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Robert Eggers' Nosferatu proved to be a huge success for Focus Features, and we found out earlier this year that the acclaimed filmmaker is staying with the studio - and firmly in the horror genre - for his next project, Werwulf, which he also co-wrote with fellow The Northman scribe, Sjón.

Just in case the title didn't give it away, this will be a werewolf movie. Plot details are few and far between, but we know that the story will be set in 13th century England. The script is also said to "feature dialogue that was true to the time period and has translations and annotations for those uninitiated to Old English."

Nexus Point News (since confirmed by Variety) is reporting that the movie has found its leads, with Nosferatu stars Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Lily-Rose Depp set to re-team with Eggers. Taylor-Johnson is expected to play the titular werewolf, with...

It’s a “Nosferatu” reunion! Aaron Taylor-Johnson, who starred in director Robert Eggers’ stylish vampire hit, is set to re-team with the filmmaker for his next film, “Werwulf.” Lily-Rose Depp, who led the 2024 gothic horror film, is also in talks to join the project.

Eggers will direct the werewolf horror feature from a script he co-wrote with Sjón. The film is slated for a Christmas Day 2026 release in North America.

Eggers and Sjón, who also co-wrote 2022’s “The Northman” together, are producing “Werwulf” alongside Focus Features, while Maiden Voyage’s Chris and Eleanor Columbus are serving as executive producers.

Focus Features most recently financed and released Eggers’ critically-acclaimed gothic horror film “Nosferatu.” Eggers and Focus have partnered on all his films to date, also including “The Northman,” “The Witch” and “The Lighthouse, for which Focus handled international distribution through Universal International.

A reimagining of F. W. Murnau’s 1922 silent German Expressionist film,...

Exclusive: Latvian Canadian writer and director David Bezmozgis will begin principal photography on an adaptation of his novel The Betrayers this June.

Michael Aronov, Simon McBurney, Kaelen Ohm, and Tina Benko have signed for the cast.

Bezmozgis has adapted his critically acclaimed 2014 work with Canadian writer Paige Cooper.

The politically charged psychological drama follows a disgraced Israeli politician and former Soviet dissident who seeks refuge in a Crimean resort town.

While there, he comes across the man who betrayed him decades earlier. The encounter sets off a reckoning with the past and the murky nature of justice, memory, and forgiveness.

The Crimea portion of the feature will be shot in Bari, Italy.

The project is a Canada–Ukraine treaty co-production, produced by Bill Marks (Forsaken) at Votex Media, Volodymyr Yatsenko, and Anna Yatsenko...

Stars: Bill Skarsgard, Nicholas Hoult, Lily-Rose Depp, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Emma Corrin, Willem Dafoe, Ralph Ineson, Simon McBurney | Written and Directed by Robert Eggers

F.W. Murnau’s silent vampire classic Nosferatu receives its second remake, courtesy of Robert Eggers, acclaimed director of The Witch, The Lighthouse and The Northman. As with its predecessors (including Werner Herzog’s 1979 remake with Klaus Kinski), it’s a thinly veiled retread of Bram Stoker’s Dracula with the names changed to avoid copyright infringement, and as such, it’s a slice of sumptuous Gothic horror with a palpable erotic charge, thanks to Eggers’ distinctive vision.

Set in early 19th century Germany, the film begins with newly married junior estate agent Thomas Hutter accepting a commission from his suspiciously twitchy boss Herr Knock to travel to Transylvania and oversee the signing of a contract by the sinister Count Orlok (Bill Skarsgard). Hutter finds the ordeal terrifying in the extreme,...

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Black Bag is a spy thriller drama film directed by Steven Soderbergh from a screenplay by David Koepp. The 2025 film follows British intelligence officer George Woodhouse, who is given the task of finding the identity of a double agent, but the only problem is that his wife is amongst the suspects. Black Bag stars Cate Blanchett, Michael Fassbender, Marisa Abela, Tom Burke, Naomie Harris, Regé-Jean Page, and Pierce Brosnan. So, if you loved the thrilling drama, intense mystery, and compelling characters in Black Bag, here are some similar shows you should check out next.

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“The Actor” (2025) feels like a Charlie Kaufman script directed by Damien Chazelle. It is bittersweet, charming, and immersive like a Chazelle film that lingers in your mind long after, but it follows a dreamlike logic and revels in its inherent absurdity like a Kaufman script. Somehow, their distinct styles coalesce in Duke Johnson’s surrealistic mystery film to offer a captivating confusion. It constantly puts its protagonist, Paul Cole (André Holland), at odds with himself. After waking up from an accident, he learns that he was beaten up for sleeping with a married woman. He loses most of his memories.

The husband shows no mercy to this man and throws him out. Suddenly, he finds himself stranded in a small town with no one to call his own. He enters with no recollection of the life he had led till then. He only vaguely recalls someone calling him ‘an actor’ in the hospital.

I get it. Adaptations are hard. Turning a hit book into a movie is tricky, especially when the books in question — in this case, the "Harry Potter" series — are very, very long. The longest "Potter" book, "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix," contains a whopping 870 pages in its US hardcover edition, so obviously not every single detail is bound to make it during the adaptation process. Still, the "Harry Potter" film franchise, which spanned eight movies, left a lot behind, and some of it is pretty important!

