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What’s next for Robert Eggers after Nosferatu?
Following the success of his film Nosferatu, starring Lily-Rose Depp and Bill Skarsgård as a terrifying vampire, filmmaker Robert Eggers is considering a remake of the film Labyrinth. But first, he is preparing Werwulf, a werewolf movie starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Lily-Rose Depp.
By La rédaction.
Werwulf, a werewolf movie by Robert Eggers
After the success of Nosferatu, filmmaker Robert Eggers still has several projects in the pipeline. One of them is a potential adaptation of A Christmas Carol. The famous tale was originally written by Charles Dickens and focused on the character Ebenezer Scrooge. Robert Eggers, a former production designer, is also a fanatic of fantasy films. The American director might take on another iconic creature from the horror bestiary for his upcoming feature – the werewolf. The myth has already been brought to the screen several times, notably in The Wolf Man (1941) and An American Werewolf in London (1981). He is currently working on Werwulf, a werewolf movie set in the medieval times. And he may already have his two lead actors in mind, two talents he has previously worked with.
According to Variety, two of the stars from Nosferatu could soon reunite. Aaron Taylor-Johnson is expected to play the lead in Werwulf. And Lily-Rose Depp is in talks for a major role in this project. Nothing is confirmed yet, but after four films, one cannot help but notice a loyal, recurring group of collaborators in Eggers’s projects.
The Labyrinth rumour: the cult 1980s oddity that caught Robert Eggers’ eye
In 1982, American director Jim Henson unknowingly created what would become a future fantasy cinema classic. The special effects in his film The Dark Crystal, developed in collaboration with illustrator Brian Froud and puppeteer Frank Oz, amazed audiences even if critics were less enthusiastic. Nevertheless, Henson established himself as one of the masters of that genre.
A few years later, in 1986, the feature film Labyrinth left a mark on an entire generation. Considered a campy flop by some and a visual trip very much welcomed by others, it was a major critical and commercial failure. The film grossed only $12.9 million in the U.S. despite a $25 million budget. Yet, it was eventually considered as a cult film. Likely thanks to singer David Bowie’s performance. At the time, the 39-year-old artist played Jareth, the Kobold King, a legendary creature akin to a goblin in Germanic mythology.
A film that encapsulates Robert Eggers’ obsessions
Co-produced by George Lucas (Star Wars), Labyrinth is a gothic-tinged musical fantasy that follows Sarah (Jennifer Connelly), a teenage girl who enters a magical world after inadvertently offering her baby brother to the mysterious ruler of a strange kingdom… Back in the days, the screenplay was written by Terry Jones (Monty Python) and the soundtrack was created by Trevor Jones and… David Bowie.
