Having Conquered the Vampire Film, Nosferatu’s Robert Eggers Is Tackling Werewolves Subsequent

Guess that not too long ago rumored Labyrinth reboot goes to have to attend. Robert Eggers, who’s nonetheless very a lot driving excessive from the vital reward and box-office receipts of Nosferatu, has introduced he’s remaining within the period-accurate monster realm in the meanwhile, this time with a werewolf at its middle. He’s even maintaining to the identical launch schedule, with Christmas 2026 seeking to repeat the success of Nosferatu‘s Christmas 2024 drop.

The Hollywood Reporter writes that Eggers will direct as his subsequent function Werwulf, which he co-wrote with Sjón, his script collaborator on The Northman. The commerce notes there aren’t many particulars as of but, however does say that “sources say the story is ready in thirteenth century England. The script additionally options dialogue that was true to the time interval and has translations and annotations for these uninitiated to Previous English. Initially, Eggers was planning on taking pictures the function in black and white, however that’s not the case.”

Like Nosferatu, Werwulf can be a Focus Options launch. Will probably be the newest historic horror story from Eggers, whose filmography additionally consists of The Witch and The Lighthouse. Throughout his filmography he’s proven a outstanding expertise for capturing interval element, first seen within the 1630s New England of The Witch however most prominently, maybe, within the 1830s Germany-set Nosferatu, his largest field workplace hit but. Writing a complete script in Previous English is certainly a daring transfer for his subsequent chapter.

With Common’s new Wolf Man failing to make a lot impression in its first week of launch, by the point Christmas 2026 rolls round there might be recent viewers urge for food for one more agonizing transformation underneath the total moon. Will Invoice Skarsgård add “thirteenth century werewolf” to his prosthetics-heavy resume, or will Eggers go a distinct route along with his creature this time? Is simply the beginning of Eggers sneakily creating his personal darkish and soiled spin on all the well-known monsters? Tell us what you assume beneath.

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