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The actor admitted that he doesn’t really like it when horror films feature special effects.
Published on January 2, 2025
Willem Dafoe appreciates that “Nosferatu” does not rely too much on special effects.
The 69-year-old actor stars alongside Bill Skarsgard, Nicholas Hoult, Lily-Rose Depp, Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Emma Corrin in the Robert Eggers-directed horror film, and he revealed he liked the approach filmmaker’s down-to-earth approach to this project.
Speaking to the BBC, he explained: “You have to gain the authority to pretend, and with technology that gets lost. »
The new gothic horror film is a remake of the 1922 silent film “Nosferatu,” based on the novel “Dracula” by Bram Stoker.
Willem has starred in a number of horror films during his career, and the actor acknowledges that his face has the “range” needed to transition from one genre to another.
He adds: “I never think about my face. If I think about it, it’s to tell him to calm down.”
Furthermore, Robert recently said that horror films deserve more respect than they receive.
The 41-year-old filmmaker believes fans and critics are too quick to dismiss horror films.
Robert, who previously directed “The Witch” and “The Lighthouse,” told SlashFilm.com, “I think because of the history of genre films, often originally relegated to B-movies , people have not yet realized their importance.”
