Medieval Werewolf Horror
Robert Eggers Medieval Horror Film Werwulf Releases New Trailer Ahead of Christmas
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Focus Features has released a trailer for Robert Eggers’ medieval horror film *Werwulf*, set in 13th-century England. Aaron Taylor-Johnson plays a farmer cursed to become a werewolf, with Lily-Rose Depp as his wife and Willem Dafoe, Ralph Ineson and others in the cast. The trailer offers a closer look at the family and the hunt for the creature, while keeping much of the plot mysterious. Eggers has described the film as his darkest yet and said it draws on medieval folklore rather than familiar werewolf conventions such as silver bullets. The film is scheduled to open in U.S. theaters on December 25, 2026. Focus also launched a full-moon-themed alternate reality game running from September through November 2026, with 24 hours to find and decipher clues during each moon and a prize for completing all three stages.
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Focus Features has timed the film’s marketing to full moons: its first trailer arrived June 29, a poster followed July 29, merchandise was released August 28, and the new trailer arrived September 26.
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The ARG directs players to DevourethAllMankynde.com, where they must find a hidden sign on digital platforms and decode it back on the site before the 24-hour window closes.
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Jack Morris joins Willem Dafoe and Ralph Ineson as one of the three wolf hunters pursuing the creature.
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Eggers co-wrote the film with Icelandic writer Sjón, his collaborator on The Northman; Taylor-Johnson, Depp and Dafoe also previously worked with Eggers on Nosferatu.
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The official logline describes Werwulf as “a harrowing tale of devotion, damnation and the devil within.”
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