (Season 6, Episode 9)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Drama | Fantasy | Romance

Plot:

One year after the fight in the swamp against Odin and the valkyries, Beowulf and his sidekick, Wiglaf...

Plot Keywords:

Beowulf | Soul Mate | Warrior | Battle | Greece

Cast

Lucy Lawless	...	Xena
Renée O'Connor	...	Gabrielle
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Renato Bartolomei	...	Beowulf
Luanne Gordon	...	Grinhilda
Victoria Hill	...	Waltraute
Marama Jackson	...	First Rhein Maiden
John Leigh	...	Hrothgar
Genevieve McClean	...	Hildegyth
Steve McQuillan	...	Viking #1
Roger W. Morrissey	...	Grinhilda Monster
Dean O'Gorman	...	Wiglaf
Alexander Petersons	...	Odin
Brittney Powell	...	Brunnhilda (voice)
Loren Taylor	...	Sieglinda (as Loren Horsley)
John Wraight	...	Lord Erick

Directed by
John Fawcett

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
John Schulian		creator
Emily Skopov		writer
R.J. Stewart		developed by
Robert G. Tapert		creator

Produced by
Bernadette Joyce	....	supervising producer
Michael MacDonald	....	producer (as Michael McDonald)
Sam Raimi	....	executive producer
Jason Schmid	....	associate producer
Emily Skopov	....	supervising producer
Chloe Smith	....	producer
R.J. Stewart	....	executive producer
Robert G. Tapert	....	executive producer (as Rob Tapert)

Original Music by
Joseph LoDuca

Cinematography by
Warrick Attewell		(director of photography) (as Warrick Waka Attewell)

Film Editing by
Jody Fedele
Steve Polivka

Production Design by
Robert Gillies

Costume Design by
Jane Holland

Makeup Department
Tracey Henton	....	hair stylist
Tracey Henton	....	makeup artist

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Paul Grinder	....	second unit director
Wayne Rose	....	second unit director

Art Department
Phil Chitty	....	construction manager
Todd Smythe	....	carpenter
Kate Lang	....	sculptor (uncredited)
Roger Murray	....	props designer (uncredited)
Joanna Schwarz	....	stand-by: second unit (uncredited)

Sound Department
Tim Boggs	....	adr supervisor
David Mann	....	sound effects editor

Visual Effects by
Sonia Bass	....	visual effects artist
Tim Capper	....	digital effects artist
Phil Carbonaro	....	visual effects artist
Stephen Karl	....	visual effects artist
Kirstin Wright	....	character animation

Stunts
Zoe Bell	....	stunt double: Lucy Lawless
Glen Levy	....	stunt double
Dayna Porter	....	stunt double: Lucy Lawless
Mark Rounthwaite	....	assistant stunt coordinator
Mark Rounthwaite	....	stunt performer
Jason Tahu	....	stunt performer

Camera and Electrical Department
Dana Little	....	steadicam operator: camera operator

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jake Collier	....	costume props assistant

Editorial Department
Edwin Stalter	....	post-production coordinator
Shaley Brooks	....	colorist (uncredited)

Music Department
Scott Davidson	....	assistant music engineer
Kathie Stork	....	music producer: Joseph LoDuca Music
Philip Tallman	....	supervising music editor
Randall Monday	....	music recordist/engineer (uncredited)

Other crew
Danielle White	....	assistant cast production coordinator
Lucy Lontay	....	stand-in for Lucy Lawless (uncredited)

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
John Schulian		creator
Robert G. Tapert		creator

Art Direction by
Kirsty Griffin

Makeup Department
Nicola Buck	....	assistant makeup artist
Vance Hartwell	....	special makeup effects artist
Michael Krehl	....	additional makeup artist
Jake Garber	....	special makeup effects artist (uncredited)

Production Management
Jason Schmid	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Simon Ambridge	....	first assistant director (alternate episodes)
Emma Cross	....	second assistant director: second unit
David Pollison	....	second unit director (various episodes)

Art Department
Robert Bavin	....	stand-by props (1999-2001)
Michael Sarley	....	storyboard artist

