Robert Eggers' terrifying interpretation of Nosferatu is heading for theaters this Christmas, starring Lily-Rose Depp as Ellen Hutter in this tale of a haunted young woman and the vampire who has an infatuation with her.
Bill Skarsgård joins Depp as the infamous Count Orlok, who is being kept concealed throughout the film's marketing campaign in a similar fashion to Nicolas Cage's Longlegs, released earlier this year.
Nosferatu is already getting buzz out of early screenings, with people calling it "Eggers' best film since The Witch" and "a perfect film in every way."
#Nosferatu is Eggers best film since “The Witch.” It is also his most disturbing. Bill Skarsgard completely loses himself in Orlok and Lily-Rose Depp elevates the film by giving the performance of the year. It is a slow burn with great payoff and beautifully eerie visuals. Bravo pic.twitter.com/cVp1jdLb81
— Steve Varley (@stevevarleyshow) November 22, 2024more thoughts to come but robert eggers’ NOSFERATU does what william friedkin’s THE EXORCIST did. a masterful film that transcends the genre of horror itself while honoring every single aspect of what makes horror work. a perfect film in every way. in awe. robert eggers u madman pic.twitter.com/ZGjyFeOd8t
— kenzie xcx 🧛🏼♂️ (@kenzvanunu) November 20, 2024A new clip from the film has surfaced via Cinemabang.com on X (formerly known as Twitter) featuring Lily-Rose Depp and Nicholas Hoult.
Depp looks hypnotized as she speaks, recalling a memory of exchanging vows with what she calls "death", as Hoult watches both transfixed and horrified as she tells the story.
Hoult stars as Thomas Hutter, husband to Depp's Ellen, and is joined by Emma Corrin as Anna Harding, Aaron Taylor-Johnson as Friedrich Harding, Willem Dafoe as Professor Albin Eberhart von Franz, and Ralph Ineson as Dr. Wilhelm Sievers.
Skarsgård is getting universal praise for his performance, with early audiences calling his Count Orlok "a nightmarish creation that left [them] breathless" that features "zero physical resemblance to his real life appearance."
NOSFERATU is stunning. Immaculately crafted on all fronts, bringing to life a visceral, singular vision from Robert Eggers. Mesmerized by the emotions and physicality captured by Lily Rose-Depp. Bill Skarsgård's Count Orlok is a nightmarish creation that left me breathless. Wow. pic.twitter.com/IHj0CPQiWg
— Ezra Cubero (@EzraCubero) November 21, 2024i love bill skarsgård but i still cannot believe that’s him in NOSFERATU. it’s otherworldly what he does and there’s zero physical resemblance to his real life appearance. to be able to deliver that stunning of a performance working with that amount of prosthetics… incredible 🖤 pic.twitter.com/xFPtBdceKa
— kenzie xcx 🧛🏼♂️ (@kenzvanunu) November 23, 2024Skarsgård's not the only one with heaps of praise, as this is Depp's "best work to date," according to Courtney Howard, with Matt Neglia of Next Best Picture saying the star "gives every ounce of her body and soul to this eye-popping performance of tormented possession."
Robert Eggers’ #Nosferatu goes HARDER than any other horror film this year. Holy fuck. A gorgeous grotesquerie of dread-infused terrors & a divine dark delight. Bill Skarsgård’s Count Orlok is pure sinister nightmare fuel. Lily Rose Depp & Nicholas Hoult’s best work to date. 1/2 pic.twitter.com/uxbHTQN0nc
— Courtney Howard (@Lulamaybelle) November 8, 2024Robert Eggers continues his impressive streak of crafting highly detailed and transportive period films with NOSFERATU, one of the most seductively macabre films ever made. Lily-Rose Depp gives every ounce of her body and soul to this eye-popping performance of tormented… pic.twitter.com/a6XwoIVf1v
— Matt Neglia (@NextBestPicture) November 8, 2024Nosferatu first met audiences in 1922 when F. W. Murnau's German Expressionist silent film starring Max Schreck hit the big screen.
It is considered an unofficial and unauthorized adaptation of Bram Stoker's novel Dracula from 1987.
Critic Clarisse Loughrey found Eggers' Nosferatu so excellent that she says, "We should resurrect Bram Stoker purely so he can watch this," so audiences ought to be excited to uncover the mystery when the film hits theaters on Christmas Day.
NOSFERATU so good i had to go cry in the bathroom for ten minutes. perfect distillation of the shame, repression, faith, & desire of dracula. i know widow, lawsuit, tried to destroy all copies etc etc, but i still think we should resurrect bram stoker purely so he can watch this pic.twitter.com/UJ8hPJQ7ja
— Clarisse Loughrey (@clarisselou) November 28, 2024
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