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How ‘Nosferatu’ Got 5,000 Live Rats on Set and Built Count Orlok’s Castle
'Nosferatu' production designer Craig Lathrop on building Count Orlok's castle and working with a stampede of rats.
When Robert Eggers decided to reimagine F. W. Murnau’s 1922 silent classic “ Nosferatu ” with his new remake, he wanted everything to be as practical and authentic as possible. That meant six hours of makeup for Bill Skarsgård to become the fearsome Count Orlok, a traditional orchestra of strings for composer Robin Carolan and more than 60 sets from production designer Craig Lathrop. We built these plexiglass barriers so that the live rats would be in a controlled area,” he said, adding that the production took care to ensure the rodents’ safety.
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