A year after having offered a modern rereading of Nosferthe silent film by Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau, the director will tackle another monster of genre cinema. He is working on a foot film devoted to the Garous wolves, with Sjón to the writing of the script. The two men have already collaborated on The Northman Released in 2022 in the cinema. The rising figure of horror and fantastic would already have some actors in the viewfinder, starting with two stars that he has already directed in the past. According to Nexus no news, Eggers is in discussion with Aaron Taylor-Johnson et Lily-Rose Depp pour Werwulf. The American media does not say if an agreement is close to being found, but things is becoming clearer about the film having to invest our screens in 2026.
Produce by Tim Bev and Eric Fellner, Werwulf is indeed promised to a release at the end of next year in North America. Its broadcast is set for December 25 in the country of Uncle Sam and at 3December 0 in our green countries. With such an deadline, we can hope that the cameras start very soon. It will be an opportunity for spectators to learn more about the distribution of this monster film as much as on the script. A priori, it should be a completely original story. It will undoubtedly be an opportunity for him to question our societies and our relationship to the other. Her Nosfer was a malignant chronicle on female desire.
As a reminder, the film reported $ 181 million at the box office global for a budget of approximately 50 millions. A rather winning operation for the production company Studio 8. It remains to be seen now if without the famous horrifying stamp but the same promise to make spectators shiver and relive mythical creatures, Eggers manages to captivate the crowds.
Robert Eggers has work to do
In addition to Werwulf, the director is affiliated with several interesting projects, including an adaptation of an emblematic and timeless story of Charles Dickens. Indeed, he should nextly tackle a Christmas song, also known as the Funny Christmas of Mr. Scrooge. Willem Dafoe, already seen in The Lighthouse et Nosfer And a favorite actor of Robert Eggers would be his first choice to camp the Usurier Acariâtre who hates the holiday season and who finds himself haunted by his past, present and future Christmas. No release date has been advanced but we can already imagine that it will be his next project after the completion of Werwulf. Let us also remember that he could soon offer a film Labyrinthinspired by the 1986 feature film then carried by David Bowie.
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