All four ofRobert Eggers' feature filmsare period pieces.
However,neither are direct adaptationsfor a few reasons.
It is not directly adapting the playHamletfor the big screen.
Instead,The Northmanadapts theScandinavian legend of Amleth, the inspiration forHamlet.
While directly adapting the Amleth myth,the connections andcounterparts to Shakespeare’sHamletare still prominent inThe Northman.
As forNosferatu,it is technically an adaptation ofDracula, or at least, the original 1922 film is.
However, that adaptation was unauthorized, asPlagiarism Todayreports.
The producers behind the originalNosferatuwanted to adaptDraculabut could not obtain the rights to it.
Will Nosferatu Be as Authentic to the Source Material as The Northman?
Nosferatu is a remake of the 1922 silent film of the same name from director F. W. Murnau. Robert Eggers is crafting his own version of the story for the reboot as writer and director, with Bill Skarsgård stepping into the shoes of Count Orlok. Nosferatu tells the tale of a young woman who falls victim to a vampire utterly infatuated with her.
Robert Egger’s Count Orlok may also be scarier than the original.
Nosferatu tells the tale of a young woman who falls victim to a vampire utterly infatuated with her.
