Robert Eggers follows up the critical and commercial success of his 2024 remake of “Nosferatu” with another venture into the world of classic horror. This time he’s moving from vampires to lycans in “Werwulf”, yet another intensely atmospheric period chiller that is right up the filmmaker’s alley. The first full trailer released over the weekend and showed off all of Eggers’ signatures – the grainy black-and-white, the tactile period production design, and the terrifying imagery.
Eggers reteams with Sjón to write the script for what looks to be a genuinely unsettling spin on the werewolf subgenre. The story is set in 14th century-England where a struggling village comes face-to-face with a brutal evil. A local man (Aaron Taylor-Johnson) is a afflicted with a savage curse that sees him transforming into a ghastly beast. His wife (Lily-Rose Depp) attempts to save her husband while also looking after their children. As you can guess, the results are horrifying. I can’t wait to see more.
“Werwulf” roars into theaters on Christmas day. Check out the trailer and poster below and let me know if you’ll be seeing it or taking a pass.
This will be a must see, mainly because of the subject matter.
Keith my only concern is the style. And I’m noticing this with some blockbuster film makers (recently with Ayers Heart of the Beast) who seem to add too much style over content that is already interesting. If It makes sense, when the style is too much, the story tends to lose ‘oxygen’ or a natural presence. That’s just my 2 cents.
That’s interesting. I really didn’t think Heart of the Beast was overloaded with style. In fact, that was one of its big strengths for me.
Werwulf is definitely high on style. Eggers doesn’t shy away from it. In his case I think it sometimes works for or against his movie.
THOB was a matter of personal preference as I was hoping for a quieter picture. As for The Witch, it worked quite well with Eggers style because it dealt with spirits. So am curious how he will handle this new one
Ohhh THE WITCH. It remains my favorite Eggers film.
Yes! I am really liking this as it seems grounded and what way to bring back the genera. Next up Vampires!
I’m really excited for it!
Yeah, I’m seeing it. Hopefully if I get the urge to return to the movie theaters.
It’s kind of a must-see, right? 🙂
Pass