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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 the remake of the film Labyrinth. But first, he is focusing on Werwulf, a werewolf movie starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Lily-Rose Depp.
Published on 17 July 2025. Updated on 25 November 2025.
Werwulf, a werewolf movie directed by Robert Eggers
After the success of Nosferatu (2024), American filmmaker Robert Eggers still has several gothic projects in the pipeline. One of them is a potential adaptation of A Christmas Carol. The famous tale was originally written by British novelist Charles Dickens and focused on the character of Ebenezer Scrooge.
Robert Eggers, a former production designer and fanatic of fantasy films, might tell the story of another iconic monster 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).
Mais il prépare actuellement Werwulf, un film de loups-garous à l’ère médiévale. D’après Variety, deux des acteurs du dernier Nosferatu vont se retrouver : Aaron Taylor-Johnson devrait en effet être la tête d’affiche de Werwulf aux côtés de Lily-Rose Depp. Sur les premières images du tournage, on aperçoit l’actrice de 26 ans, le visage boursouflé, vêtue de guêtres et affublée d’un bec de lièvre…
A sequel to Labyrinth, the cult classic from the 1980s?
But Robert Eggers is reportedly working on another project too… A sequel to the film Labyrinth. Thowback to 1982, when American director Jim Henson unknowingly created what would become a future fantasy classic. The special effects in his film The Dark Crystal, developed in collaboration with illustrator Brian Froud and puppeteer Frank Oz, amazed audiences even though 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 as a campy flop by some or as a welcomed visual trip by others, it was a major critical and commercial failure nevertheless. The film grossed only $12.9 million in the U.S. despite its $25 million budget…
Yet, it was eventually considered as a cult classic, thanks likely to singer David Bowie’s performance. At the time, the 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.
Werwulf by Robert Eggers, coming out in theatres on December 30Th, 2026.
