Interview: Lily-Rose Depp and Nicholas Hoult on exploring fear and humanity in Nosferatu; “It reveals a rawness and a purity.” [Video]

Continuing our extensive Nosferatu coverage in the lead-up to the film’s New Year’s Day release here in Australia (you can read our review here), Peter Gray spoke to Lily-Rose Depp and Nicholas Hoult about their roles in Robert Eggers’ gothic tale of obsession between a haunted young woman and the terrifying vampire infatuated with her, causing untold horror in its wake.

Following on from both Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Emma Corrin, Depp and Hoult took part in the global press junket, talking about the personal impact of their characters, Depp’s physical transformation, and what Hoult feels horror reveals about those that consume the genre.

I spoke to Aaron and Emma just before, and they were talking about how Robert gave you these packets to assist in the backgrounds of your characters. I was wondering with that, were there emotional undertones that you were able to tap into yourself, separate from what you read? And …