Werwulf

In 13th-century England, a town is haunted by a ravenous beast that threatens the safety of a man and his family.

• Aaron Taylor-Johnson as the cursed farmer
  • Vidal Arzoni as the young farmer
• Lily-Rose Depp as the cursed farmer's wife
• Willem Dafoe as the hunter
• Ralph Ineson
• Jack Morris
• Bodhi Rae Breathnach as the farmer's daughter
• Jan Bijvoet
• Ritchi Edwards
• Valeriia Karaman as a feral woman
• Hannah Harpin
• Kate Dickie

In January 2025, it was announced that a horror film written and directed by Robert Eggers titled Werwulf was in development with Focus Features attached to produce and finance the film, which was co-written by Sjón, who had previously worked with Eggers in The Northman (2022). The film would be set in 13th-century England, and would feature Middle English.^[2] The pair worked with two University of Oxford professors in order to maintain authenticity. Eggers went on to say that Werwulf was the darkest script he had ever written.^[3]

In July 2025, Aaron Taylor-Johnson joined the cast as the title character, with Lily-Rose Depp, Willem Dafoe, and Ralph Ineson in talks to join. Working Title Films, along with its producers Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner, would also join the project.^[4][5][6] Later, amidst shooting, Jan Bijvoet, Jack Morris and Ritchi Edwards were revealed to have been quietly cast.^{[7][8][9][10]} In January 2026, Bodhi Rae Breathnach joined the cast.^[11]

Filming

In July 2025, a casting call announced that shooting for Werwulf would begin in Elstree in September.^[12] In September 2025, Taylor-Johnson told Esquire that production would officially start on September 8.^[13] On October 22, 2025, Screen Daily reported that principal photography was underway at Sky Studios Elstree, England.^[14] In late November, filming occurred at Bourne Wood in Surrey.^[15][16][7] Jarin Blaschke serves as the cinematographer, after working with Eggers on his previous films.^[17][18] The project was shot on Super 35 mm film in a 1.37:1 Academy aspect ratio, with an orthochromatic look due to the incorporation of the grain structure of black and white film onto color film.^[19]

Dafoe said that filming would also occur in Wales.^[20] Filming was expected near Sharp Tor on Dartmoor in the fourth quarter of 2025, with a small set constructed between Widecombe and Postbridge. The site was used to capture only a minute of footage.^[21][22] That November, Taylor-Johnson was seen on set in Dartmoor.^[23] Production took place in the Forest of Dean in Gloucestershire in early December.^[24] In January 2026, Blaschke and Ineson revealed on their respective social media accounts that filming had concluded.^[25]

Werwulf is scheduled to be released in the United States by Focus Features on December 25, 2026, and by Universal Pictures in the United Kingdom on January 1, 2027.^[2]

In April 2026, the first footage from the film was unveiled during the Universal and Focus Features presentation at CinemaCon 2026 in Las Vegas.^[26]