Nosferatu Remake Director Jokes About Why Movie Won't Be Made
Nosferatu remake director Robert Eggers jokes about why the movie won't be made, believing those from the original don't want him to make it. Eggers rose to stardom with his directorial debut, the period horror film The Witch starring Anya Taylor-Joy as the teen daughter of a Puritan family who find their faith tested when evil forces descend upon them from the nearby woods of their 1630s New England farm. The writer/director would once again strike gold with his second project behind the camera, the psychological horror film The Lighthouse revolving around Robert Pattinson and Willem Dafoe's lighthouse keepers in 1890s New England who slowly go mad while stranded on the island they're stationed by a massive storm.
Directed by F.W. Murnau, Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror served as an unofficial adaptation of Bram Stoker's iconic novel Dracula and revolved around the titular vampire as he begins preying on the wife of his estate agent upon moving to the German town of Wisborg. Led by Max Schreck as the vampiric Count Orlok, the film is considered a classic of the horror and silent film genres thanks to its lead actor and its artistic direction and production design and has since inspired various remakes and adaptations. One such Nosferatu remake was intended to hail from Robert Eggers, though after nearly seven years of work, it has seemingly been stalled in development hell.
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In a recent interview with Bloody Disgusting to discuss his Viking epic The Northman, Robert Eggers opened up about his long-gestating Nosferatu remake. The writer/director jokingly revealed why the film has yet to be made, believing that the ghosts from the original
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