There are actually a whole bunch of "Harry Potter" plotlines and characters that didn't make it from the books to the movies, but here I'm going to try and note some of the most important ones.

As Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe), Ron Weasley (Rupert Grint), and Hermione Granger (Emma Watson) learn magic at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, they meet a lot of people.

When Duke Johnson was making the Oscar-nominated animated feature “Anomalisa” with Charlie Kaufman, Kaufman suggested Johnson read “Memory,” a lost Donald Westlake novel that had recently been published. (Kaufman had heard about its resurrection on NPR.) The novel, about a man named Paul Cole, who finds himself stranded in a small town with a head injury after being attacked by the jealous husband of Paul’s lover, had been completed in 1963 and shopped around by Westlake, with no takers. An attempt was made in the 1970s to shop it around again but Westlake, one of the great American crime fiction writers, declined. After his death in 2008, it was finally published by Hard Case Crime two years later.

“[Kaufman] was telling me that he really liked it, because what was interesting about it is that it’s by this famous crime novelist and that it was in the guise of a noir thriller,...

It can be difficult to step out of the shadow of a creative collaborator, which Duke Johnson does fitfully with “The Actor,” his first live-action theatrical feature. Though Johnson has had a steady career for close to two decades, principally in stop-motion animation for television, he is perhaps best known for co-directing “Anomalisa” with Charlie Kaufman. A full decade later, Kaufman (who serves as an executive producer on “The Actor”) still has a marked influence on Johnson’s solo directorial debut, though it is awkwardly grafted onto a noir-inflected tale — based on the novel “Memory” by Donald E. Westlake — of a man recovering from amnesia and attempting to rediscover who he is.

That man is Paul Cole (André Holland), a member of a New York City theater troupe on the last leg of a Midwest tour. As the film begins, he is preparing to bed a married woman before her...

Co-directed by Charlie Kaufman and Duke Johnson, 2015’s “Anomalisa” told a walking nightmare of a story about a motivational speaker who perceives (almost) everyone he meets to be the same identical stranger. They all share the same face, they all speak with the same voice, and they all reflect the inescapable self-absorption of the main character, whose hell is that he can only see the world through the prism of his own two eyes.

“The Actor” — Johnson’s solo feature debut — is a similarly dream-like film about a man suffering from the exact opposite problem. His name is Paul Cole, he’s a rising star of the New York stage, and we’re first introduced to him on a dark and fateful night in the fictional town of Jeffords, Ohio, where his theater troupe has just performed their latest show. Paul takes a local gal to his hotel room for a nightcap,...

“The Actor”, the new live-action ‘crime-mystery’ feature, based on the 2010 novel “Memory” by Donald E. Westlake is directed by Duke Johnson, starring André Holland, Gemma Chan, May Calamawy, Olwen Fouéré, Toby Jones, Simon McBurney, Joe Cole, Tracey Ullman, Tanya Reynolds, Asim Chaduhry, Youssef Kerkour, Edward Hogg, Thomas Dominique, Fabien Frankel and Scott Alexander Young, releasing March 14, 2025 in theaters:

“…’Paul Cole’ (Holland) finds himself stranded in a mysterious small town with no memory of who he is or how he got here.

“Without a sense of identity or purpose, he starts from scratch and begins courting a local costume designer ‘Edna’ (Chan).

“As bits and pieces of his past slowly emerge, he attempts to find his way home, but time is slippery, appearances can’t be trusted, and it’s unclear which of his identities is real…”

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Neon and Anomalisa director Duke Johnson are bringing something twisty and mysterious this Wednesday with a trailer for The Actor, a bizarre amnesiac tale filled with mischief, misinformation, and malcontents. It stars André Holland as a man with no memory surrounded by suspicious characters and a beautiful stranger who wants to help him solve the mystery of his past and become a part of his future.

Here’s the official synopsis for The Actor courtesy of Neon:

“Based on the novel Memory by Donald E. Westlake, The Actor finds Paul Cole (Holland) stranded in a mysterious small town with no memory of who he is or how he got here. Without a sense of identity or purpose, he starts from scratch and begins courting a local costume designer (Chan). As bits and pieces of his past slowly emerge, he attempts to find his way home, but time is slippery,...

Neon has unveiled the official trailer and teaser poster for “The Actor,” an upcoming noir drama directed by Duke Johnson, known for co-directing the animated film “Anomalisa.” This marks Johnson’s live-action directorial debut. The film is set to hit theaters on March 14, 2025.

Based on Donald E. Westlake’s 2010 novel “Memory,” “The Actor” stars André Holland as Paul Cole, a man who finds himself stranded in a mysterious small town with no recollection of his identity or how he arrived there. As he starts anew, he forms a relationship with local costume designer Edna, portrayed by Gemma Chan. As fragments of his past gradually surface, Paul endeavors to uncover his true self, navigating a reality where time is elusive and appearances are deceptive.

