Movies We could've had a Nosferatu movie with Harry Styles! R.I.P. to what could have been an iconic pairing. By Nick Romano Nick Romano Nick is an entertainment journalist based in New York, NY. If you like pugs and the occasional blurry photo of an action figure, follow him on Twitter @NickARomano. EW's editorial guidelines Published on March 29, 2022 10:57AM EDT A vampire movie based on Nosferatu starring Harry Styles? It sounds like pure fantasy, but as it happens, it was almost a reality. The New Yorker reported as part of its in-depth profile of filmmaker Robert Eggers, who's been attached since about 2017 to a remake of Nosferatu with his muse from The Witch Anya Taylor-Joy, that Styles was once on board to join him in the effort. EW reached out to Styles' rep for comment. The original Nosferatu, released in 1922, was a black-and-white silent horror film about the vampiric Count Orlock (Max Schreck) of Transylvania who preys upon his estate agent (Gustav von Wangenheim) and the agent's wife (Greta Schröder). It's one of Eggers' all-time favorite movies. Harry Styles had to drop out of the 'Nosferatu' remake with Anya Taylor-Joy due to scheduling issues. Joe Maher/Getty Images; Everett Collection "It was an indie horror in its day, a bit rough around the edges — yet it's one of the greatest and most haunting films ever made," he once told Shudder in 2016. "The newly restored color tinted versions are really impressive, but I still prefer the poor black and white versions made from scraps of 16mm prints. Those grimy versions have an uncanny mystery to them and helped build the myth of Max Shreck being a real vampire." Styles isn't starving for roles after making his big-screen film debut in Christopher Nolan's Dunkirk, but the idea of the hit singer performing opposite a talent like Taylor-Joy is too enticing. At least he segued to Don't Worry Darling, which has Florence Pugh. Want more movie news? Sign up for Entertainment Weekly's free newsletter to get the latest trailers, celebrity interviews, film reviews, and more. Related content: Harry Styles' 'Sign of the Times' was the hardest song to license for Bridgerton season 2 Eternals stars talk spoilers, a bonus Harry Styles scene, and Dane Whitman's future Harry Styles confirms the meaning of 'Watermelon Sugar,' and it's exactly what you think it is