Focus Features will release Robert Eggers’ Nosferatu reimagining in the US on December 25, 2024.
Universal Pictures International handles distribution outside the US on the gothic horror starring Bill Skarsgard, Nicholas Hoult, Lily-Rose Depp, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Emma Corrin, Ralph Ineson, Simon McBurney. The story of a haunted woman and the vampire who is obsessed with her will reunite Focus with Eggers after 2022’s release of
The Northman. It also brings the filmmaker back together with Chris Columbus, who is credited as executive producer on The Witch
and The Lighthouse.Peter Kujawski, chairman of Focus Features, said, “The audacious filmmaking of Robert Eggers is always a gift for fans, and we can promise that his Nosferatu is planning quite the Christmas feast.”F.W. Murnau’s Nosferatu was a landmark cinematic release when it came out in 1922 for its early treatment of vampire lore and was inspired by Bram Stoker’s novel
Dracula
. The film was remade by Werner Herzog in 1979 as Nosferatu The Vampyre.Focus’ release slate includes Alexander Payne’s awards contender and current release The Holdovers. Coming up are Drive-Away Dolls
from Ethan Coen and Tricia Cooke; Zelda William’s feature directorial debut Lisa Frankenstein written by Diablo Cody; Sam Taylor-Johnson’s Amy Winehouse biopic Back To Black; Edward Berger’s Vatican thriller Conclave; Jeff Nichols’ The Bikeriders; Baltasar Kormakur’s Touch; and Goran Stolevski’s Housekeeping For Beginners.What buzzy projects are being showcased at Ventana Sur 2023?