By no means say by no means, however Nosferatu filmmaker Robert Eggers is just about dead-set on not making a recent film.
The auteur — whose pics have spanned 1630’s and 1890’s New England (2015’s The Witch and 2019’s The Lighthouse, respectively), the Viking Period (2022’s The Northman) and now 1830’s Transylvania (four-time Oscar-nominated Nosferatu) — stated in a current interview with Rotten Tomatoes that the considered such a challenge makes him really feel “in poor health.”
“The thought of getting to {photograph} a automobile makes me in poor health,” he started. “And the concept of photographing a cellphone is simply demise. And to make a recent story you must {photograph} a cellphone — it’s simply how life is — so no.”
When requested to specify the “ceiling” of which era durations Eggers would fancy touring to, he answered: “I don’t know. I’d go probably to 1950 however earlier than World Battle II is extra inviting for my creativeness.”
Eggers has beforehand expressed this sentiment, although he isn’t alone in being averse to telephones in relation to the filmmaking course of. Colleagues like Denis Villeneuve and Quentin Tarantino have banned cellphone utilization on their units to hone in on manufacturing, whereas others have lamented smartphones’ encroachment on making good films or in any other case impeding the cinephile’s viewing expertise.
As for the helmer, Eggers will observe up the success of Nosferatu with Werewulf, a reteam with Focus Options due Christmas Day 2026, in addition to a sequel to Jim Henson’s 1986 traditional Labyrinth for TriStar Pictures.
