‘Nosferatu’ by Robert Eggers reinstills the Transylvanian Vampire from 1992 Count Orlok starring Bill Skarsgård, Lily Rose Depp

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Studio 8’s production based on 1992 Gothic Horror film Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror is directed by Robert Eggers, known for his similar dark, folkloric direction. The movie reportedly has reignited the scope of gothic horror, as per responses from Premiere shows stars Bill Skarsgård, Lily Rose Depp in the lead roles. 

Succumb to the darkness. NOSFERATU.

Only in theaters this Christmas. pic.twitter.com/8dkgRK1lOT

— Nosferatu (@NosferatuFilm) September 30, 2024

‘Nosferatu’ directly acclaims the legacy of Count Orlok from the ‘Dracula’ has been in production for quite a while with several changes in cast including that of Lily Rose Depp’s role, Ellen Hutter, originally written for Anya Taylor – Joy, one of Eggers’ preferred and past cast. The movie with subsequent progress in production also includes several disputes, the recent one being the movie’s run time which is 2 hours 12 minutes. 

Eggers’ confidence has till date been fruitful with the darker movies that are all coincidentally or consciously periodic. Many pointed out that the run time would be affecting the horror flick while his ‘The Northman’ was also crossing the 2 hours run extending to 17 minutes and saw critical success, redeeming the fact of fear surrounding the duration. 

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Nosferatu Plot

The oneliner of the movie is pretty much a piece off of Dracula, focussing on the vampire’s obsession with a young lady who is pulled into the same traction, leading to several evil and dark incidents in the country. Here in Robert Eggers’ Nosferatu, the haunted young lady is Ellen Hutter, the wife of a devoted husband and real estate agent Thomas Hutter who experience vague and uneventful incidents after his wife’s vivid and entrancing dreams. 

Nosferatu Cast and Crew

Cast

• Bill Skarsgård – Count Orlok
• Nicholas Hoult – Thomas Hutter
• Lily-Rose Depp – Ellen Hutter
• Willem Dafoe – Prof. Albin Eberhart Von Franz
• Ralph Ineson – Dr. Wilhelm Sievers
• Aaron Taylor-Johnson – Friedrich Harding
• Emma Corrin – Anna Harding
• Simon McBurney – Herr Knock

Crew

• Robert Eggers – Director, Screenplay Writer
• Jeff Robinov, John Graham, Chris Columbus, Eleanor Columbus, Robert Eggers – Producers
• Jarin Blaschke – Cinematographer 
• Louise Ford – Editor 
• Robin Carolan – Music 

Release Date

Nosferatu is scheduled for a world wide release on December 25, 2024 with Universal Studios distributing across the world and Focus Features releasing in the US.