In researching his upcoming version of Nosferatu, Robert Eggers included Mel Brooks' Dracula: Dead and Loving It in the mix. The post Robert Eggers took Nosferatu inspiration from Mel Brooks’ Dracula: Dead and Loving It appeared first on JoBlo.

Nosferatu crystallizes a theme which runs throughout Robert Eggers’ work about digging up, and surrendering to, the old pagan

Everybody knows him. Sometimes it seems like everybody has played him. Bela Lugosi, of course. (“Listen to them. Children of the night. What music they make.”) Christopher Lee. Klaus Kinski. Gary Oldman. Leslie Nielsen.

Eggers's preference for 'Nosferatu' over 'Dracula' In a chat with Screen Rant, Eggers revealed, "I mean, as much as I love the novel, it is a little bit overstuffed with Victoriana [Victorian period].

The result is not just a fine film. It may be the best cinematic “Dracula” ever made.

The filmmaker discusses his adaptation of this vampire tale, stories of female desire and why putting maggots on Bill Skarsgard was a beautiful idea.

Eggers’ “Nosferatu” stars Nicholas Hoult (“Juror #2”) as recently married real estate agent Thomas Hutter, who’s given an undesirable task: Travel to Transylvania and sell a property to the mysterious and decrepit Count Orlok (Bill Skarsgård),

The filmmaker calls his star "one of the greatest actors of all time" after working together on "The Lighthouse" and "The Northman" The post Before ‘Nosferatu,’ Robert Eggers Recalls Almost Getting Willem Dafoe Set on Fire appeared first on TheWrap.