NOSFERATU Director Robert Eggers And Bill Skarsgård Explain Controversial Changes To Count Orlok | News World

Nosferatu‘s take on Count Orlok is a far cry from the vampire’s classic big screen appearance. However, a drastic reinvention was expected with filmmaker Robert Eggers eager to put a new spin on the classic horror story.

When Nicholas Hoult’s Thomas Hutter discovers the Count resting in his sarcophagus, Orlok is fully revealed; Bill Skarsgård dons a bushy mustache, has a skeletal face, and patches of decaying skin all over his body (yes, there’s a full frontal nude scene).

Skarsgård, who transformed into Pennywise the Clown in the IT movies, embraced the prosthetics and makeup needed to bring Count Orlok to life on screen in the remake but admits they were a challenge at first.

“I was worried that I couldn’t perform through it, that it would feel like.”…more

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