Horror Robert Eggers to direct 13th Century Werewolf Thriller ‘Werwulf’

[Kane52630]

Robert Eggers Reteams with Focus Features for 13th Century Werewolf Thriller ‘Werwulf’ (Exclusive)

Eggers is coming off of 'Nosferatu' for the studio.

www.hollywoodreporter.com

Eggers has co-written Werwulf, a werewolf horror project that he will direct as his next feature.

Focus Features, Universal’s art house division which released and financed Nosferatu, is back in business with the filmmaker for Werwulf. The company has also dated the thriller for a North America release on Christmas Day, 2026. The parties are hoping for more holiday greetings as Nosferatu was also released on Christmas Day and went on to become an improbable hit.

Eggers wrote Werwulf with Sjón, who co-wrote heady Viking saga The Northman with the filmmaker. While details are scarce, sources say the story is set in 13th century England. The script also features dialogue that was true to the time period and has translations and annotations for those uninitiated to Old English.

Initially, Eggers was planning on shooting the feature in black and white, but that is no longer the case.

Suffice to say that considering the setting and the dialect, Eggers is promising another deep dive into a muddy, costumed, and violent time period consistent with his oeuvre which has earned him a loyal film following.

 

[Boom]

Oh woooooow.

Best werewolf movie of all time incoming.

 

[Pennywise]

Robert Eggers Reteams with Focus Features for 13th Century Werewolf Thriller ‘Werwulf’ (Exclusive)

Eggers is coming off of 'Nosferatu' for the studio.

www.hollywoodreporter.com

Hell yeah!

 

[Boom]

Co-written by the same writer as The Northman.

 

[Pennywise]

Christmas 2026? I’m there!

 

[Kane52630]

Co-written by the same writer as The Northman.

The Wolfman right before he transforms

 

[Boom]

Focus Features not even waiting for the last clump of dirt to hit the grave of Universal's WOLF MAN.

"Our condolences. Anyway Eggers is about to deliver peak."

 

[Pennywise]

Hoping Dafoe will be in this, as he said Eggers offered him roles in his next two films!

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Eh, I was hoping he'd do something a bit more divorced/different from Nosferatu next.

 

[Aesop Rocks]

My goat stays employed.

 

[Aesop Rocks]

Eh, I was hoping he'd do something a bit more divorced/different from Nosferatu next.

He thrives as a period piece director and horror is his favorite genre.

 

[Kane52630]

Focus Features not even waiting for the last clump of dirt to hit the grave of Universal's WOLF MAN.

"Our condolences. Anyway Eggers is about to deliver peak."

It's crazy because Blumhouse and Focus Features are both under Universal.

But a medieval werewolf movie sounds incredible.

 

[Mysteryman]

Christmas 2026? I’m there!

Nothing says Merry Christmas like Fangs & Silver Bullets!

 

[Aesop Rocks]

Focus Features not even waiting for the last clump of dirt to hit the grave of Universal's WOLF MAN.

"Our condolences. Anyway Eggers is about to deliver peak."

wait was the movie that bad? lol

 

[Sawyer]

Me rn:

 

[flickchick85]

Yaaaasssss. This man makes the only horror movies I love anymore. I had all but given up on the genre entirely until he came along. Let him do this for the rest of his days for all I care.

 

[Drizzle]

Nosferatu was my favorite horror movie in years. Werewolves are my favorite horror movie monster. So naturally...

 

[OtherwiseKnownAs]

Post-Credits scene. The Werwulf is running through the forest. He stops by a stream to drink. Suddenly he becomes aware of another’s presence. It has the stench of death. He turns around and gives a growl of warning. The presence steps out of the shadows.. revealing the the frame of what can only be a walking corpse. “You think you’re the only monster in the world, Mr. Wulf?” *wheeeeze* “I’m here to talk to you about the Dark Universe Initiative.”

 

[DarkKnight88]

Leigh Whannell right now

 

[Boom]

wait was the movie that bad? lol

I liked it well enough but it's a pretty forgettable affair. Some really interesting ideas that aren't fleshed out in satisfying ways. Abbott and Garner have almost zero chemistry with each other.

 

[Boom]

Yaaaasssss. This man makes the only horror movies I love anymore. I had all but given up on the genre entirely until he came along. Let him do this for the rest of his days for all I care.

This.

I've waited my whole life for a filmmaker to come along who is a huge nerd for folklore, mythologies and fairytales. His movies speak my language in ways very few other directors do. His sensibilities are very much my own.

He's one of my all-time favorite directors and he's only made 4 movies so far. The fact that he's only just getting started has me grinning like an idiot.

 

[JP]

This is already a must see.

 

[Boom]

I mean seriously, outside of The Wolf Man, An American Werewolf in London, Ginger Snaps and Dog Soldiers, what werewolf movies out there are actually worth a damn?

 

[Kane52630]

I mean seriously, outside of The Wolf Man, An American Werewolf in London, Ginger Snaps and Dog Soldiers, what werewolf movies out there are actually worth a damn?

Werewolf of London
Werewolves Within
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man

...that one Boy Meets World episode where Cory turns into a werewolf.

 

[Drizzle]

I mean seriously, outside of The Wolf Man, An American Werewolf in London, Ginger Snaps and Dog Soldiers, what werewolf movies out there are actually worth a damn?

The Howling is another one. I'm also a defender of the 2010 Wolfman remake so I'd put that on my list. Silver Bullet is pure '80s cheese but it's a guilty pleasure of mine.