UPDATED: Here’s another image from “Nosferatu.” This time it’s Nicholas Hoult as Jonathan Harker. And, yeah, that’s Bill Skarsgard as Count Orlok that he’s staring at, it’s just purposely blurry.
EARLIER: A few months ago, I had posted a few reactions to Robert Eggers’ “Nosferatu.” I sadly had to delete the posts, Focus actually reached out to request the takedown. You can find the reactions posted on other sites, but I can’t repost them.
What we’re basically going to be getting from Eggers is an old-school horror movie. Not necessarily an original take on the Vampire, but a love letter statement.
All of this to say that we have our first look at Eggers’ upcoming film, courtesy of Empire. It’s Lily Rose-Depp as Ellen Hutter. No Bill Skarsgard as the count, for now. A trailer is rumoured to appear next month …
This is set to be one of 2024’s most anticipated movies. Eggers is coming off 2022’s “The Northman,” his other works include “The Witch” and “The Lighthouse” — maybe “Nosferatu” premieres at Cannes, like the latter did in 2019?
The film wrapped production in late May. Shooting occurred in both Toronto and Prague. It’s been Eggers’ passion project for nearly a decade. We can expect it to be released next year.
Depp, Bill Skarsgard, Willem Dafoe, Nicholas Hoult and Aaron Taylor-Johnson are part of the cast. Eggers regular Jarin Blaschke will be the cinematographer.
"Nosferatu" is well-known as the essential and most iconic Vampire in cinema. There's hasn't been anything quite like F.W. Murnau’s 1922 silent-era classic. While we’re at it, check out Dafoe’s terrific depiction of the bloodsucker in 2000’s “Shadow of the Vampire.”
The official synopsis for Eggers’ version reads as follows:
Robert Eggers’ NOSFERATU is a gothic tale of obsession between a haunted young woman in 19th century Germany and the ancient Transylvanian vampire who stalks her, bringing untold horror with him.
Earlier this year, Blaschke, who lives in Prague, confirmed that the film had been shot in color, with a look reminiscent of 19th century Romanticism.
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