By He’s done witches (“The Witch”), Eldritch horrors (“The Lighthouse”), Vikings (“The Northman”) and vampires (“Nosferatu”), and now filmmaker Robert Eggers is bringing his visually stylish bag to werewolves.
THR reports that Eggers has co-written “Werwulf” with Sjón, and plans to direct the lycanthropy tale as his next feature.
Focus Features, who released “Nosferatu” this past Christmas, will reunite with him to handle distribution, and the film has already set a Christmas Day 2026 release.
Those involved are likely hoping to see success similar to what they had with “Nosferatu”, which has become the director’s highest-grossing film and made $156.3 million off a $50 million budget.
Details are under wraps, but the story is set to unfold in 13th century England and reportedly features dialogue that was true to the time period. It will also have translations and annotations for its use of Old English in the film.
The film was also originally planned to be shot in black and white, but that is no longer the case. Eggers, Sjón, Chris and Eleanor Columbus will produce.
Source: THR
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