Robert Eggers has zero plans to make contemporary movies, featuring modern-day inventions and technology.
The Nosferatu director recently told Rotten Tomatoes that the idea of making such projects makes him feel “ill.”
“The idea of having to photograph a car makes me ill,” Eggers said. “And the idea of photographing a cellphone is just death. And to make a contemporary story you have to photograph a cellphone — it’s just how life is — so no [I won’t be making any modern-set films].”
The filmmaker has helmed several projects that have spanned periods from 1630s and 1890s New England to the Viking Era, including 2015’s The Witch, 2019’s The Lighthouse and 2022’s The Northman, respectively. Most recently, Nosferatu, starring Lily-Rose Depp, Nicholas Hoult and Bill Skarsgård, was set in 1830s Transylvania.
Elsewhere in the interview, Eggers was asked exactly how modern he would potentially go for a project. He responded, “I don’t know. I might go potentially to 1950 but before World War II is more inviting for my imagination.”
Looking ahead, it appears Eggers is sticking to his time-period comfort zone with his next feature, Werwulf, a werewolf horror project. The filmmaker also co-wrote the film with Sjón. While details are scarce, sources say the story is set in 13th century England. He is also reportedly set to write and direct a sequel to the 1986’s Labyrinth.
Eggers’ Nosferatu, a remake of 1922’s Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror, was a gothic tale of obsession between a haunted young woman and the terrifying vampire infatuated with her, causing untold horror in its wake. The film earned four Oscar nominations.
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