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‘Nosferatu’ Director Robert Eggers Tells Guillermo Del Toro Details Of Lily-Rose Depp’s Performance, Vampire Makeup & Pitfalls Of Working With Rats
'Nosferatu': In Guillermo Del Toro Q&A, Robert Eggers Discusses Trained Rats, Lily-Rose Depp's Contortions & Six Hours Of Vampire Makeup
During a post-screening Q&A with Oscar-winning filmmaker Guillermo del Toro at the Directors’ Guild of America Theater in Los Angeles, Nosferatu writer-director Robert Eggers revealed key factors that went into making the film, including trained rats, six hours of monster makeup and lead actress Lily-Rose Depp ‘s dedication to learning the physical moves required of her character. Depp, who plays Ellen Hutter, wife of Nicholas Hoult ‘s character Thomas, has scenes that involve contorting her body in ways that appear almost inhuman. During the Q&A, Del Toro said he had used a Butoh dance teacher on the set of his upcoming film Frankenstein, and asked if Eggers had done the same for Depp’s choreography.
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