Marvel’s Willem DaFoe Had a History With Nosferatu Before the New Movie
ComicBook.comStory by Catherine Delgado
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Veteran actor Willem Dafoe brings his dark charisma to the gothic horror classic 'Nosferatu,' reprising his role as a vampire hunter after playing the iconic vampire in a previous film.
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- Dafoe's previous experience playing the vampire Max Schreck in the 2000 film 'Shadow of the Vampire' has strengthened his partnership with director Robert Eggers, who was eager to have him on the new 'Nosferatu' project.
- In the 2024 remake, Dafoe will play the character of Professor Albin Eberhart Von Franz, a vampire hunter inspired by Abraham Van Helsing, but with a darker, more occult-focused approach, involving intense scenes with 2,000 rats on set.
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Willem Dafoe, Robert Eggers, Max Schreck, Spider-Man, Platoon, Wild at Heart, American Psycho, The Hunter, The Grand Budapest Hotel, The Florida Project, At Eternity's Gate, Poor Things, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, Nosferatu (2024), Shadow of the Vampire, The Lighthouse, The Northman, Nosferatu (2024), Spider-Man (2002-2007), Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021), Shadow of the Vampire (2000)