The supporting cast includes May Calamawy, Olwen Fouéré, Toby Jones, Simon McBurney, Joe Cole, Tracey Ullman, Tanya Reynolds, Asim Chaudhry, Youssef Kerkour, Edward Hogg, Thomas Dominique, Fabien Frankel,...

“The Actor” is ready to wake up.

The new movie, from “Anomalisa” director Duke Johnson, stars André Holland and Gemma Chan, and you can watch the brand-new trailer right now.

The official synopsis notes that the story follows “Paul Cole (Holland) stranded in a mysterious small town with no memory of who he is or how he got here. Without a sense of identity or purpose, he starts from scratch and begins courting a local costume designer Edna (Chan). As bits and pieces of his past slowly emerge, he attempts to find his way home, but time is slippery, appearances can’t be trusted and it’s unclear which of his identities is real.”

May Calamawy, Asim Chaudhry, Joe Cole, Fabien Frankel, Olwen Fouéré, Edward Hogg, Toby Jones, Youssef Kerkour, Simon McBurney, Tanya Reynolds, Tracey Ullman and Scott Alexander Young also star.

What’s fascinating about “The Actor” is that...

Duke Johnson is making his solo directing debut with the highly-anticipated noir, “The Actor.”

Johnson reunites with his “Anomalisa” co-director Charlie Kaufman to executive produce “The Actor,” which stars André Holland as a man who realizes he has no idea what his true identity is after surviving a brutal attack in 1950s Ohio. Johnson co-wrote the script with Stephen Cooney, which is based on the novel “Memory” by Donald E. Westlake.

The official synopsis reads: “Paul Cole (Holland) is stranded in a mysterious small town with no memory of who he is or how he got here. Without a sense of identity or purpose, he starts from scratch and begins courting a local costume designer Edna (Gemma Chan). As bits and pieces of his past slowly emerge, he attempts to find his way home, but time is slippery, appearances can’t be trusted, and it’s unclear which of his identities is real.

Less than two months after its theatrical debut, Robert Eggers' Nosferatu has set its streaming release date, and it's sooner than you might think. The best part? An extended cut will also be available to stream, featuring even more footage of Bill Skarsgård's Count Orlok. Debuting on Christmas Day, 2024, the remake of the 1922 German classic managed to pull in $176.5 million at the box office, and was heralded by many as one of the best horror movies of the year.

Per The Wrap, Nosferatu will make its streaming debut on Peacock starting Feb. 21, which is less than a week away at the time of this writing. The extended cut will also be made available at that time, and features an additional four minutes of footage not seen in the 132-minute theatrical version. It might not seem like a lot, but honestly, we'll take all we can get of Eggers' fantastic vision,...

Robert Eggers had made a name for himself as a very creative and original director before tackling Nosferatu, a remake of the 1922 German silent film by F.W. Murnau. However, even with the success he's had previously, Nosferatu reached new heights.

The gothic horror had been a longtime passion project for the director, who intended to direct Nosferatufollowing his 2015 directorial debut, The Witch. He decided to focus on other projects before that, helming 2019's The Lighthouse and 2022's The Northman instead. Nosferatu hit theaters on Dec. 25, 2024, and will head to streaming on Peacock on Feb. 21, Variety reports.

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The move comes after a stunning theatrical run and a brief time on digital. The film became available to rent or purchase on VOD and digital platforms...

Following the film’s global success theatrically, Focus Features’ Nosferatu begins streaming exclusively on Peacock on February 21. Peacock will also stream the film’s never-before-seen-in-theaters extended cut.

Rated R for bloody violent content, graphic nudity and some sexual content, Nosferatu has grossed $175.9 million at the global box office. The film earned $95.5 million at North American theaters and $80.4 million from international markets.

The film is nominated for five BAFTA Awards and four Academy Awards. The Academy Award nominations include Best Cinematography (Jarin Blaschke), Best Costume Design (Linda Muir), Best Makeup and Hairstyling and Best Production Design (Craig Lathrop; Set Decoration: Beatrice Brentnerová).

From acclaimed director Robert Eggers, Nosferatu stars Bill Skarsgård, Nicholas Hoult, Lily-Rose Depp, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Emma Corrin, Ralph Ineson, Simon McBurney and Willem Dafoe.

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.

For people wanting a bit more horror on their Valentine’s Day, Peacock has a bloody good announcement for you: Robert Eggers’ hit film “Nosferatu” will begin streaming on the service on Feb. 21.

Eggers’ extended cut of “Nosferatu,” which was never seen in theaters before, will also be available on Peacock.

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Bill Skarsgard stars as Count Orlok, aka the titular vampire in Eggers’ re-telling of the classic story. The cast also includes Nicholas Hoult, Lily-Rose Depp, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Emma Corrin, Willem Dafoe, Ralph Ineson, Simon McBurney and more.

“Nosferatu” is nominated for four Academy Awards, including best cinematography, costume design, production design and makeup and hairstyling. At the BAFTA Awards, it’s up for the same four categories plus original music. It previously won best cinematography at the Critics’ Choice Awards and the National Board of Review.

