Robert Eggers' Werwulf Trailer Debuts at CinemaCon

The first trailer for director Robert Eggers' upcoming horror film Werwulf debuted at CinemaCon in Las Vegas on Wednesday, offering audiences a glimpse into a 13th-century English village plagued by a werewolf drawn from local folklore. The footage, shown during Universal Pictures and Focus Features' presentation to theater owners and distributors, features stark black-and-white imagery of desecrated graves, fog-shrouded countryside, and mauled corpses, building tension through obscured glimpses of the creature and intense body horror.

Set for release on December 25, 2026, Werwulf marks Eggers' fifth feature film and his third collaboration with Focus Features, following The Northman in 2022 and the 2024 remake Nosferatu. The story centers on villagers confronting a mysterious beast that turns their legends into reality, with dialogue delivered in Middle English to enhance historical authenticity. Production wrapped earlier this year in the United Kingdom, and the film employs a classical aspect ratio consistent with Eggers' period pieces.

Aaron Taylor-Johnson stars as the lead character, depicted in the trailer nude and convulsing under a full moon as his body undergoes a...