Robert Eggers is sinking his teeth into his next horror project.
Eggers is reteaming with Focus Features for his next film “Werwulf,” a werewolf horror feature that he will direct from a script he co-wrote with Sjón, Variety has confirmed. The film is slated for a Christmas Day 2026 release in North America.
Focus Features most recently financed and released Eggers’ critically-acclaimed gothic horror film “Nosferatu,” starring Lily-Rose Depp, Bill Skarsgård, Nicholas Hoult, Emma Corrin, Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Willem Dafoe.
Eggers and Sjón, who also co-wrote 2022’s “The Northman” together, are producing “Werwulf” alongside Focus Features, while Maiden Voyage’s Chris and Eleanor Columbus are serving as executive producers.
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Eggers and Focus Features have partnered on all his films to date. In addition to “The Northman,” “Nosferatu” and the upcoming “Werwulf,” the studio has also collaborated with the horror filmmaker on “The Witch” (2015) and “The Lighthouse” (2019), for which Focus handled international distribution through Universal International.
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“Nosferatu,” released on Christmas Day in 2024, is Eggers’ reimagining of the iconic 1922 German Expressionist silent feature of the same name. Set in a German port in the 1830s, the remake follows a haunted young woman named Ellen Hutter (Depp) and Count Orlok (Skarsgård), the terrifying vampire who becomes infatuated with her.
“Nosferatu” sucked up a huge $40 million Christmas debut, nearly double its pre-release expectations. The gothic vampire feature has grossed more than $156 million worldwide to date, making it Eggers’ highest-grossing film.
The Hollywood Reporter was first to report the “Werwulf” news.