“The costumes, the sets and the uncommonly elegant effects,...

A few months ago, legendary director and cinematic gatekeeper Martin Scorsese shared a recommendation for the horror film I Saw the TV Glow. Now, Scorsese has taken a moment to hype up another horror film, and this time it was The Witch, The Lighthouse, and The Northman writer/director Robert Eggers‘ remake of F.W. Murnau’s 1922 silent classic Nosferatu.

An unofficial adaptation of Bram Stoker’s Dracula, the original Nosferatu has the following synopsis: In this highly influential silent horror film, the mysterious Count Orlok (Max Schreck) summons Thomas Hutter (Gustav von Wangenheim) to his remote Transylvanian castle in the mountains. The eerie Orlok seeks to buy a house near Hutter and his wife, Ellen (Greta Schroeder). After Orlok reveals his vampire nature, Hutter struggles to escape the castle, knowing that Ellen is in grave danger. Meanwhile Orlok’s servant, Knock (Alexander Granach), prepares for his master to arrive at his new home.

Nosferatu Worldwide Box Office: 5th Weekend ( Photo Credit – YouTube )

Focus Features’ R-rated gothic horror movie Nosferatu has crossed a significant milestone at the worldwide box office. However, the movie has dropped out of the top five domestic charts and has reportedly slowed down at the box office in the United States as it is available on digital platforms now. Keep scrolling for more.

Recently, the movie surpassed the global haul of Nicolas Cage’s Longlegs’ $126.94 million as the third highest-grossing horror film of 2024. It is behind A Quiet Place: Day One and Alien: Romulus. It has earned multiple nominations at the 97th Academy Awards, including Best Cinematography, Best Costume Design, Best Production Design, and Best Makeup and Hairstyling. The film features an exciting cast comprising Bill Skarsgard, Nicholas Hoult, and Lily-Rose Depp in the lead roles, along with Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Emma Corrin, Ralph Ineson, Simon McBurney, and Willem Dafoe in supporting roles.

Exclusive: Zygi Kamasa, the veteran film executive who launched True Brit Entertainment 15 months ago, is on a scary mission to bring back Britain’s horror film heritage. Today, he reveals that his company will release period shocker The Dreadful starring Game of Thrones duo Sophie Turner and Kit Harington and Oscar winner Marcia Gay Harden in the UK.

“I feel very much that I want to go further in trying to encourage the UK industry to make more horror movies because horror still works consistently well in cinemas,” Kamasa insists, citing the success of last year’s occult horror Longlegs.

Sophie Turner, Kit Harington

But Longlegs, and many other recent horror movies, were American made.

“If we’re going to do horror in this country, go back. I mean we were dominating horror in the Sixties and Seventies, the Hammer horror and all that.

Blu-ray.com is reporting that Universal Home Entertainment has announced that not only is Nosferatu getting a 4K Uhd Blu-ray release, but there will be an extended cut of the film as well. The Blu-ray and 4K Blu-ray physical media items is scheduled to hit retailers on February 18.

The description reads,

“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. Starring Bill Skarsgård, Lily-Rose Depp, Nicholas Hoult, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Emma Corrin, and Willem Dafoe.”

The Special Features and Technical Specs will include:

Extended And Theatrical Cuts Of The Film Dolby Vision/Hdr Presentation Of The Film Dolby Atmos Audio Track Nosferatu: A Modern Masterpiece – Explore the deepest, darkest depths of Nosferatu with the actors and artists whose commitment and craftwork take the classic vampire epic to horrifying new heights. Breathing Life...

Robert Eggers made his directorial debut in 2015 with The Witch. Nosferatu was a longtime passion project for the director, and was supposed to be his second film, but he later decided to wait, and the decision paid off.

Following his directorial debut, Eggers directed the 2019's The Lighthouse and 2022's The Northman, both of which received positive reviews from the critics. The Lighthouse was his first project to receive an Academy Award nomination for Best Achievement in Cinematography, and making Nosferatu his fourth film paid off. The horror gothic has broken a new record for Eggers, receiving four Oscar nominations at the 97th Academy Awards.

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Focus Features' Nosferatu enters its next phase of life after scaring up big bucks at the box office over Christmas.

The gothic horror, which premiered on Christmas day, has been a resounding success. Now, it has received...

Robert Eggers' Nosferatu proved to be a huge success for Focus Features, and the acclaimed filmmaker is staying with the studio - and firmly in the horror genre - for his next project.

THR reports that Eggers is set to helm Werwulf, which he also co-wrote with fellow The Northman scribe Sjón.

Just in case the title didn't give it away, this will be a werewolf movie. Plot details are few and far between, but THR notes that the story will be set in 13th century England. "The script also features dialogue that was true to the time period and has translations and annotations for those uninitiated to Old English."

It remains to be seen if the werewolf will be rocking a moustache.

Apparently, Eggers was initially planning to shoot the film in black and white, before deciding against it.

Eggers and Sjón will also produce alongside Focus Features. Chris and Eleanor Columbus,...

