Robert Eggers is reteaming with Focus Features for his next film 'Werwulf,' a werewolf horror feature that he co-wrote.

Eggers cowrote the script with his “The Northman” scribe Sjón. Like “Nosferatu,” “Werwulf” will be getting a holiday release; the film is set to premiere Christmas Day 2026.

Nosferatu was Eggers’ remake of the 1922 Dracula-like thriller by the same name. It starred Lily-Rose Depp and Nicholas Hoult as a couple besieged by Count Orlok, played by Bill Skarsgard. It also featured Willem Dafoe (who has appeared in all but one of Eggers’ films) and Aaron Taylor-Johnson and was set in a German port in the 1830s.

Robert Eggers' next movie will take him to 13th-century England and feature a werewolf instead of a vampire. Should we welcome back the Dark Universe?

Robert Eggers is working on a 13th century werewolf horror movie. The 'Nosferatu' filmmaker - who has already tackled vampires with his recent blockbuster hit - is moving onto another horror creature as he continues to explore the genre.

Robert Eggers' Nosferatu hopes you'll invite it into your home when it arrives on digital and disc next month with a new extended cut of the film.

Robert Eggers has announced his next movie after Nosferatu. The horror auteur will return to the genre once more with Werwulf, set for a 2026 release.

However, if there’s another thing we know Eggers loves, it’s meticulous historical research, which will again come into play for Werwulf. Sources tell THR that “the story is set in 13th century England” and the script “features dialogue that was true to the time period and has translations and annotations for those uninitiated in Old English.

Robert Eggers is reteaming with Focus Features after the phenomenal success of Nosferatu becoming the studio’s second highest grossing movie stateside with $90.5M behind Downton Abbey, and that is with the new genre movie Werwulf.

Nosferatu' director Robert Eggers gave his quintessential vampire movie with 'Nosferatu,' and now he's tackling werewolves for his new film. Here's what we know about 'Werwulf,' coming in 2026.