New details of Robert Eggers' medieval horror 'Werwulf'

In December of this year, Focus Features will be released in theaters Werwulfthe most recent of Robert Eggers.

The medieval horror set in 13th-century England focuses on the mythical monster that lends its name to the official title. The mysterious creature lurks in the mist, turning local legends into terrifying reality, as the villagers face an ancient supernatural threat.

The main cast includes Aaron Taylor-Johnson (Nosferatu, 28 Years Later), Lily-Rose Depp (Nosferatu), Willem Dafoe (Nosferatu, The Lighthouse), Ralph Ineson (Frankenstein, The Witch), Bodhi Rae Breathnatch (Hamnet, Shelter), y Jack Morris (Desperate Journey).

The script includes period-accurate dialogue and has translations and annotations for those unfamiliar with Old English, according to information previously shared by the studio.

Now new details of the plot are emerging, through a recent Esquire report, find out about them here.

NEW DETAILS OF WERWULF:

• It tells the story of a man with a curse on a “brutal, implacable, merciless and grotesque world”.
• This set around 1300 ADbefore the extermination of wolves in England.
• Does not include werewolf clichéssuch as a wolf bite or silver bullets.
• The dialogues are in middle englishknown as the transition stage between Old and Modern English, which arose after the Norman conquest of England in 1066.
• Filmed a 35 mm, with the grain structure of a black and white film incorporated into a color film to create a unique aesthetic.
• The behavior of a real wolf was studied.
• All sets were built from scratch.
• Willem Dafoe plays a hunter.

Egger's conducting Werwulf with a script co-written by Eggers y Vision (The Northman). Both produce alongside Focus Features, Working Title's Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner, and with Chris Columbus y Eleanor Columbus as executive producers. Focus produces and finances the project.

Jarin Blaschke is the director of photography, with Louise Ford like the editor. Both have partnered with Eggers in their respective areas on all of their feature films (The Witch, The Lighthouse, The Northman, Nosferatu y Werwulf).

Werwulf marks a new collaboration between Eggers and Focus Features, after Nosferatuwhich became the studio's second highest-grossing film in the United States box office, accumulating $90.5 million in 2024. After the overwhelming success of Obsession by Curry Barker, currently Focus's highest-grossing film, that position fell a few notches.

Co-production focus resources The Lighthouse y The Northman. Both were distributed by Universal Pictures. The Witch For its part, it was distributed by A24 in the national market, and by Universal in the international market.

Focus is an independent film production company subsidiary of Universal Pictures, owned by Comcast.

The theatrical release of Werwulf is scheduled for December 25, 2026.