Focus Features Chairman Claims Robert Eggers’ ‘Werwulf’ is “On a Whole Other Level”
Two things I love in this world…werewolves, and Robert Eggers (The Witch) when he’s on his A-game. Recent comments have me wanting to get up and howl at the moon until my vocal chords pop, because it sounds like his next film, Werwulf, is a perfect marriage of both.
While speaking to Letterboxd, Focus Features Chairman Peter Kujawski had some exciting words to describe the filmmaker’s latest.
“I promise you, Werwulf is on a whole other level,” said Kujawski. “No one has seen a movie that looks or feels like this movie does. To deliver the scares that this movie does, but also deliver a really, really intimate portrait of the experience of a werewolf—the emotional experience of a man going through that curse. It’s not just a plot device for Rob. It is a question of the foundational nature of man in the world. That monsters can exist, and the horror of living is so felt and present in this movie, that I really think audiences are gonna respond on a whole other level when they discover what he’s made.”
As someone who has seen virtually every werewolf film in existence, I cannot properly express just how giddy those comments have me. It feels like its been forever since we’ve had a legitimately terrifying yet profound and emotional werewolf movie. If Werwulf is truly that, it’s going to be my favorite movie of the year. Sorry, Obsession.
The Witch star Ralph Ineson reteams with Eggers on the Focus Features horror film that also stars Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Lily-Rose Depp, Willem Dafoe, and Bodhi Rae Breathnach.
Set in 13th-century England, the film follows a community terrorized by a mysterious creature as folklore begins to manifest into reality.
Focus Features shared a look at the trailer not long ago (I want to see it so bad), sparking the following comments that should also have wolf ears perked.
“Robert Eggers’ Werewulf definitely looks like a Robert Eggers movie,” says TheInSneider. “Getting heavy The Witch vibes from this one. Felt dark and grimy… word spreading of a raving beast that has ravaged its own countryside. Stunning visuals, and Aaron Taylor-Johnson looks intense.”
TheWrap says: “The #CinemaCon trailer for Robert Eggers’ Werwulf is predictably haunting. It opens with a group of villagers dancing around a fire with intense close-ups on their faces. Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Lily-Rose Depp’s characters then come to town, told about a legend of werewolves in the country. A lot of images start flashing through, including brief looks at a werewolf transformation in the dark. The trailer ends with Johnson’s character in a darkened barn, mid-transformation and foaming from the mouth as he screams.”
Production began in the UK last fall, with a release date scheduled for December 25, 2026.
Eggers reunites with several frequent collaborators following Nosferatu, while Ineson and Dafoe previously appeared in The Witch and The Lighthouse, respectively.
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