Continuing its relationship with filmmaker Robert Eggers, Focus Features will produce and finance his next film, “Werwulf,” according to an insider with knowledge of the project.

The film will be released in North America on Christmas Day, 2026. “Werwulf” follows the release of the tremendously successful film “Nosferatu,” which quickly became the biggest non-sequel Horror opening in 2024.

“Werwulf” is written by Eggers and Sjón (“The Northman”), with Eggers set to direct. Both Eggers and Sjón will produce alongside Focus Features, with Maiden Voyage’s Chris and Eleanor Columbus executive producing.

According to the Hollywood Reporter, which first reported the news, “while details are scarce, sources say the story is set in 13th century England.”

“Nosferatu” is an adaptation of the 1922 silent movie classic, itself a loose adaptation of Bram Stoker’s “Dracula,” with a starry cast that includes Lily-Rose Depp, Bill Skarsgård, Nicholas Hoult, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Emma Corrin, Ralph Ineson, Simon McBurney and Willem Dafoe.

Nosferatu has given Robert Eggers a lot to celebrate. The 2024 horror remake starring Bill Skarsgård, Lily-Rose Depp, and Nicholas Hoult became the director's highest-grossing movie following its impressive Christmas week release and has since gone on to gross $90 million domestically and $156 million worldwide. With an incredible box office run and rave reviews, Nosferatu has certainly given Eggers a blank check, and he is cashing it in on another iconic monster archetype. He is moving from vampires to werewolves with his next feature film.

The Hollywood Reporter reveals that Eggers is following up Nosferatu with an original film, Werwulf, which he co-wrote with Sjón, his co-writer on The Northman. While plot details are being kept under wraps, sources close to THR say the story is set in 13th-century England and features dialogue that was true to the period and will have translations and annotations for those uninitiated to Old English. Nosferatu...

“Nosferatu” is a horror movie starring Lily-Rose Depp, Bill Skarsgård, Nicholas Hoult, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, and Willem Dafoe. It is written and directed by Robert Eggers.

In the realm of remakes, “Nosferatu” emerges as a striking homage to F.W. Murnau’s 1922 silent classic, “Nosferatu”. Directed by Robert Eggers, this modern interpretation of Bram Stoker’s “Dracula” manages to walk the tightrope between reverence for its source material and contemporary cinematic sensibilities.

Eggers’ vision is steeped in the aesthetic of German expressionism, a bold choice in today’s film landscape. The movie’s visual language is a feast for the eyes, with stark contrasts, distorted perspectives, and haunting shadows that echo the original’s iconic imagery. This stylistic approach serves as both a nod to film history and a refreshing departure from conventional horror cinematography.

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The narrative follows the familiar beats of Stoker’s tale, with Thomas Hutter journeying to Transylvania...

In recent weeks, the vampire movie Nosferatu shined with success while the werewolf film Wolf Man crashed and burned. Now, the director of the former will get his own chance to take a crack at finding new success with werewolf movies on the big screen.

Per Deadline, Nosferatu director Robert Eggers will team back up with Focus Features for his next feature film. He will be helming Werwulf, a werewolf movie he co-wrote with Sjón (The Northman). The film has also been dated for a release in North American theaters on Christmas Day in 2026. Nosferatu also happened to have a Christmas release, which turned out to be successful for the horror film, despite its arrival on such a festive holiday.

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The Witch, The Lighthouse, and The Northman writer/director Robert Eggers‘ remake of F.W. Murnau’s 1922 silent classic Nosferatu (watch it Here) made its way out into theatres last month and has stirred up a lot of positive reactions, with JoBlo’s own Chris Bumbray even describing the film as a new horror classic in his 10/10 review. While the look of the title character was kept under wraps in the build-up to the film’s release, now that the movie has been out in the world for a month and has even received a digital release, Focus Feature has decided to start selling 6 foot tall standees of the Count. You can check out an image of the standee at the bottom of this article, and you can buy your own Count Orlok standee at This Link for $49.95.

An unofficial adaptation of Bram Stoker’s Dracula, the original Nosferatu has the...

‘Nosferatu’ (2024) is a gothic horror film directed by Robert Eggers. It’s a remake of the 1922 silent movie ‘Nosferatu,’ which was based on the novel ‘Dracula’ by Bram Stoker. The film stars Bill Skarsgård as the vampire Count Orlok, with Nicholas Hoult and Lily-Rose Depp playing a married couple, the Hutters.

Other actors include Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Emma Corrin, Ralph Ineson, Simon McBurney, and Willem Dafoe. The movie turned out to be a somewhat unconventional holiday hit. Nosferatu premiered on December 2, 2024, in Berlin, Germany. It was released in the U.S. on December 25, 2024, and internationally on January 1, 2025.

Many reviewers have applauded Robert Eggers’ direction, calling the movie both thrilling and visually striking. Specifically, Depp’s performance, noting that her role added to the film’s “spellbinding power,” and praised how the film explores the tension between historical mores and timeless human desires.

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Focus Features has announced that an extended cut of Robert Eggers' Nosferatu is now available to purchase on Digital platforms.

Unfortunately, this version will only include an additional four minutes of footage, although some deleted scenes are also available as part of the bonus content.

