Nicholas Hoult: Unusual gift after “Nosferatu” filming

The “Nosferatu – The Undead” director Robert Eggers (41) gave this souvenir to the actor Nicholas Hoult (35). With his co-star Lily-Rose Depp (25), the actor revealed that he had a framed penis prosthesis from Bill Skarsgård (34), who plays the role of Count Orlok in the horror film. “There’s a scene where Bill Skarsgård is sipping my blood, and Robert Eggers asked afterward, ‘How was that for you?’ And I said, ‘I could feel his prosthetic penis on my leg.’ And then Rob had them framed as a gift and sent them to my house,” Hoult recalled of filming.

When the unusual gift arrived, the frame was broken, Hoult reported. The 35-year-old then took it to be repaired. “The first time the shop owner didn’t even bat an eyelash. Then when I went to pick it up, I think he realized how strange it was that I had framed this vampire penis and he said, ‘Is that one? Kind of collectible?’ And I said, ‘Hmm, you could say that,'” Hoult joked.

It was a long time coming that Eggers would be able to remake the silent film classic “Nosferatu – A Symphony of Horror” (1922). “It’s exciting. I mean, obviously because the movie failed several times in the last decade, I had to grieve a few times and move on. I had to come to terms with the fact that it was probably never going to happen,” the 41-year-old revealed. year old a few days ago.

Although Eggers had to wait so long for permission to make the film, his ideas for the horror film always remained unchanged. “Not much has changed since I finished the first draft nine and a half years ago. It’s gotten a little more sophisticated, but not really much has changed,” Eggers said.

In addition to Nicholas Hoult, Lily-Rose Depp and Bill Skarsgård, Aaron Taylor-Johnson (34), Willem Dafoe (69) and Emma Corrin (29) were also in front of the camera for the film adaptation. “Nosferatu – The Undead” can be seen in US cinemas from December 25th. It will be released in German cinemas a few days later, on January 2nd.