Shadow of the Vampire

Silent horror classic Nosferatu celebrated its 100th anniversary last year, but it will have another reason to return to the spotlight in 2024, when genre craftsman Robert Eggers (The Witch, The Lighthouse, The Northman) releases his long-awaited remake. Today, we know a bit more about what to expect from the vampire tale—including that it will indeed be scary.Spoilers of the Week March 30-April 1Here’s the first-look image shared by Empire Magazine in a preview of its new issue and on X:Released at the height of German…

Willem Dafoe as Max Schreck/Count Orlok in 2000's Shadow of the Vampire.Screenshot: Lions GateWillem Dafoe was born to star in a remake of the classic, 1922 German vampire film Nosferatu, which is why I guess he’s doing it twice. Soon, he’ll reteam with his Northman and The Lighthouse collaborator, director Robert Eggers, in a reimagining of the classic horror movie. But it won’t be the first time Dafoe will star in Nosferatu, more or less.Shadow of the Vampire is a rather obscure movie from 2000 about the making of…

Screenshot: Prana FilmEver since Robert Eggers announced his arrival on the auteur filmmaking scene with 2015's The Witch, he’s let it be known that he intended to tackle an adaptation of vampire classic Nosferatu. That project is finally ramping up, with a killer cast announced today.Deadline reports that Eggers has tapped It’s Bill Skarsgård (after directing Bill’s brother Alexander in The Northman, Eggers seems to be collecting Skarsgårds like they’re Pokémon), who’ll play the undead Count Orlock, and Lily-Rose Depp…