Nosferatu
Summary
TheNosferaturemake release date has officially been mark for late 2024 . Known forThe Witch , The Lighthouse , andThe Northman , writer - director Robert Eggers ' fourth characteristic is a remaking ofNosferatu , the unofficial German adaptation of Bram Stoker’sDraculafrom 1922 , which stick to a hag-ridden new adult female and the terrific vampire infatuate with her . The star - studdedNosferatucast includes Bill Skarsgård as Count Orlok , Nicholas Hoult as Thomas Hutter , Lily - Rose Depp as Ellen Hutter , Aaron Taylor - Johnson , Emma Corrin , Willem Dafoe , Simon McBurney , and Ralph Ineson .
Now , fresh off release thefirst look at Eggers’Nosferatu , Focus Features announces thatthe remake ’s press release date has been specify for Wednesday , December 25 , 2024 . There are n’t any other broad liberation currently scheduled for next Christmas Day , though Disney’sMufasa : The Lion Kingprequel and Paramount’sSonic the Hedgehog 3are both set for December 20 , 2024 . Focus Features president Peter Kujawski shared the following statement onNosferatu ’s Christmas spill date :
The intrepid filmmaking of Robert Eggers is always a gift for devotee , and we can promise that his Nosferatu is planning quite the Christmas feast .
The Nosferatu Remake Release Date Is Unexpected, But How Will It Fare?
TheNosferaturemake releasing on Christmas Day is unexpected . Considering it ’s one of the most iconic horror tale of all sentence , a Halloween release would arguably have been more appropriate . Additionally , the Christmas season is typically appropriate for more lighthearted , fellowship - well-disposed entertainment , such asWonka , which unfreeze this year on December 15 , followed byAquaman and the Lost Kingdomreleasing on December 22 . However , there is a story of releasing repulsion picture at Christmastime , with one of the most famous examples being the originalScream . That was released on December 20 , 1996 and made $ 173 million at the box office .
Eggers is looking to rebound at the corner billet with hisNosferaturemake after his first pic with Focus Features,2022’sThe Northman , was finally pushed into profitability by VOD achiever . However , his first flick , The Witch , which was release by A24 in February 2016 , was a surprise hit at the box spot that made over $ 40 million on a $ 4 million budget . DiscountingThe Lighthouse , which is difficult to categorise , Nosferatumarks Eggers ' return to the repulsion genre and , with an unexpected freeing date that could actually work out to its welfare , the remake could be the director ’s biggest cinema yet .
rootage : Focus Features
