Robert Eggers’ ‘Werwulf’ Starts Production in the U.K.
Focus Features has set a Christmas Day 2026 theatrical release.
Overview
- Principal photography is underway at Sky Studios Elstree with location filming on Dartmoor in Devon.
- The cast features Lily-Rose Depp, Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Willem Dafoe.
- Set in 13th-century England, the gothic werewolf tale follows a mysterious predator as village folklore turns real.
- Robert Eggers co-wrote the screenplay with Icelandic author Sjón.
- Chris and Eleanor Columbus are executive producers, and Eggers has described the script as the darkest he has written.