The first details of director Robert Eggers’ upcoming film Nosferatu have been revealed

Having put his own spin on one of the most famous vampire stories of all time, the biggest maniac in horror history is about to go even further into the annals of the past: Hollywood Reporter It has just been revealed that Robert Eggers’ next project will be set in the 13th century, and is scheduled to begin around Christmas 2026. Naturally, this project will be about werewolves.

The film is set to be called “Werwulf,” and in addition to directing it, Eggers, the director of “Nosferatu” and “The Witch,” is co-writing the script with Sjón, the Icelandic poet, author and screenwriter who helped write 2022’s “The Northman.” Despite exploring a more monochromatic color palette with last year’s “Nosferatu,” THR reports that Eggers decided to shoot the upcoming film in color after initially planning a black-and-white shootout. It also appears to be returning to its geeky historical roots, with the outlet’s source saying that the monster thriller set in England will use period-specific dialogue and feature an unusual visual choice: captions and translations of Old English words.

It should be noted that people of the time period in question actually spoke Middle English, although it is unclear whether the source got this point wrong (the two are often confused). Regardless, it’s exciting to hear that a highly disciplined, detail-oriented director would get into the weeds linguistically, as well Eggers’ first three films (A24’s “The Witch,” “The Lighthouse,” and Focus Features’ “The Northman”) used uniquely realistic (and difficult) dialogue, while his last film chose to have all of his German characters speak fairly modern English. Eggers will re-team with Focus Features again this time, marking the third collaboration between the director and the Universal Studios division. Eleanor and Chris Columbus are set to produce the film alongside Eggers and Sjoon.

Eggers’ latest film, “Nosferatu,” has proven more successful than expected with mainstream audiences, grossing $156 million and counting in the weeks following its late December release. Starring Lily-Rose Depp, Nicholas Hoult, and Bill Skarsgård, the film is a moody remake of the film. The famous cheat of “Dracula” by F.W. Murnau. Critics have been a bit divided (it currently contains 84% on Rotten Tomatoes), but it impressed several members of the film’s crew, including critic Chris Evangelista. he He called the film “scary, exciting, strange and sad all at the same time” in his reviewgiving it 9 out of 10 points.

We have yet to determine the full casting and plot details for “Werwulf.” The film is scheduled to arrive in theaters on December 25, 2026.