Having conquered the vampire movie, Nosferatu’s Robert Eggers next fights monsters.

It seems that the rumors have spread recently Labyrinth reboot will have to wait. Robert Eggerswhich is still riding high with critical acclaim and box office returns. Nosferatuannounced that he was staying period-accurate for now, the realm of monsters, this time with a monster in the center. It’s even sticking to the same release schedule, looking to repeat the success of Christmas 2026 NosferatuChristmas 2024.

The Hollywood Reporter writes that Eggers will direct his next film Werewolfwhich he co-wrote with his screenwriting collaborator Sjón The northern man. Trade notes don’t have many details yet, but say that “sources say the story is set in 13th century England. The script also features period-appropriate dialogue and has translations and annotations for non-Old English speakers. Eggers originally planned to shoot the feature in black and white, but that is no longer the case.

as Nosferatu, Werewolf It will be a Focus Features release. This will be the latest historical horror tale from Eggers, which also includes in his filmography Witch and Lighthouse. In his filmography, he demonstrated a remarkable talent for capturing period details first seen in New England in the 1630s. Witch but most prominently, perhaps, in the 1830s Germany-set Nosferatuits biggest box office hit yet. Writing an entire script in Old English is definitely a bold move for his next chapter.

With Universal’s new Wolf Man While it may not make much of an impact in its first week of release, it may have a fresh audience appetite for another harrowing transformation under the full moon by Christmas 2026. Will Bill Skarsgård add “13th Century Monster” to his prosthetics-heavy resume, or will Eggers go a different route with his creature this time around? Eggers is secretly the beginning of creating his own dark and dirty spin all of them famous monsters? Let us know what you think below.

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