The critically-acclaimed gothic horror remake is also still in theaters, and recently passed $150 million worldwide on a reported production budget of $50 million.

In addition to a new featurette, the studio has unveiled an official Count Orlok standee, which gives us our clearest look yet (aside from some leaked screenshots) of Bill Skarsgård as the dreaded vampire.

We have Nosferatu at home.

The Count Orlok life-size cutout is yours to own, eternally: https://t.co/Hsof5wzUYM pic.twitter.com/fNH0T93Wsq

— Focus Features (@FocusFeatures) January 21, 2025

Bring Nosferatu home and see the never-before-seen Extended Cut and exclusive bonus content including a six-part featurette https://t.

After scaring up big bucks at the box office, Nosferatu has arrived on Digital. The vampire movie from acclaimed filmmaker Robert Eggers is now available on digital and VOD platforms.

Focus Features announced that Nosferatu is now available to rent or purchase on VOD and digital platforms=, less than a month after it hit theaters. Nosferatu is a gothic horror remake of the 1922 silent film of the same name, which in turn was largely based on Bram Stoker's classic novel Dracula. The movie tells the story of the obsession between a haunted young woman, Ellen Hutter (Lily-Rose Depp), and the terrifying vampire infatuated with her, Count Orlok (Bill Skarsgård). Rounding out the cast with awards-worthy performances are Nicholas Hoult, Willem Dafoe, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Simon McBurney, Emma Corrin, and Ralph Ineson.

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It has become a common practice for many movies to give away their key elements in the trailer or promotional interviews to convince people to come to the theater. Nosferatu didn't follow the same pattern.

The horror, which premiered in theaters on Dec. 25, kept Bill Skarsgård's look as Count Orlok a secret until the film's release in theaters. All the promotional material continued to keep the undead count in the shadows, all the way to its release on digital on Jan. 21. Now, Focus Features gave a greenlight at the unveiling of Skarsgård's scary bloodsucker online, and, during a behind-the-scenes interview with Entertainment Weekly, the horror veteran admitted he was never more scared playing a character than he was when playing Orlok.

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Arguably the best horror film of 2024, Robert Eggers' Nosferatu has now hit digital platforms less than a month after its theatrical debut. Additionally, fans of the acclaimed horror hit can watch a new extended cut of the film. This alternate version of Nosferatu was previously teased by Eggers for the impending Blu-ray release, but those who wish to add the extended movie to their digital library can do so starting today.

With Nosferatu hitting digital platforms today, fans can now watch a special extended version of the film that adds four minutes to the runtime. Moreover, those who rent or purchase the movie on premium video-on-demand will be treated to the typical home release features, including deleted scenes, making-of clips, and more. Of course, fans who want to know what exactly the new extended version of Nosferatu entails will have to find out for themselves. Fortunately, the acclaimed horror remake...

"They're not building sets, they're building a world." If you want to experience the atmospheric thrills of Robert Eggers' Nosferatu again from the comfort of your own couch, then you'll be pleased to know that an extended cut of the film is now available to stream on Digital ahead of its 4K Uhd, Blu-ray, and DVD release on February 18th. As a special treat for Daily Dead readers, we've been provided with an exclusive bonus features clip that goes behind the scenes of Nosferatu's captivating sets with director Robert Eggers, production designer Craig Lathrop, and star Lily-Rose Depp!

You can check out our exclusive behind-the-scenes clip and press release with additional details below, and be sure to check out Matt Donato's review and Jonathan James' interviews with the cast and crew of Nosferatu!

Press Release: As audiences continue to succumb to the darkness in theaters across the nation,...

The Witch, The Lighthouse, and The Northman writer/director Robert Eggers‘ remake of F.W. Murnau’s 1922 silent classic Nosferatu (watch it Here) made its way out into theatres last month and has stirred up a lot of positive reactions, with JoBlo’s own Chris Bumbray even describing the film as a new horror classic in his 10/10 review. The film has been doing well at the box office, earning more than $155 million at the global box office so far, and it’s expected to reach the $100 million mark at the domestic box office by the time its theatrical run has come to an end… but now, viewers will be able to check it out in the comfort of their own homes, as Nosferatu has been given a digital release today! For example, you can now watch the film on Amazon, where it’s available to rent for $19.99 or purchase for $24.99. A...

Robert Eggers' Nosferatu is a psychosexual nightmare that feeds on the darkest corners of desire, lust, and terror. The gothic horror masterpiece assaults your senses with haunting visuals, eerie sound design, and top-notch performance. Through a truly unrecognizable and transformative performance from Bill Skarsgard as Count Orlok and a career-defining performance from Lily Rose-Depp as the tormented Ellen, Nosferatu is the kind of horror film that gives fans a renewed sense of pride in the genre. Skarsgard fully transforms into the ancient vampire Orlok in an incredibly committed performance, but the show belongs to Depp.

