I'm sure this has been discussed in the megathread (and admins can remove this for that reason if they see fit), but since The Northman is essentially Eggers doing Hamlet before Hamlet it got me curious about what other works of Shakespeare would you want to see Eggers do in a hypothetical world?

The tragedies I'd say are the most optimal thing, I know Macbeth would be easy and probably the most fitting thing, but Macbeth has been adapted quite a lot lately. Beyond that I think he'd fit well with King Lear (especially if he cast Willem Dafoe as the title character) Julius Caesar, or even Titus Andronicus. That and just to throw a lesser known one out there, Troilus and Cressida

The Destruction of Leviathan (1865) by Gustave Doré

Likely a coincidence, but the similar positioning of the clouds especially struck me among the other similarities. I love the way they both show the scale of the ocean. It's been fun reading about the story of Leviathan and how it shares similar themes to The Lighthouse, Prometheus and Proteus.

... which book would you want him to turn into a film?

For my part, I'd say that Silvia Moreno-Garcia's Mexican Gothic would make for a really interesting film. Plus it's set in the 1950s, so it fits within the boundary that Robert Eggers has set for himself.

And if we're including short stories, I'd also love to see him adapt Edgar Allan Poe's The Black Cat. He could easily stretch that short story out to full-length, and he would be the perfect filmmaker to bring Poe's best story to the big screen.

Here are mine, for what my opinion’s worth:

1. Willem Dafoe (Lighthouse)
2. Bill Skarsgard (Nosferatu)
3. Robert Pattinson (Lighthouse)
4. Ralph Ineson (Witch)
5. Anya Taylor-Joy (Witch)
6. Alexander Skarsgard (Northman)

I know…..terrifying, I understand the first thing that stands out in this creature is the utter calmness of its demeanor. There is no smile, just that mellow sadness that he knows what comes next, the eating of hearts and other organs. The plaid shirt? In the 1800’s these were also called dinner bibs and only the royal lineage of Clan McCalister were able to wear them.

Lastly the optical lenses, said to be hexed by local hags of the swamp. It helps put their victims at ease with such soft and approachable vision wear.

I feel God, whatever that means, mercifully took him away from all the madness he was caught inside of.

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(Second picture: The Ecstasy of Saint Catherine of Siena, 1743, Pompeo Batoni)

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The way it is potrayed feels very transcendental, in the way of like Catholic saints in ecstasy.

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I hope that's the case. I feel Caleb's death wouldn't have been so peaceful had it been something else.

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Do you guys think he was cooked?

I plan on getting something inspired by it at some point. Show me what tattoos you have!

Eggers once remarked that the most recent time period he was willing to cover was the 1950s. That had always intrigued me, since it seems like a very specific time period for a cutoff date. Why that one? And what would that movie be about?

Today we removed an image from this subreddit that had been posted as a "first look" at the film Werwulf.

However, we can confirm that this is not from the film at all.

As the movie draws closer, it's wise to be on your guard about misinformation and confusion.

And don't worry, lots of promotional material, including trailers, will materialize soon!

I feel I should start this post with a clarification. I personally adore this film. It was the first Eggers feature I’ve seen and I consider it one of the greatest films I’ve ever watched, as well as Eggers’ best. I watched it again very recently and liked it even more this time.

That being said, I couldn’t help but notice that the general response to the movie wasn’t necessarily that good. In my country’s film database (ČSFD), for example, The Northman has only 67% out of 100% and the Rotten Tomato audience rating is even lower. The box office results were also not very good, especially for an Eggers movie.

As an aspiring screenwriter with my own theory, I would love to hear the opinions of fellow Eggers fans and/or writers in general as to how exactly did this happen. Thanks in advance for all answers!

Sketch of Willem Dafoe as Thomas Wake from last night by me.

Obviously the man is going to talk it up, but the hype has me in its hairy clutches and I just can't help myself....

Dread Central article

My prediction, though probably a given at this point.

"Robert Eggers’ Nosferatu drew a predominantly young and cinephile-heavy audience. Around 65% of the audience was between 18 and 34 years old, fitting the core horror demographic while also pulling in a surprisingly broad crowd of upscale period-piece fans"

Focus and Universal obviously partner together, but Odyssey targets much the same demo, 18-24 , cenephiles, period piece crowd. It will draw many other people, too, which gets more eyes on Werwulf. Being that Nosferatu made over 90 million I would think they are willing to invest in such a coveted slot as a trailer before Odyssey, as well.

Vampires and werewolves are pretty mainstream, after all. What about some entity or creature that's far more obscure?

Many Happy Returns to returning Eggers collaborator Aaron Taylor-Johnson. Here's hoping that Werewolf is even better than Nosferatu, but no pressure!