\t\t<\/p>\n The movie Nosferatu<\/strong><\/a><\/em> has been a major success at the holiday box office and it stars Bill Skarsgard<\/strong><\/a> as the villain Count Orlok, though there were other actors considered for the role before him.<\/p>\n Nosferatu<\/em> is a gothic tale of obsession between a haunted young woman (Lily-Rose Depp<\/strong><\/a>) and the terrifying vampire (Skarsgard<\/strong>) infatuated with her, causing untold horror in its wake.<\/p>\n In its first nine days of release, the movie has already grossed $56 million at the domestic box office and is on track to becoming one of Focus Features\u2019 top-grossing movies of all time.<\/p>\n So, who almost played Count Orlok instead of Bill<\/strong>?<\/p>\n Keep reading to find out more\u2026<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n The actor revealed these three actors were considered\u2026<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Daniel Day-Lewis<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Willem Dafoe<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Mads Mikkelsen<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Bill<\/strong> opened up about the other actors in an interview with Swedish outlet Moviezine<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cI know [director Robert Eggers<\/strong>] talked about Daniel Day-Lewis<\/strong><\/a>. And for a while it was Willem Dafoe<\/strong><\/a> who was going to play him, when I was cast as Thomas. And Mads Mikkelsen<\/strong><\/a>,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Bill <\/strong>was originally going to play the role of Thomas, which is now played by Nicholas Hoult<\/strong><\/a>!<\/p>\n![\"Willem](\"https:\/\/cdn.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/headlines\/2025\/01\/skarsgard-almost-02.jpg\")
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