After 82 days of shooting in England, Robert Eggers has officially wrapped Werwulf, his "darkest film by far" according to the man himself. Which, considering his filmography includes The Witch and Nosferatu, is the kind of warning that should come with a parental advisory.
Ralph Ineson confirmed the wrap with party photos on X, presumably celebrating with the kind of historically accurate mead Eggers probably insisted on. The cast is stacked: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Lily-Rose Depp, and Willem Dafoe in lead roles, because apparently Eggers won't make a movie unless Dafoe can be weird and unsettling on camera. It's in the contract.
Here's what we know: Werwulf is a "gothic horror epic set in 13th-century England" featuring "time-period-accurate dialogue." Translation: audiences will need subtitles for medieval English, and Eggers wouldn't have it any other way. The man who made theater critics learn Old English pronunciation for The Lighthouse isn't about to compromise for modern sensibilities.
According to reports, the film was shot on 35mm Super 35 in a 1.37:1 Academy aspect ratio—the same boxy, claustrophobic frame Eggers used for The Lighthouse. It's a deliberate choice: the narrow frame creates confinement, forces you into the frame with the characters, makes every shadow feel like it's closing in. Horror directors take note: aspect ratios matter.
