The Nosferatu release date for Robert Eggers‘ highly anticipated upcoming horror movie has been revealed by Focus Features.
The gothic horror film will be making its theatrical debut on Christmas Day next year — Wednesday, December 25, 2024. Peter Kujawski, Chairman of Focus Features, commented on the release date announcement, stating:
“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.”
Fans recently got their first official look at the upcoming Nosferatu remake through a still of star Lily-Rose Depp with the shadow of a clawed hand in front of her. Alongside Depp, the Nosferatu remake will also star Bill Skarsgård as the infamous Count Orlok, Nicholas Hoult, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Emma Corrin, Willem Dafoe, Simon McBurney, and Ralph Ineson.
What is Nosferatu about?
Similar to the original film, the story of Nosferatu will be a “gothic tale of obsession” that focuses on a haunted young woman being stalked by a Transylvanian vampire. The original film was released 100 years ago in 1922, and has since been regarded as one of the most influential films of all time, a horror masterpiece, and high up on the short list of SpongeBob SquarePants‘ weirdest references.
