A sort of Dark Ages Trainspotting sounds like a decidedly kickass adaptation of Beowulf (written by Roger Avery/Neil Gaiman, directed by Zemeckis).

And as if that isn't enough, there's another movie, Beowulf & Grendel due out sometime this year (2005). It looks to be an Icelandic production.

It sounds as if these 2 movies will complement each other well. One is live action and the Zemeckis film will be motion capture (i.e., the technique used in "Polar Express").