Sound Department
Susan Cahill	....	sound editor (2000-2001)
Alan Freedman	....	adr mixer
Robert Getty	....	dialogue editor (1997-2001)
Patrick Giraudi	....	sound re-recording mixer (1995-1999)
David Grimaldi	....	sound effects editor (1995-1996)
Michael Hertlein	....	adr editor
Michael Hertlein	....	dialogue editor
Ben Holiday	....	assistant sound editor (Ben Pedersen) (as Benjamin Pedersen)
Dean Hovey	....	sound effects editor
Dave Hurley	....	sound recordist
Thomas Jones	....	adr editor (1995-2000)
Thomas Jones	....	dialogue editor (1995-2000)
Carrie Lisonbee	....	sound effects editor (as Carrie Tippets)
Derek Marcil	....	adr mixer
Derek Marcil	....	sound re-recording mixer
Michael Mullane	....	sound editor
Willard Overstreet	....	sound editor
Steve Scoville	....	dialogue editor
Anne Slack	....	sound editor
Jonathan Sola	....	sound effects editor
Alec St. John	....	sound editor
Johanna Turner	....	sound editor
Johanna Turner	....	sound effects editor (as Johanna Kraemer)
Derek Vanderhorst	....	sound editor
Kelly Vandever	....	sound effects editor
Kelly Vandever	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jonathan Wareham	....	sound editor

Special Effects by
Michael J. Asquith	....	designer (as Mike Asquith)
Michael J. Asquith	....	sculptor (as Mike Asquith)
Jabin Dickins	....	special effects technician
Jason Durey	....	special effects supervisor
Ryan Hartnett	....	special effects technician

Visual Effects by
Mark Breakspear	....	digital compositor
Adam Buckner	....	digital compositor
Steve Carpenter	....	digital artist
Chadd B. Cole	....	digital artist
Joseph Conti	....	visual effects coordinator
Trey Freeman	....	digital artist: Anderson Video
Craig Kuehne	....	digital compositor
Bob Lloyd	....	visual effects
Steven Lloyd	....	digital artist
Michael Melchiorre	....	digital compositor
Don Myers	....	3D animator
Rod Ripley	....	data management
Richie Solomon	....	visual effects artist: Fuzzy Logic Productions (final season)
Miquel Ubeda	....	digtial compositor: PRP VFX, Auckland, NZ
Kevin VanHook	....	digital effects artist: Flat Earth
Scott Wheeler	....	digital effects artist
Kenneth Voss	....	digital artist (uncredited)

Stunts
Jonathan Costelloe	....	utility stunts
Augie Davis	....	stunts
Augie Davis	....	utility stunts
Lani Jackson	....	stunt double
Sharon Maxwell	....	stunts (as Sharon James)
Carmel O'Loughlin	....	stunts
Allan Poppleton	....	assistant stunt coordinator
Allan Poppleton	....	stunt performer
Mike Rufino	....	stunts
Paul Shapcott	....	utility stunts
Sheree Swords	....	stunt double
Sheree Swords	....	stunt performer
Min Windle	....	stunt double: Renee O'Connor

Camera and Electrical Department
Mike Ansbach	....	camera operator: video segments
Sean Aston	....	additional grip
Neil Cervin	....	Steadicam operator
John Enright	....	best boy
Geoffrey Short	....	still photographer
Gavin Stroud	....	first assistant camera
Luke Thomas	....	focus puller
Chris White	....	director of photography: second unit
Alan Wilson	....	rigging gaffer

Music Department
Jared DePasquale	....	additional orchestrator
Jared DePasquale	....	composer: additional music
Daniel Kolton	....	composer: additional music

Other crew
Ursula Adeane	....	assistant accountant
Melodie Batchelor	....	choreographer
Beth Humphreys	....	clearance supervisor
Glen Levy	....	sword master
Angela Olyslager	....	production runner
R.J. Stewart	....	developer
Kim Stretch	....	production assistant
Jasmine Watson	....	jeweller
Amand Weaver	....	body double
Amand Weaver	....	stand-in
Melissa Wikaire	....	script supervisor

Language:

English

Quotes:

Beowulf:I will return, Gabrielle. I promise you.