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.

Viewers of Nosferatu have been left shocked after finally seeing what Bill Skargard looks like as the horrifying Count Orlok. This follows years of secrecy, with the studio working tirelessly since development initially began in 2015 to make sure the first time you see the horrifying vampire is in the cinemas.

His trusty right-hand man, Knock ( Simon McBurney ), is sycophantically loyal to him, which shows that Orlok has the ability to inspire true devotion in anyone. But while these are all qualities that make Orlok a decent party guest,

See the first official images of Bill Skarsgård’s Count Orlok from "Nosferatu" in a new production featurette.

Director Robert Eggers ' Nosferatu is a great horror film that is a must watch for horror fans. The design of Bill Skarsgård's Count Orlok has mostly been kept hidden, but Focus Features recently shared a first official look at the vampire.

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

Nosferatu,’ starring Lily-Rose Depp, pays tribute to the occultism of the original 1922 film, which has an unusual story behind its creation.

Nosferatu' cinematographer Jarin Blaschke breaks down the Count Orlok encounter sequence and shooting on film.

Robert Eggers’s 2024 remake of Nosferatu reimagines the vampire narrative, rejecting the conventional tropes of modern vampire stories. While critics praised its bold artistic vision, social media had something else to say.

It’s not hyperbole to suggest that Robert Eggers has spent decades thinking about Nosferatu. In elementary school in New Hampshire, the filmmaker saw a picture of Max Schreck as Count Orlok in F.W. Murnau’s 1922 silent classic Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror and “lost my mind.

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Though we have seen some leaked screenshots, Focus Features has now officially unveiled the divisive vampire design of Bill Skarsgård's evil Count