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Release Date  December 25, 2024Cast  Bill Skarsgard, Lily-Rose Depp, Nicholas Hoult, Ralph Ineson, Willem Dafoe, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Emma Corrin, Simon McBurney, Paul Maynard, Stacy ThunesMain Genre  HorrorRuntime  132 Minutes

She succumbs to the darkness completely and lets Ellen's thoughts and emotions become hers. She gives her body over to the character and seamlessly performs every...

Robert Eggers' Nosferatu is the highly anticipated remake of F.W. Murnau's 1922 German silent film of the same name. It is a visually beautiful gothic horror masterpiece featuring stellar performances and a haunting score. The film follows a couple living in 1838 Germany, Thomas (Nicholas Hoult) and Ellen Hutter (Lily-Rose Depp), as Thomas travels to Transylvania to meet the mysterious Count Orlok to negotiate a real estate deal. During Thomas' journey, Ellen begins to experience the same violent, almost orgasmic night terrors she once experienced years ago. Fearful for his wife's safety after Orlok makes remarks about Ellen, he desperately tries to return home to warn her.

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Release Date  December 25, 2024Director  Robert EggersCast  Bill Skarsgard, Lily-Rose Depp, Nicholas Hoult, Ralph Ineson, Willem Dafoe, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Emma Corrin, Simon McBurney, Paul Maynard, Stacy ThunesRuntime  132 Minutes

The story of Nosferatu is adapted from Bram Stoker's 1897 Dracula and follows much of...

After scaring up big bucks at the box office, Nosferatu is heading to Digital. The vampire movie from acclaimed filmmaker Robert Eggers is reportedly set to hit digital and VOD platforms before the end of the month.

According to When To Stream, Nosferatu will arrive on VOD and digital platforms on Jan. 21, less than a month after it hit theaters. However, it's worth noting that at this time Focus Features has neither announced nor confirmed the release date, meaning that it could change. Nosferatu is a gothic horror remake of the 1922 silent film of the same name, which in turn was largely based on Bram Stoker's classic novel Dracula. The movie tells the story of the obsession between a haunted young woman, Ellen Hutter (Lily-Rose Depp), and the terrifying vampire infatuated with her, Count Orlok (Bill Skarsgård). Rounding out the cast with awards-worthy performances are Nicholas Hoult, Willem Dafoe,...

With Robert Eggers' Nosferatu now playing in theaters worldwide, Focus Features has decided to unveil our first official look at Bill Skarsgård as the titular vampire, Count Orlok.

We have seen several leaked shots already (see below), and this featurette does keep Orlok in the shadows, only showing his full visage very briefly right at the end.

So, if you haven't seen the movie yet, you're safe enough giving this a watch, because you'll see a lot more (maybe a little too much) of the character in the actual film.

Even so, here's your spoiler warning.

The pinnacle of horror characters.

Bill Skarsgård on the preparation that went into his Orlok transformation, "the scariest performance of [his] career." pic.twitter.com/fb82GumjeS

— Nosferatu (@NosferatuFilm) January 13, 2025

This new take on Orlok has proven to be divisive, but Eggers has previously explained that he wanted to change up the classic creature design...

Nosferatu has broken a major horror movie record by surpassing Longlegs at the box office. The latter movie, which was directed by Osgood Perkins, is a smash hit serial killer thriller starring Maika Monroe and Nicolas Cage that grossed $127 million worldwide against a slim budget of less than $10 million after debuting on July 12, 2024. The Nosferatu release came much later, as the Robert Eggers remake of the iconic 1922 silent vampire film of the same name debuted on Christmas Day, becoming the highest-grossing new release over the holiday weekend.

Per Variety, as of Sunday morning, Nosferatu is projected to close out its third weekend in theaters with a 3-day domestic gross of $6.8 million in North America and $13.7 million internationally. This will bring its cumulative global box office total to $135 million, surpassing Longlegs' worldwide gross by $8 million. This officially makes the Eggers movie the highest-grossing non-sequel, non-prequel horror movie of 2024, as it had...

Nosferatu North America Box Office: Beats Longlegs (Photo Credit – Instagram)

Halloween must be gone, but people always enjoy a good horror on the big screen. Thus, Nosferatu is having a good time at the US box office. The film has surpassed two of the most popular horror flicks of 2024, Smile 2 and Longlegs. Scroll below for the deets.

Parker Finn directed Smile 2 debuted in the US with $23 million, which was higher than the original Smile’s debut of $22.6 million in 2022. However, the sequel earned less than the first film in its lifetime. Meanwhile, Longlegs by Osgood Perkins became the highest-grossing independent film of 2024. It was also the second highest-grossing R-rated horror released in 2024. The movie collected $74.34 million in North America, which has now been surpassed by the vampire movie.

Now, according to Luiz Fernando’s report, Nosferatu by Robert Eggers has surpassed Smile 2 and Longlegs at the US...

The Witch, The Lighthouse, and The Northman writer/director Robert Eggers‘ remake of F.W. Murnau’s 1922 silent classic Nosferatu (watch it Here) made its way out into theatres last month and has stirred up a lot of positive reactions, with JoBlo’s own Chris Bumbray even describing the film as a new horror classic in his 10/10 review. Over on Deadline, they’re running a Read the Screenplay series that spotlights the scripts behind the awards season’s most talked-about movies – and as part of that series, they have officially released Eggers’ Nosferatu script online! You can check it out at This Link.

