Doug Jones

Beautifully horrific. Great way to say it. So then when he comes to and realizes that the sun is up and it's coming through the window, he's like, he kind of overdid it. He overindulged in his addiction. I think that's when he had his come to light moment. I wanted to add some humanity into him because...

Beautifully horrific. Great way to say it. So then when he comes to and realizes that the sun is up and it's coming through the window, he's like, he kind of overdid it. He overindulged in his addiction. I think that's when he had his come to light moment. I wanted to add some humanity into him because...

Watching the silent film, of course, it's very dramatic, and Max Schreck struck that pose when he got in front of the window with a hand on the heart and a hand toward the window, like, no, not the sun, right?

Watching the silent film, of course, it's very dramatic, and Max Schreck struck that pose when he got in front of the window with a hand on the heart and a hand toward the window, like, no, not the sun, right?

So I wanted to strike that iconic pose, as I tried to strike a lot of his iconic poses throughout the film, but give some backstory meaning and some heart and soul of why he got into that pose.

So I wanted to strike that iconic pose, as I tried to strike a lot of his iconic poses throughout the film, but give some backstory meaning and some heart and soul of why he got into that pose.

So this moment in the bedroom, I'm thinking, wow, I had my dessert. I've reached the pinnacle of my desires. Where do I go from here? Is there anything left? And did it really truly satisfy me or am I just a pathetic being? And do I have any reason to live beyond this? So when the sun is coming in the window, he knows he's going to burn.

So this moment in the bedroom, I'm thinking, wow, I had my dessert. I've reached the pinnacle of my desires. Where do I go from here? Is there anything left? And did it really truly satisfy me or am I just a pathetic being? And do I have any reason to live beyond this? So when the sun is coming in the window, he knows he's going to burn.

Do I take my chances and try to get out of the room and pass the window? Sure. And if I die? You know what? Maybe I deserve it by now. I think that's kind of the backstory I gave him that maybe Max Shrek, I'm not sure, did or not. It translates, definitely.

Do I take my chances and try to get out of the room and pass the window? Sure. And if I die? You know what? Maybe I deserve it by now. I think that's kind of the backstory I gave him that maybe Max Shrek, I'm not sure, did or not. It translates, definitely.

No, thank you. Thank you so much. That's very, very sweet. Beautiful and wonderful. Intimidating to play this role, too, because there's no way to not compare me to Max Shrek and also to all the other Nosferatu's, including Willem Dafoe's brilliant Shadow of the Vampire version.

No, thank you. Thank you so much. That's very, very sweet. Beautiful and wonderful. Intimidating to play this role, too, because there's no way to not compare me to Max Shrek and also to all the other Nosferatu's, including Willem Dafoe's brilliant Shadow of the Vampire version.

Oh, thank you so, so much. Yeah, I was so I was so happy that our director, too, was on board with like making sure we hit all those all those those iconic notes. Like when he's in the bowels of the ship in transit and the captain comes down and sees him like standing up from his coffin. Yes. Stiff as a board, right? So good. Right. That took some engineering, by the way.

Oh, thank you so, so much. Yeah, I was so I was so happy that our director, too, was on board with like making sure we hit all those all those those iconic notes. Like when he's in the bowels of the ship in transit and the captain comes down and sees him like standing up from his coffin. Yes. Stiff as a board, right? So good. Right. That took some engineering, by the way.

And then also that famous shadow going up the stairs on his way to Ellen's bedroom. So spooky. Right? Yeah, yeah, yeah. And then, of course, like I said, the grabbing of the heart and the hand out to the sun when it's time.

And then also that famous shadow going up the stairs on his way to Ellen's bedroom. So spooky. Right? Yeah, yeah, yeah. And then, of course, like I said, the grabbing of the heart and the hand out to the sun when it's time.

Classic. Classic moment. Yeah.

Classic. Classic moment. Yeah.

Yeah, good question. This was, as far as prosthetics go, again, I've played creatures that are rubberized from head to toe. This was not that. This was head and hands, thank heaven. Nice. With a very specific wardrobe to match the original wardrobe. And there was a bit of a hump built into the back because he was hunched over in the original film.

Yeah, good question. This was, as far as prosthetics go, again, I've played creatures that are rubberized from head to toe. This was not that. This was head and hands, thank heaven. Nice. With a very specific wardrobe to match the original wardrobe. And there was a bit of a hump built into the back because he was hunched over in the original film.