Robert’s Eggers’s long rumoured gothic horror remake of Nosferatu [1922] has finally surfaced with a captivating and sinister trailer teasing the return of the long fingernailed immortal undead Count Orlock.
Director Robert Eggers is well known for his previous slow burning edgy gothic horrors The Witch [2015] and the Lighthouse [2019], and his new production of Nosferatu features Bill Skarsgård [Stephen King’s IT] as Count Orlock, Nicholas Hoult and William Dafoe. The original black and white silent film was one of the first horror films ever made with its extensive use of german expressionist cinema techniques, ominous shadows, camera angles, special effects and make up which inspire film makers even today.
The film was previously remade as Nosferatu The Vampyre [1979] with Klaus Kinski in the lead vampiric role and directed by Werner Herzog. The rumoured insane use of method acting employed by Kinski to remain in character and prey upon the camera crew and actors throughout the whole production was glorified in the film Shadow Of The Vampire [2000] with William Dafoe in the Count’s role. In a call back to the previous remake, Dafoe returns as Professor Albin Eberhart von Franz, in Egger’s remake.
Nosferatu is available in cinemas on December 24th.
Watch the Nosferatu trailer below: