There’s only so much that you can do with the weight of, for instance, Orlok’s cloak, which was all fur-lined and it’s massive. It’s a massive costume piece. We devised a harness that went next to Bill’s body, came out through his inner clothing, and clipped onto the cloak, and it meant that we could do a quick release, and get it off him because his prosthetic makeup was very hot for him. Then you add all the costuming onto it and the hat and everything else and the poor guy was just boiling.
“I think the main reason why I made this movie was to explore Ralph Fiennes’ interior journey where I have a person who’s in that position who says, I have difficulty with prayer. That’s the core of his job. That is the essence of it. It’s like you saying, I have difficulty believing in the words I write or me, I have difficulty in the capability of the camera capturing any truth. It’s kind of like that.”
Which film is poised to make the holidays better? Robert Eggers’ remake of Nosferatu, which he spent years trying to get off the ground. Finally, the filmmaker behind The Lighthouse and The Northman got the green-light and assembled a terrific cast, including Bill Skarsgård, Emma Corrin, Ralph Ineson, and Willem Dafoe. Check out the latest Nosferatu trailer, teasing the December release date.
Austin Butler and Tom Hardy bring an intense emotional and physical intimacy to The Bikeriders, including a lovely scene that yells romance.
