Nosferatu, now playing in cinemas, is a big hit, earning high praise from both critics and fans. Robert Eggers has always been a highly acclaimed director in the horror genre, with The Witch and The Lighthouse under his belt.

The writer and director of Nosferatu reveals why the well-received movie was never intended to be filmed in black and white.

Which is to say, you probably recognize the story of Eggers' Nosferatu: the mysterious Count Orlok (Bill Skarsgård) wants to buy a house in the fictional German port town of Wisborg, so newly hired agent Thomas Hutter (Nicholas Hoult) is sent by his boss Knock (Simon McBurney) to close the deal.

Credit: Focus Features Spend enough time on the film side of the internet, and you're bound to find discourse on who's the better director — Ari Aster, Jordan Peele, or Robert Eggers? So, when Eggers decided to make his own contribution to the Nosferatu mythos,