This year it will be released Nosferatuthe new movie Robert Eggers which is presented as a remake of FW Murnau’s 1922 classic. The famous director – who is among the innovators of current horror – will come out with his own version of the most famous vampire story.
A tribute to German Expressionism
Today the first trailer was released of this film that will come from Focus Features and has an impressive cast made up of Bill Skarsgård, Lily-Rose Depp, Nicholas Hoult, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Emma Corrin, Ralph Ineson, Simon McBurney and Willem Dafoe.
In this first preview you can see tributes to German Expressionism, a film movement of which Nosferatu It is one of the most representative films. In addition, a chilling soundtrack by Robin Carolan is anticipated.
Synopsis and release date
The official synopsis of Nosferatu advance: “It is a gothic tale about the obsession between a haunted young woman and a terrifying vampire infatuated with her, causing unspeakable horror with her awakening.”
The release in American theaters will be on December 25, 2024, although it is not yet known if it will coincide with the arrival in Latin America. This is one of the most anticipated films of this year and is presented as the fourth in the filmography of Eggers, whose most recent release, The Northmandates from 2022.
A long list of adaptations of Bram Stoker’s story
Dracula by Bram Stoker was made into a film on multiple occasions, although Nosferatu from 1922 was the first and had a celebrated remake by Werner Herzog in 1979 titled Nosferatu, the vampire.
Eggers’ new film joins a long list where it stands out Bram Stoker’s Draculadirected by Francis Ford Coppola. From what the trailer shows, this film could be more focused on horror and not on the romantic story – like Coppola’s film -.
