by Alex Billington
June 29, 2026
Source: YouTube
“My soul is cursed. My kin are cursed. My world is cursed.” Focus Features has unveiled the first full trailer for Robert Eggers’ next new horror movie titled Werwulf, an old English version of the classic Werewolf movie. Or maybe it’s VVervvulf? Two years ago he re-imagined the Dracula tale in his movie Nosferatu, now he re-imagines the Lycanthrope horror story as this new movie Werwulf. Set during 13th-century England, a mysterious creature stalks a foggy countryside transforming local folklore into terrifying reality as villagers face an ancient supernatural threat. Eggers’ “most visceral and haunting experience yet” is a harrowing tale of devotion, damnation and the devil within. Werwulf stars Aaron Taylor-Johnson as the cursed farmer, Lily-Rose Depp, Willem Dafoe, and Ralph Ineson, with Jack Morris, Bodhi Rae Breathnach, Jan Bijvoet, and Ritchi Edwards. The dialogue is all in old Middle English and is Eggers’ “darkest script he has ever written.” With music by Robin Carolan, and cinematography by Eggers’ regular Jarin Blaschke (The Lighthouse, The Northman, Nosferatu). This is a very creepy, intensely stylized, vicious trailer with grainy shots galore. Not sure if this will work as well as his other movies, but definitely looks powerfully immersive.
Here’s the first official trailer for Robert Eggers’ horror thriller Werwulf, direct from YouTube:
Do not dread the darkness. Embrace it. Witness Robert Eggers’ most visceral and haunting experience yet. Focus Features presents Werwulf, a harrowing tale of devotion, damnation and the devil within. In 13th-century England, a mysterious creature stalks a foggy countryside as local folklore becomes a terrifying reality for the villagers. Werwulf is directed by acclaimed American filmmaker Robert Eggers, director of the films The Witch, The Lighthouse, The Northman, and Nosferatu previously, plus a few other short films. The screenplay is also written by Robert Eggers, along with Sjón. Produced by Tim Bevan, Garrett Bird, Robert Eggers, Eric Fellner, Sjón. It was filmed in the UK at Elstree, in Wales, and in the Forest of Dean in Gloucestershire. With cinematography Jarin Blaschke. Focus Features releases Eggers’ Werwulf in theaters worldwide starting December 25th, 2026, on Christmas Day, late this year. First impression? Any good?
