The Director Of The Witch Sets His Fangs On A Vampire Classic [CinemaCon 2024]

Fans of Eggers’ previous films know he has a great understanding of creating mood and recreating different eras from history, from the Puritan frontier of “The Witch” to the frozen Viking battlefields of “The Northman,” and it sounds like he’s managed to totally nail the vibe of the late Victorian gothic. 

In the footage screened for CinemaCon attendees, a muted color palette and gorgeously constructed costumes helped sell the setting, along with lots of dark, creepy shots of the city where our vampiric villain, Count Orlok (Bill Skarsgård), resides. The footage shows Lily-Rose Depp rising from a bed crying and yelling for someone to come to her before a hand reaches out and grabs her throat, likely Orlok. He sits at her bedside and asks her “Does evil come from within us or from beyond?” which sounds kind of sweetly paternal, maybe. But then the vampire appears to be fully naked and shown from behind as Nicholas Hoult approaches. (What is it with Hoult and vampires? Maybe he just has that Victorian-era look about him. He is very pale.)

Eggers has said that his “Nosferatu” is meant to be a movie that really scares you, and from the description of the footage, it’s going to be very scary indeed. Depp bleeds from her eyes. Count Orlok wears a big, badass coat. It’s going to be scary and gorgeous to look at despite the limited color palette and the movie’s Christmas 2024 release date truly cannot get here soon enough.

“Nosferatu” opens December 25, 2024.