Robert Eggers, the director behind The Witch and The Lighthouse, is set to bring his unique brand of folklore storytelling to Focus Features’ reimagining of the vampire film Nosferatu. The film is scheduled to be released in 2024 and promises to be a scary and gothic horror film. The film’s protagonist, Thomas Hutter, will be played by Nicholas Hoult, who must fend off the terrifying vampire Count Orlok, played by Bill Skarsgård. Hoult’s character is shown giving an uneasy glance at an out-of-focus Orlok in a recent image released by Empire Magazine.
The original 1922 film followed Hutter as he encountered the vampire while working as a new estate agent in Transylvania. Hutter then must try to fend off Count Orlok after the vampire becomes obsessed with his wife Ellen, who will be played by Lily-Rose Depp in the upcoming film. According to Eggers, Depp’s character will be a focal point of the film, with Depp delivering a phenomenal performance.
A Still From Nosferatu (Photo: Nosferatu)
While the image of Hoult doesn’t give away much about the plot, a prior first look at the film showed off what appeared to be the vampire’s clawed hand hovering over Depp’s character. Eggers described Skarsgård’s performance as “a folk vampire” and said that he looks like a “dead Transylvanian nobleman.” He also stated that the film is a “Gothic horror movie” and that Skarsgård’s transformation into the character is so convincing that he’s worried he might not get the credit he deserves.
The film will also star an ensemble cast, including Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Emma Corrin, Willem Dafoe, and Ralph Inseon, all playing reimagined characters from the 1922 film. Eggers directed the film from a self-written script, and it is produced by Eggers, Jeff Robinov, and John Graham for Studio 8 and Chris Columbus and Eleanor Columbus for Maiden Voyage Pictures.
