‘The Witch’ fans “stokered” about new project from Robert Eggers
Director and writer Robert Eggers and actress Anya Taylor-Joy rejoin in yet another remake of Nosferatu, this time a Studio 8 production written and directed by Eggers himself. The announcement arrived years after their first collaboration and positioned the project as a natural extension of Eggers’ period horror sensibility.
Bram Stoker’s 1897 Gothic novel continues to inspire filmmakers as it has throughout the century, featured in 1922 silent classic Nosferatu, Werner Herzog’s 1979 classic by the same title, and the 1992 star-studded (borderline classic) Dracula. Each version has carried its own atmosphere while staying tethered to the original’s creeping dread.
Eggers and Taylor-Joy worked together on 2015’s The Witch, Eggers’s debut feature and Taylor-Joy’s breakout role. She quickly moved on to other major titles such as M. Night Shyamalan’s Split, one of a three-part series beginning with 2000’s Unbreakable. The actress will also star in Glass, the last part of the trilogy.
Taylor-Joy also featured in the video for Skrillex’s remix of GTA’s “Red Lips”, playing a role strangely similar to Thomasin in The Witch in which she fights off shadowy demons in a woodsy setting. Currently, the actress is working on Josh Boone’s New Mutants, the latest X-Men film.
Nosferatu 2024 Release and Reception
The completed film arrived in theaters on December 25, 2024, under Focus Features. It collected roughly 182 million dollars worldwide against a 50 million dollar budget and earned four Academy Award nominations for cinematography, costume design, production design, and makeup and hairstyling. Those numbers made it Eggers’ highest-grossing release to date and confirmed that audiences were still drawn to the director’s exacting gothic style.
Robert Eggers’ Next Project: Werwulf
Eggers has already lined up his follow-up, a werewolf tale titled Werwulf set in thirteenth-century England. The script was co-written with Icelandic poet and novelist Sjón. Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Lily-Rose Depp lead the cast, with a Christmas 2026 release window already locked in. The project continues Eggers’ pattern of mining European folklore for atmospheric horror.
Anya Taylor-Joy’s Post-Witch Career Highlights
Since The Witch, Taylor-Joy has moved through major studio franchises and prestige streaming work. She headlines the 2025 action thriller The Gorge, executive produces and stars in the 2026 miniseries Lucky, and is attached to Dune Part Three plus The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum, where she will play an elf named Seren. The trajectory shows a performer comfortable balancing large-scale spectacle with intimate character pieces.
Evolution of Nosferatu Adaptations
The 1922 silent version established the vampire’s rat-like silhouette and Expressionist shadows. Herzog’s 1979 take leaned into romantic melancholy and physical decay. Eggers’ 2024 edition updates the lineage with meticulous production design and a wider commercial footprint, proving the story still draws audiences when the craft is precise.
The Witch remains the clearest through-line between Eggers and Taylor-Joy, even though their planned Nosferatu reunion shifted casting and scope. Both artists have since expanded their reach while keeping the same attention to period detail and unsettling tone that first brought them notice. The results suggest the gothic lane they helped reopen is still wide open.
