Nosferatu' filmmaker Robert Eggers is pretty much dead-set on not making a contemporary movie, saying the thought of it makes him 'ill.'

Eggers’ Nosferatu, a remake of 1922’s Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror, was a gothic tale of obsession between a haunted young woman and the terrifying vampire infatuated with her, causing untold horror in its wake. The film earned four Oscar nominations.

The director has only made movies set in the past, but he has chosen wildly different settings for each project.

Director Robert Eggers has no interest in making a contemporary movie because the idea of filming a phone or a car makes him feel "ill".