The legendary actor and longtime collaborator of Robert Eggers, 69, in talks to join his next dark horror film

Willem Dafoe can team up with Robert Eggers Again. Dafoe, who played in three previous films by the director, is in talks to join the cast of WerwulfLast frightening story of vintage horror eggers. Until now, its role and the intrigue of the film are kept under the Wraps, but probably the film will set out the legendary Lycanthropic beast of the title. You can discover it on December 25, 2026.

Depending on the deadline, Dafoe is not yet confirmed for the film, but is still in talks. Dafoe joins a cast which will already seem familiar to him, because he already presents two members of the distribution of Reimagining of Eggers Handicap. Aaron Taylor-Johnson will play the main role in the film, while Lily-Rose Depp Is, like Dafoe, in talks to join the casting. Details on the film are kept under the mantle of darkness, but like all the previous films of all the Eggers, it will take place in the past; More specifically, the 13th century. The dialogue of the film will be in the old English adapted to the period, with subtitles for the uninitiated; It will also be filmed in color. Earlier this year, Eggers described the film as “the darkest thing I have ever written. By far”.