Horror king Robert Eggers is back with another creature feature, which got a special sneak peek at CinemaCon on Wednesday.
After the success of the vampire movie NosferatuEggers moved to the Werewolves with WerwolfWhich he co-wrote and directed. During Universal’s screening for theater owners and distributors in Las Vegas, the first footage was shown with the announcement that it would be “the scariest motion picture yet.”
The film is largely black and white, with hints of color; The clips showed Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Lily-Rose Depp as a village couple, walking in dirty clothes and dragging some children behind them. “Don’t be afraid of the dark,” says a husky voiceover, with a supercut of violent images and horses running through the woods. The footage ended with a close-up of Taylor-Johnson’s face as she screamed in horror, without revealing the titular monster, just as happened with Taylor-Johnson. Nosferatu‘s monster was hidden in promotional materials.
Taylor Johnson, Depp and Willem Dafoe star in the film they like Nosferatu It is set for a Christmas Day (2026) release in a counter-programming process. Set in 13th century England, a mysterious creature stalks the misty countryside, turning local folklore into a terrifying reality for the villagers.
Eggers has a particular affinity for medieval projects, he said about the film’s release Nosferatu “The idea of having to film a car makes me sick. The idea of filming a mobile phone is just death. To make a contemporary story you have to film a mobile phone – that’s how life is,” he therefore did not plan to make any modern films.
Eggers and co-writer Sjón are producing alongside Focus Features. Chris and Eleanor Columbus, who worked with Eggers Nosferatuserving as executive producer. Nosferatu It grossed over $180 million worldwide, becoming Eggers’ highest-grossing film to date, and was nominated in four craft categories at the Academy Awards.
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