Nosferatu Director Sets Werewolf Thriller As Next Movie, Release Date & First Details Revealed

Robert Eggers has set a werewolf thriller as his next movie, with its release date and first details being revealed. The writer and director burst onto the scene in 2015 with the folk horror film, The Witch, and followed that up with The Lighthouse in 2019. After making his first two films for A24, Eggers graduated on to Focus Features for the big-budget Viking epic The Northman in 2022 and returned to gothic horror with Nosferatu in 2024, a remake of the 1922 silent film.

Now, his next film has been revealed. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Robert Eggers’ next movie is a werewolf thriller, officially тιтled Werwulf, and will be released on December 25, 2026 from Focus Features. Co-written by Sjón, the film is reportedly set in 13th-century England and features dialogue accurate to the time period, but will also include translations and annotations to aid those unfamiliar with Old English.

What Werwulf Means For Robert Eggers

The Director Is Sticking To What He Does Best

Following Nosferatu, a remake of the unauthorized Dracula adaptation from 1922, Eggers will now explore another classic horror creature, the werewolf, in his own signature style. Werwulf has already been dated for a December 25 release, the same day that Nosferatu debuted and exceeded expectations with a stellar $40 million five-day opening – twice what the projections predicted. It has now grossed over $156 million globally, making it Eggers’ highest-grossing movie. With Werwulf also debuting on Christmas Day, Eggers and Focus Features are hoping for a similar festive-season triumph.

Eggers also co-wrote Werwulf with Sjón, an Icelandic poet whom he previously collaborated with on his Viking epic, The Northman. Werwulf will reportedly take place in 13th-century England and feature dialogue accurate to that era, similar to how Eggers’ first film The Witch featured Jacobean English accurate to 1630s New England, with Eggers even incorporating dialogue from real accounts of the Salem Witch trials. Eggers also originally intended to shoot Werwulf in black and white, but that plan has since changed.​​​​​​​

Our Take On Robert Eggers’ Werwulf

It Sounds Like A Greatest Hits Of Sorts


Robert Eggers Directing The Lighthouse

When reading over the details for Robert Eggers’ Werwulf, I can’t help but think it sounds like a greatest hits of sorts for the director. Just like Nosferatu, Eggers is exploring another classic horror creature and releasing it during an unconventional time, Christmas. Eggers also co-wrote Werwulf​​​​​​​ with Sjón, who he previously collaborated with on The Northman, and it features period-accurate dialogue, just like The Witch. With Werwulf, Eggers seems to be gearing up for another immersive, gritty, and violent horror film – hallmarks of his style that have earned him a dedicated following.

Source: THR

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