Nosferatu’s Resurrection Was a Long Time Coming

how so?

One example is that early vampires in Balkan and Slavic legends generally did not drink blood. They would strangle their victims or commit adultery with them to death. If they do drink blood, it’s usually from the chest. This is a story about obsession and love. It seemed like, well, visually, it seemed like a good poetic subject.

But then I also thought about where this folklore came from. People are experiencing sleep paralysis, where they experience nightmares of vampires arriving when they wake up. Their chests bear this pressure. Therefore, it also has some basis in reality, although piercing the sternum with vampire teeth is ridiculous. So it’s fun to explore things that stay fresh while still fitting into the world.

Was the movie mostly done with practical effects?

I mean, there’s a lot of CG effects in the movie, but you’re trying to do all the crazy things that you would normally do with CG. That way you can use CG to fix and expand things, and you’re less aware of the tricks because you’re not paying attention to things that look fake, because usually what’s fake is real.

I ask this question because, while working at Wired, I Think about artificial intelligence a lot of. In filmmaking, there’s a lot of talk about “AI can do this, AI can do that,” but I watched your movie and I don’t think AI can do that. What are your thoughts on these things?

Guillermo del Toro said that the greatest achievement of artificial intelligence is “semi-obtrusive screensaver” is fair. I think artificial intelligence is best used to inspire humans to do more human things. That’s what I’m saying.

I know we’re running out of time, but I have to ask: What monsters are you going to fight next?

Ninja Turtles.

I mean, I would love to see Robert Eggers’ Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie.

Maybe I should ignore the joke because it’s probably going to get all over the place.

I mean, you’ve got SpongeBob SquarePants has received a lot of media attention recently.