The vital trajectory of a feature film project — let alone the career of a filmmaker — can become tremendously unpredictable, with delays, changes of direction and indefinite hiatus being the order of the day. A good example of this is the ‘Nosferatu’ by Robert Eggersof whose existence we informed you a whopping five years ago, and which seems to have come back to life.
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Eggers, who this year has delighted us with the fantastic Nordic epic ‘The Northman’ after two fantasy gems such as ‘The Witch’ and ‘The Lighthouse’, stated five years ago his intention to materialize his dream new interpretation of the vampiric classic at the hands of Anya Taylor-Joy; Now, according to Deadline, its pre-production is going ahead with the occasional significant change.
These are closely linked with the cast, which will lead bill skarsgard —’It’— in the role of the protagonist bloodsucker. Next to him will be Lily-Rose Depp, who will replace a Taylor-Joy whose agenda seems to have been impossible to square with ‘Nosferatu’ while shooting the prequel to ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ entitled ‘Furiosa’ and immersed in the process of preparing the adaptation of Nabokov ‘Laughter in the Dark’.
At the moment, the production of Focus Features —from where they have not provided any extra information about it—, which Eggers himself will write and direct, It has no release date or start of filming on paper. We will be aware of any developments in this regard, as it promises to be one of the most interesting titles on the horizon.