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

posted 25 days ago by Satan2016 (26186)
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https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/robert-eggers-direct-13th-century-werewolf-thriller-werwulf-1236114172/

Focus Features, Universal’s art house division which released and financed Nosferatu, is back in business with the filmmaker for Werwulf. The company has 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 in 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.

[–] ADBruno1985 (3577) 25 days ago

I love all of his movies so far, and plan to continue to see them all theatrically, and anticipate enjoying them.

But I wish he'd surprise us again with a completely original story again like The Witch. Everything since then, (again, while great and so I'm not really complaining as much as it sounds like I am), has been based on an already existing story. For that, and being his debut, The Witch remains my favorite of his, and the one I still find most horrifying. Though Nosferatu will be a different experience once I can watch it at home