Bill Skarsgård has already been made a cinematic icon with his take as the new Pennywise the Clown, but now he’s going to take on another legendary role again in the remake of the classic vampire movie Nosferatu.
The film is set to release in theaters this Christmas, and while Skarsgard’s final look as Count Orlok has mostly been kept under wraps, the newest teaser for the movie continues to tease his terrifying presence.
Nosferatu’s Latest Trailer
Nosferatu may not be able to come out to celebrate the Halloween season, but it’s still managing to make a presence and promising to deliver some frights in the coming Holiday. So far, the teasers have been very sparing, but the latest preview does give a better look at Skarsgard as well as the supporting cast which includes Nicholas Hoult, Emma Corrin, Lily-Rose Depp, Willem Dafoe, and Aaron Taylor-Johnson. Check this out:
Here’s the official description:
“Robert Eggers’ NOSFERATU is a gothic tale of obsession between a haunted young woman and the terrifying vampire infatuated with her, causing untold horror in its wake.”
Though the trailer doesn’t really give a look at Skarsgard in costume, his final appearance has been continuously hyped up. Even the director Eggers himself had described Orlok’s look, “I’ll say that Bill has so transformed, I’m fearful that he might not get the credit that he deserves because he’s just… he’s not there.”
Though they continue to hide Orlok’s look, Eggers has been very open about just describing him with words. He continues, “I think the main thing is that he’s even more a folk vampire. In my opinion he looks like a dead Transylvanian nobleman, and in a way that we’ve never actually seen what an actual dead Transylvanian nobleman would look like and be dressed like.”
How is Nosferatu Different from Dracula?
Though a lot of audiences are familiar with the character of Count Dracula, Nosferatu was considered to be the original adaptation of the Dracula novel by Bram Stoker. The film came out in the 1920s, but since it was an unauthorized version, the names of the characters were changed and were also slightly retooled for the movie.
While it wasn’t officially a Dracula adaptation, the original Nosferatu still managed to make its stamp on pop culture, and has been one of the more unique takes of the character with his bald head, crouched back, pointy ears, sharp teeth, and elongated fingers.
Orlok was even parodied in What We Do in the Shadows as one of the oldest living vampires:
Robert Eggers, a Horror Auteur
Though period horrors are a dime-a-dozen, Robert Eggers has managed to make a name for himself as a true auteur, with films like The VVitch, Lighthouse, and most recently The Northman. Eggers does have a knack for very old-timey writing, but the movies that he brings to the cinema have an overall vibe that will give audiences uneasy feelings—not just from the visuals, but from the overall vibes and sounds of it all.
Catch Nosferatu when it comes out in theaters Dec. 25.