An unofficial adaptation of Bram Stoker’s Dracula, the original Nosferatu has the following synopsis: In this highly influential silent horror film, the mysterious Count Orlok (Max Schreck) summons Thomas Hutter (Gustav von Wangenheim) to his remote Transylvanian castle in the mountains. The eerie Orlok seeks to buy...

Director Robert Eggers addresses Nosferatu's box office success after its Christmas release led the horror movie to over $100 million worldwide.

During an interview with The Daily Beast, Eggers addressed Nosferatu's box-office success:

I’m absolutely surprised. And obviously, it’s a pleasant surprise. The thing that I’m most excited about with the film’s success at the box office at the moment is just that I had creative freedom and support the whole time. That’s exciting, and I hope that it’s helpful for other filmmakers. Let’s see.

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Nosferatu is a remake of the 1922 silent film of the same name from director F. W. Murnau. Robert Eggers is crafting his own version of the story for the reboot as writer and director, with Bill Skarsgård...

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Over a full century since its release, the impact that Nosferatu has had on the horror genre, and film in general, has never been more prevalent. Robert Eggers latest film, a remake of the silent horror classic from 1922, has taken the iconic story of Bram Stoker's Dracula to perhaps the darkest place it’s ever gone to. Not only have critics and audiences praised it for its cinematography and highly effective atmosphere of dread and despair, but it's also been acknowledged as being responsible for some of the best film performances of 2024. It features an all-star cast including Nicholas Hault, Bill Skarsgaard, Lily-Rose Depp, and Willem Dafoe. Some might be shocked to learn,...

‘Nosferatu’ (2024) is a gothic horror movie directed by Robert Eggers. It’s a remake of the 1922 silent film “Nosferatu,” which was inspired by Bram Stoker’s novel “Dracula.” The film stars Bill Skarsgård as the vampire Count Orlok, with Nicholas Hoult and Lily-Rose Depp playing a married couple, the Hutters. Other actors include Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Emma Corrin, Ralph Ineson, Simon McBurney, and Willem Dafoe.

The movie became an unexpected holiday hit. It premiered in Berlin on December 2, 2024, and was released in the U.S. on December 25, 2024, and internationally on January 1, 2025. The film was expected to make around $25 million in its opening weekend, but it did much better than that.

As of January 5, 2025, ‘Nosferatu’ has made $69.4 million in the U.S. and Canada, and $31 million internationally, totaling $100.4 million worldwide. The film was released alongside other movies and was originally expected to earn $25 million in its opening weekend.

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Robert Eggers has become an extremely recognizable name in the horror community, especially among fans of so-called "elevated horror," having risen to prominence as a writer and director with his first two feature-length projects, The Witch (2015) and The Lighthouse (2019). He had experience prior to this with short films, but it was the premiere of The Witch that really introduced him to audiences and cemented his place as a popular horror creator.

His latest film, Nosferatu, was released in theaters on December 25th, 2024. This new project is a reimagining of the original 1922 German silent film of the same name — it's a large-scale, high-budget recreation and expansion of the original story, in which Eggers attempts to create his own epic folktale from the material. But for fans of classic cinema, and of the original Nosferatu in particular, the question remains — is this new version necessary?

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Robert Eggers' Nosferatu remake is a masterclass in honoring gothic horror tradition. One of many nods to the 1922 Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror is having Knock (played by Simon McBurney in 2024) exclaim: "The blood is the life!" This is a great homage to the German expressionist classic, in which Knock similarly says "Blood is life!" It also has literary and cultural origins which explain the terror of vampire lore used in Nosferatu.

On the surface, it may seem like an obvious reference to the essential commonality in vampire lore: a vampire drinking blood to sustain their vitality in their immortal life. However, the background of Bram Stoker's original novel and real history makes the quote multilayered and all the more satisfying. Its potency in Eggers' adaptation is part of what has made vampires truly gothic again, contributing to the relief of Nosferatu's great box office success following the woefully under-appreciated The Northman.

Nosferatu, Robert Eggers' take on F.W. Murnau's classic 1992 silent film of the same name, both inspired by Bram Stoker's 1897 novel Dracula, is a major success. Despite the film's surprising release on Christmas, Nosferatu has put a stake in an important global milestone.

The horror has Bill Skarsgård transforming into his most terrifying role yet — Count Orlok. The film also includes a cast made up of Lily-Rose Depp, Nicholas Hoult, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Emma Corrin, Willem Dafoe, Ralph Ineson, and Simon McBurney. During its second weekend at the box office, Nosferatu has already passed the $100 million milestone, Variety reports.

Related Nosferatu Scares Up Big Bucks at Box Office With Christmas Day Debut

The Christmas season was kind to Robert Eggers' Nosferatu, with the gothic remake almost able to make its budget back in its first week of release.

Robert Eggers' new film grossed $69.4 million domestically, adding $30.9 million from international markets to a total of $100.3 million.