December 26, 2024 10:28 am

Robert Eggers Discusses Nosferatu's Lily-Rose Depp and 5000 Live Rats
Robert Eggers Discusses Nosferatu's Lily-Rose Depp and 5000 Live Rats

Robert Eggers Discusses Nosferatu’s Lily-Rose Depp and 5000 Live Rats

Robert Eggers‘ eagerly awaited remake of the 1922 silent film Nosferatu won’t appear in theaters until December 25th, but select guild members and press enjoyed a special screening of The Lighthouse director’s newest horror hit on Thursday night. Afterward, a Q&A with fantasy-horror filmmaker Guillermo Del Toro revealed some of the key behind-the-scenes elements that helped to transform Eggers’s darkly gothic Nosferatu into what may be one of the best horror movies of 2024.

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​According to Eggers, the success of Nosferatu can be at least partially attributed to several thousand rats. Read More