Bill Skarsgård’s Count Orlok prosthetics are shown in greater detail in a behind-the-scenes video for Robert Eggers’ remake of Nosferatu.
While he has shocked and terrified as Pennywise the Clown in the 'It' movies, Bill Skarsgard "never been more scared in playing a character" than Count Orlok in 'Nosferatu'.
Lily-Rose Depp, who plays Orlok's object of obsession, Ellen Hutter, calls Skarsgård "the only man for the job." Nicholas Hoult, who plays Ellen's husband, Thomas, says, "It's something that is so intimidating and fully realized and horrific that it is incredible to see but also terrifying to be around."
Much has been said about Count Orlok's new look in Nosferatu and a featurette for the movie offers an up close and personal look at Bill Skarsgård's transformation into the terrifying movie
In an exclusive behind-the-scenes clip from 'Nosferatu,' Bill Skarsgård and director Robert Eggers detail how the character of Count Orlok came to life.
The creative team behind Nosferatu opened up to Us Weekly about that awkward prosthetic penis scene and how involved Bill Skarsgard was in creating Count Orlok’s look
The first person to play Orlok on screen was Max Schreck in F.W. Murnau's 1922 silent film Nosferatu: eine Symphonie des Grauens, which follows a similar narrative to Eggers' reimagining. Joining Skarsgård in this latest adaptation are Lily-Rose Depp, Nicholas Hoult, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Willem Dafoe, Emma Corrin, Ralph Ineson, and Simon McBurney.
Around 60 prosthetics were used on Skarsgard to render him unrecognizable for Robert Eggers’ reimagination of the 1922 film.
An extended version (don't get too excited) of Robert Eggers' Nosferatu is now available to purchase on Digital platforms, and Focus Features has also released our best look yet at Count
As if the life-size coffin bed wasn't enough, Focus Features has released a six-foot tall life-size cutout of Bill Skarsgard's Count Orlok - which is now available for purchase.
The home video edition of the film comes with a coffin-sized collection of bonus features, including an extended cut and director's commentary by Robert Eggers.