Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Willem Dafoe Star in 'Werwulf' Official Trailer
The gothic horror film reunites Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Lily-Rose Depp with Robert Eggers after Nosferatu.
- Universal released the first trailer for Werewulf, director Robert Eggers' latest horror feature debuting Christmas Day. The footage teases Aaron Taylor-Johnson's transformation into a mysterious creature stalking 13th-century England.
- Continuing his run of historically rooted horror, Eggers reunites with frequent collaborators Taylor-Johnson, Lily-Rose Depp, and Willem Dafoe. The project follows his previous Focus Features title Nosferatu, which earned over $181 million worldwide.
- Shot in Eggers' trademark grainy 4:3 aspect ratio, the trailer depicts local folklore becoming a terrifying reality for villagers. The logline describes a "harrowing tale of devotion, damnation, and the devil within" set in 13th-century England.
- Ralph Ineson, Jack Morris, Jan Bijvoet, Ritchi Edwards, and Bodhi Rae Breathnach round out the cast. Maiden Voyage's Chris and Eleanor Columbus executive produced alongside Eggers and Focus Features.
- Nosferatu previously garnered five BAFTA nominations and four Oscar nods, including Best Cinematography. Werewulf aims to build on that critical success with Eggers' signature blend of historical horror.
46 Articles
46 Articles
Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Willem Dafoe star in 'Werwulf' official trailer
Aaron Taylor-Johnson stars as Man in director Robert Eggers’ ‘Werwulf.’ (Rory Mulvey) The official trailer for Robert Eggers’ Werwulf has arrived. Focus Features released the first trailer for the upcoming film on Monday. Aaron Taylor-Johnson stars as a character called Man, while Lily-Rose Depp and Willem Dafoe also make up the film’s cast. All three actors previously worked with Eggers in his film Nosferatu. Werwulf‘s logline reads, “In 13th-c…
Robert Eggers faced last year the greatest challenge of his career: making a remake of Nosferatu (2024), one of the totemic pillars of the seventh art. The play went especially well, with the general approval of criticism, economic success and four nominations in the 97th edition of the Oscars. Now, the screenwriter and filmmaker has crafted along with Icelandic poet Sjón, co-writer of El Man del Norte (2022), a story in which the mythical space…
'Werwulf' trailer: Robert Eggers and Aaron Taylor-Johnson unleash the beast within
Throughout his career, director Robert Eggers has put his spin on countless creatures from myth and legend: witches in The VVitch, vampires in Nosferatu, and even mermaids in The Lighthouse. In his next project, Werwulf, he moves on to yet another famed folkloric being: werewolves.Written by Eggers and Sjón, who co-wrote The Northman, the film takes place in 13th-century England and stars Aaron Taylor-Johnson as a farmer burdened by a terrible, …
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 67% of the sources lean Left
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
