Aesir Corporation
The pharmaceutical giant behind the deadly Valkyr project.
Aesir Corporation is a major pharmaceutical manufacturer in the 2008 film Max Payne. It is the employer of Michelle Payne and the developer of the drug Valkyr, produced under military contract in an attempt to create super-soldiers.
Quick Facts
- First appears
- Max Payne (2008 film)
Lore & Background
Michelle Payne worked at Aesir Corporation. The company developed Valkyr under military contract, but only a few subjects showed positive results; the rest saw hallucinations and went insane, forcing Aesir to terminate the project and cover up their involvement. B.B. Hensley, Aesir's head of security, killed Michelle after she found incriminating evidence that could have exposed him. He later admits to killing her and to secretly selling Valkyr for personal profit. Nicole Horne is the CEO of Aesir Corporation.
Reader's Guide
In the film, Max Payne interrogates Michelle's former supervisor Jason Colvin at Aesir's office. Colvin agrees to testify against his employers but is killed by SWAT officers (Aesir contractors in disguise). Max later confronts B.B. Hensley at Aesir Corporation's headquarters and kills him on the building's helipad.
Did You Know?
- The outside top half of the Aesir Headquarters building was completely made of CG by Mr.X, using Google Earth to determine the building's geometry.
- It took eight weeks in pre-production to build the Aesir Headquarters set and another week for the special effects team to install over 6,000 squibs for the final gunfight.
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