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Director Robert Eggers may have another hit on his hands with Nosferatu, but before the acclaimed auteur took a crack at bringing the titular vampire to life, there was another classic monster he wanted to tackle: Frankenstein. Nosferatu is currently still riding high at the box office, having thus far earned $56.2 million dollars and widespread acclaim from both fans and critics.
Appearing on Conversations @ Curzon (seen below), Eggers touched on a number of topics, including the script-writing process. After revealing that a recent screenplay he wrote was praised by his wife – who also commented that “no one’s going to make it” – he was asked by host Douglas Greenwood if he ever felt the need to just write for the sake of “getting those ideas out of you.” It was then Eggers revealed that he does do that sometimes, even when he knows it’s a “dud,” as apparently was the case with his Frankenstein script.
“Sometimes you know you’ve got a dud. I’m super, super-excited for Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein, but when my son was born, I had an unconscious urge – I’m sure because of that – I started to do Frankenstein, and after two weeks, I was like, ‘There’s no way I can do this.’ So I’m glad that Guillermo is finally making it.”
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When pressed further by Greenwood about what his take on Frankenstein would have looked like, Eggers simply replied, “No comment” before adding, “It definitely sucked, I’ll tell you that.” While we’re not sure anything Eggers touches actually “sucks” given the fact he’s had such great success in his short career, it’s comforting to know he’s mature enough to recognize when he’s not able to handle something, and instead let someone else have all the fun. There’s little doubt that del Toro is a wonderful substitute, and we’re sure his version of Frankenstein, which hits Netflix later this year, will be an amazing addition to the many movies that have already focused on Mary Shelly’s iconic monster.
Robert Eggers Is Glad ‘Nosferatu’ “Fell Apart Several Times”
To further highlight Eggers’ maturity as a filmmaker, Greenwood brought up the fact that Nosferatu was previously going to be only the director’s second film after The Witch in 2015. At the time, he was working on a medieval project that neither he nor the studio saw eye to eye on, so he turned his attention to the vampire. In hindsight, he says he’s glad it didn’t work out back then because he doesn’t think he had what it took to do the story justice.
“I was foolish to want to do Nosferatu potentially as my second film, and I’m glad that it didn’t happen, and I’m glad that it fell apart several times over the past nine or ten years. I’ve just grown a lot as a filmmaker, and I’ve become a more adept collaborator with all of my heads of departments that I work with over and over again, which are further extensions of one another. What has finally emerged is not just my vision, but a collective vision of a lot of people who love working together, and love pushing each other further than we thought we could go.”
Needless to say, the results have been spectacular, as Nosferatu is being hailed by many as a modern masterpiece. Would it have looked the same back in 2016 or 2017? Probably not, so – like Eggers – we’re also glad it didn’t happen back then, otherwise we wouldn’t have been treated to the amazing movie we have today. You can check out Nosferatu in theaters now from Focus Features.
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Nosferatu is a remake of the 1922 silent film of the same name from director F. W. Murnau. Robert Eggers is crafting his own version of the story for the reboot as writer and director, with Bill Skarsgård stepping into the shoes of Count Orlok. Nosferatu tells the tale of a young woman who falls victim to a vampire utterly infatuated with her.
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December 25, 2024
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2h 12m
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Horror
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