Director Robert Eggers has made a name for himself with visually stunning and cerebral films. He counts the ice-cold horror dramas The Witch and The Lighthouse among his work. Last year he brought the mystical historical epic The Northman to cinemas.
His next project fits perfectly into this series: Eggers is filming Remake of FW Murnau’s vampire horror Nosferatu and joins Werner Herzog, who remade the film with Klaus Kinski in 1979. Now you can see the first image of Nosferatu from the 1920s – albeit a century later.
This is what the new Nosferatu looks like with Bill Skarsgård and Lily-Rose Depp
In the picture we see Lily-Rose Depp (The Idol) as Nosferatu victim Ellen Hutter. On her face: the shadow of the vampire Count Nosferatu. After Max Schreck (1922) and Klaus Kinski, the legendary creature is now embodied by Bill Skarsgård (Pennywise in the It films).
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Eggers was thrilled with Skarsgård’s performance, telling Empire: “I would say that Bill has changed so much that I’m afraid he won’t get the recognition he deserves, because he’s just not there…”. Bill Skarsgård also wants to do that with his game “honor those who came before him” Nosferatu played.
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What is Nosferatu by Robert Eggers about?
How exactly does Eggers die? Plot of the silent film classic is not yet certain. The work from 1922 is about Thomas Hutter (Nicholas Hoult in the new version), who is sent by his boss on a business trip to Transylvania to negotiate with Count Orlok about buying a house. Hutter’s wife Ellen (Lily-Rose Depp in the new version) suspects evil. It wasn’t until night that Hutter met the strange lord of the castle and he signed the contract. When he wakes up in the castle the next morning, he discovers small red marks on his neck and suspects the horror he will face.
Robert Eggers’ Nosferatu is said to be Coming to cinemas in 2024.