Willem Dafoe On “Nosferatu” vs. “Shadow”

The hiring of Willem Dafoe for Robert Eggers’ remake of F.W. Murnau’s 1922 silent vampire film “Nosferatu” immediately drew comparisons to the acclaimed 2000 indie film “Shadow of the Vampire”. That latter film was a darkly comedic fictional spin on the making of “Nosferatu” with Dafoe playing Max Schreck, the