‘Werwulf’ Trailer: Aaron Taylor-Johnson Transforms Into a Werewolf in Robert Eggers’ New Gothic Horror Movie

There doesn’t need to be a full moon for this creature to arrive.

Focus Features has released the trailer for “Werewulf,” which will debut in theaters on Dec. 25.

The logline reads, “In 13th-century England, a mysterious creature stalks a foggy countryside as local folklore becomes a terrifying reality for the villagers.”

The trailer teases Aaron Taylor-Johnson as the titular creature, who undergoes an intense transformation that leaves the townspeople terrified. Taylor-Johnson and Lily-Rose Depp reunite with director Robert Eggers for the project after previously working together in “Nosferatu.” Willem Dafoe and Ralph Ineson are also returning for Egger’s newest horror period piece.

Jack Morris, Jan Bijvoet, Ritchi Edwards and Bodhi Rae Breathnach also star in the film, with Maiden Voyage’s Chris and Eleanor Columbus executive producing. Along with Focus Features, Eggers and Sjón are producing after having previously co-written “The Northman” together in 2022.

Focus Features has partnered on all of Eggers’ films, including the critically acclaimed “Nosferatu,” which released on Christmas Day 2024. In that movie, Depp played a young woman who is tormented after vampire Count Orlok (Bill Skarsgård) becomes obsessed with her. Taylor-Johnson starred as Friedrich Harding, a skeptic set in his belief that vampires don’t exist. Nicholas Hoult and Emma Corrin also appeared in the film, which earned $40 million on its Christmas debut and went on to gross over $181 million worldwide.

Eggers is no newcomer to the horror genre, having previously directed “The Northman” with Alexander Skarsgård and “The Witch” with Anya Taylor-Joy and Ineson. In 2019, he directed “The Lighthouse,” which starred Robert Pattinson and Dafoe.