January 12th 2025.
When it comes to horror cinema, there are few images more iconic than Count Orlok rising from his coffin, thirsting for blood. And in director Robert Eggers' remake of the 1922 classic Nosferatu, he has put his own spin on this scene, letting it all hang loose as Nicholas Hoult's mild-mannered real estate agent comes face-to-face with the terrifying Count.
This is not your mother's Nosferatu. Eggers' remake takes advantage of its updated setting to bring adult themes to the forefront, delving into the patriarchal fear of female pleasure and amping up both the sex and gore. As the notorious Count Orlok, Bill Skarsgård, known for his role as Pennywise in It, is nearly unrecognizable under layers of prosthetics and a hefty mustache. His impressive transformation also includes the now-infamous prosthetic penis, which can be seen during an early confrontation with Thomas Hutter, the unfortunate estate agent played by Hoult.
In a recent interview, the film's creative team revealed that Hoult had a rather intimate experience with the prop appendage during filming. Lead makeup designer Traci Loader shared, "With Thomas, they had a scene where Orlok was sucking his blood and the penis kept rubbing on his leg and he didn't know how to react to him." To which the film's hair department head, Suzanne Stokes-Munton, joked, "I don't think you'll forget that moment." To which Traci added, "No, that will live on forever!"
But Hoult isn't the only one with a memorable experience involving the prosthetic penis. In fact, he has a framed duplicate of it at home, courtesy of director Eggers. "There's a scene where Bill Skarsgård is slurping my blood, and Robert Eggers asked afterward, 'How was that for you?' And I said, 'I could feel his prosthetic penis on my leg.' And then, as a wrap gift, Rob got it framed, and he sent it to my house."
Unfortunately, the journey of the infamous vampire penis didn't end there. Hoult had to take it to a local frame shop to be re-framed after it broke, and he had to explain the unusual item to the shop owner. Hoult recalls, "I had to take it to the local frame shop and I had to be like, 'Hey dude, can you fix this?' And when I went back to pick it up, I think he'd clocked how weird it was that I was framing a vampire penis, and he asked, 'Is this some kind of collector's piece?' And I replied, 'Hm, you could say that.'"
In the end, Eggers' remake of Nosferatu not only brings a fresh take on the classic tale, but also gives us a memorable souvenir in the form of a framed vampire penis. Long live the lovelength!
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