Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Lily-Rose Depp Join ‘Werwulf’

Aaron Taylor-Johnson & Lily-Rose Depp to Join Robert Eggers’ ‘Werwulf’

The actors, who also starred in the director’s previous horror hit, ‘Nosferatu’, are reuniting for this new, hairy, creepy tale of period terror.

(Left) Aaron Taylor-Johnson attends the Academy’s 8th Annual Governors Awards in The Ray Dolby Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland Center® in Hollywood, CA, on Saturday, November 12, 2016. Credit/Provider: Aaron Poole / ©A.M.P.A.S. Copyright: ©A.M.P.A.S. (Center) Lily-Rose Depp arrives on the red carpet of the 97th Oscars® at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 2, 2025. Credit/Provider: Etienne Laurent / The Academy. Copyright ©A.M.P.A.S. (Right) Robert Eggers arrives at the 15th Governors Awards in the Ray Dolby Ballroom at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, November 17, 2024.

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Aaron Taylor-Johnson & Lily-Rose Depp will star in ‘Werwulf.’
It’ll mark a reunion with 'Nosferatu' writer/director Robert Eggers.
The movie should be shooting in September.

Looks like Robert Eggers is planning a ‘Nosferatu’ reunion. The director –– who has form with a repeat ensemble –– is, per Nexus Point News, looking to bring the leads of that movie, Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Lily-Rose Depp, back for his latest chunk of gory horror.

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The director has been developing werewolf story ‘Werwulf’ for a while now, and it is coming together quickly.

Focus Features, which saw a healthy box office return on ‘Nosferatu’, is once more backing the new movie.

What’s the story of ‘Werwulf’?

Director Robert Eggers on the set of his film 'Nosferatu', a Focus Features release.
Credit: Aidan Monaghan / © 2024 Focus Features LLC.

Details remain scarce on this one since Eggers has yet to reveal much, but he wrote ‘Werwulf’ with Sjón, who co-wrote violent Viking saga ‘The Northman’ with the filmmaker.

‘Werwulf is’ described as a werewolf horror film set in 13th century England and is set to feature Old English dialogue.

Taylor-Johnson is reportedly set to play the titular werewolf, with Depp as his wife. The script reportedly features elements of witchcraft and is described as one of Eggers’ goriest projects to date. While the director at one point was considering shooting the film in black and white, he has now apparently dropped that idea.

The cameras are expected to begin rolling this September.

Aboard to produce are Christopher Columbus –– yes, the ‘Harry Potter’ and ‘Home Alone’ director –– and his daughter Eleanor, who through their company Maiden Voyage Pictures, have been partnering with Eggers since his first film and were involved with shepherding ‘Nosferatu’ to screens.

According to Deadline, Eggers regular Willem Dafoe is also now in talks to return for his latest, to zero surprise. Now we wait to see whether his fellow repeat performers such as Anya Taylor-Joy and Ralph Ineson will also show up.

When will ‘Werwulf’ howl into cinemas?

Since Eggers and Focus saw such success with the seemingly strange Christmas Day release slot for ‘Nosferatu’ last year, they’re trying again, with ‘Werwulf’ targeting December 25th, 2026 as the date on which it will look to terrify audiences. Hairy Christmas!