Lily-Rose Depp left horror fans asking the same question after her audition tape for Nosferatu was released online. The American actress stars alongside Nicholas Hoult and Emma Corrin in the gothic film.
Based on the classic novel Dracula, the movie is set in the 1800s and has received mixed reviews from critics—scoring 84 percent on Rotten Tomatoes.
However, Depp’s audition has since been shared, and you would usually expect tapes to show actors in a rehearsal room or sometimes at home.
Fans were left confused when watching Lily-Rose audition for the part of Ellen Hutter as she appeared to be reading out a scene at home and recording herself on a webcam.
Film nerds have suggested in the comments section that Depp’s tape looks like it was made on a Zoom call. One follower typed, “Why was it over Zoom?” with laughing face emojis.
Another queried: “Why are they auditioning over Zoom?” [sic]
However, many have said there is a reasonable explanation behind Depp’s unusual audition tape, with one person suggesting that it was probably done during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Nosferatu tells the terrifying tale of a young woman who finds herself the target of the ancient Transylvanian vampire Count Orlok after the creature becomes infatuated with her.
Bill Skarsgard, who plays Orlok, worked with an opera teacher to deepen his voice for the film.
Director Robert Eggers wanted his voice to be as “deep as possible.” He told SFX magazine, “That’s Bill, not effects.”
“The voice he created is very much the one I had in my imagination. We wanted it as deep as possible, and he worked with an opera coach to deepen his voice.”
Previously, Bill shared he was “terrified just looking at the image” of Count Orlok and said the idea of the vampire’s appearance was far more intimidating than that of his Pennywise the Dancing Clown costume from his two ‘It’ movies because it was so different.