The first details about Nosferatu director Robert Eggers' next film have been revealed

After one of the most famous vampire stories of all time, horror's biggest history nerd is about to go even further into the annals of the past: The Hollywood Reporter just revealed that Robert Eggers' next project will be set in the 13th century and will be released around Christmas 2026. Of course, this one will be about werewolves.

The film will be called Werwulf, and in addition to directing Nosferatu and The Witch, Eggers is also writing the screenplay with Sjön, the Icelandic poet, author and screenwriter who helped bring The Northman to life in 2022. Despite exploring a more monochromatic color palette with last year's “Nosferatu,” THR reports that Eggers has decided to shoot the upcoming film in color after originally planning to shoot it in black and white. He also seems to be returning to his deeply geeky, historically informed roots, as ​​​​​​​​the outlet's source says the monster thriller, shot in England, will use period dialogue and feature an unusual visual choice: annotations and translations of Old English words.

It's worth noting that people actually spoke Middle English during the time period, although it's unclear whether the source is wrong on this point (the two are commonly confused). Nevertheless, it's thrilling to hear the hyper-disciplined and detail-oriented filmmaker delving into the weeds linguistically, as Eggers' first three films (A24's “The Witch” and “The Lighthouse” and Focus Features' “The Northman”) used ultra-realistic (and challenging) dialogue, while his last film chose to have all the German characters speak fairly modern English. Eggers will once again work with Focus Features, marking the third collaboration between the director and the Universal Studios division. Eleanor and Chris Columbus are set to executive produce the film alongside Eggers and Sion.

Eggers' latest film, “Nosferatu,” has turned out better than expected, bringing in $156 million in the weeks since its release in late December. Starring Lily Rose Depp, Nicholas Hoult and Bill Skarsgård, the film is a moody remake of the film. FW Murnau's famous “Dracula” ripoff. It somewhat divided critics (it currently has 84% Rotten Tomatoes score), but surprised several members of the /Film team, including critic Chris Evangelist. He In its review, it called the film “scary, sexy, weird and sad all at once.”giving it a 9 out of 10.

Casting and full plot details for “Werwulf” are yet to come. The film is scheduled to hit theaters on December 25, 2026.