After making a massive imprint with their work on the unsettling horror movie The Witch, Anya Taylor-Joy and director Robert Eggers are to reunite for Nosferatu, a redo of the silent movie Nosferatu, which in itself was an unofficial remake of Bram Stoker’s Dracula.
The story follows the infamous vampire Count Orlok of Transylvania, who wants to buy a house in Germany and becomes enamoured with the real-estate agent’s wife.
Here’s the full plot for the original 1922 version.
In this highly influential silent horror film, the mysterious Count Orlok (Max Schreck) summons Thomas Hutter (Gustav von Wangenheim) to his remote Transylvanian castle in the mountains. The eerie Orlok seeks to buy a house near Hutter and his wife, Ellen (Greta Schroeder). After Orlok reveals his vampire nature, Hutter struggles to escape the castle, knowing that Ellen is in grave danger. Meanwhile Orlok’s servant, Knock (Alexander Granach), prepares for his master to arrive at his new home.
Variety reports the news of the Taylor-Joy casting. The actress recently appeared in M. Night Shyamalan’s Split, and is currently filming X-Men: Dark Phoenix over in Canada.
The actress is also signed up to appear in Split sequel Glass, which will reunite her with James McAvoy, as well as Bruce Willis and Samuel L. Jackson.
