WERWULF Trailer Unleashes Robert Eggers' Nightmarish Take on Werewolf Horror
There are a lot of werewolf movies out there, but with Robert Eggers making one, you know it’s going to be something completely different and horrifying.
Universal has released the first trailer for Werwulf, and it teases a chilling medieval horror story packed with eerie atmosphere, gruesome transformation, and the kind of unsettling imagery Eggers has built his reputation on.
Set in 13th-century England, Werwulf follows a village gripped by fear as an ancient creature begins stalking the fog-covered countryside “as local folklore becomes a terrifying reality for the villagers.”
The trailer slowly builds tension before offering glimpses of Aaron Taylor-Johnson undergoing a horrifying transformation into the film’s monstrous werewolf.
Werwulf also reunites Eggers with several familiar collaborators from Nosferatu. Lily-Rose Depp joins Taylor-Johnson once again after the pair appeared in the acclaimed vampire horror film, while Willem Dafoe and Ralph Ineson also return for another haunting period tale.
The supporting cast includes Jack Morris, Jan Bijvoet, Ritchi Edwards, and Bodhi Rae Breathnach. Maiden Voyage's Chris Columbus and Eleanor Columbus serve as executive producers, while Eggers reunites with Sjón, who previously co-wrote The Northman, to produce the film alongside Focus Features.
Focus Features has now partnered with Eggers on every one of his feature films. Their most recent collaboration, Nosferatu, was released on Christmas Day 2024 and became both a critical and commercial success.
Eggers has become one of the most respected filmmakers working in horror today. His filmography includes The Witch starring Anya Taylor-Joy and Ineson, The Lighthouse with Robert Pattinson and Dafoe, and the brutal Viking epic The Northman starring Alexander Skarsgård.
Based on this trailer, Werwulf looks like another visually stunning nightmare from Eggers. Between the grim medieval setting, terrifying creature design, and the filmmaker's signature commitment to historical authenticity, this has all the ingredients to become one of the year's most anticipated horror films.
The film arrives in theaters on Christmas Day, December 25, and it looks like audiences will be trading holiday cheer for nightmares.