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Set Video Shows Aaron Taylor-Johnson Bloodied as Robert Eggers Films Werwulf on Dartmoor

Eggers is making a 13th-century werewolf tale in Old English with translations, due in theaters December 25, 2026.

Overview

  • New video published by TMZ and fresh photos reveal Taylor-Johnson on location in the UK with long hair and a bloodied chest, which outlets suggest follows a transformation scene.
  • The shoot is underway on Dartmoor, providing the first on-set look at Eggers’ medieval horror project.
  • The film reunites the director with Nosferatu leads Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Lily-Rose Depp, with Willem Dafoe attached in an undisclosed role.
  • Eggers co-wrote the script with Sjón and is producing with Focus Features, with Chris and Eleanor Columbus serving as executive producers.
  • The production moved away from an initial black-and-white plan to shoot in color, and Eggers has described the film as the darkest thing he has ever written.