With all of that said, some fans may still wonder one thing: What’s the time cut-off point for a setting in a Robert Eggers movie? The Hansel and Gretel director addressed that as well during his chat with RT. And, quite frankly, it’s a bit closer than I’d imagined, based on his car and cellphone comments:

Robert Eggers is known for a few things. Funky, old-timey titles, period movies with extreme violence, and comedies about what No Nut November would be like in a big phallus. What he won’t be doing, under any circumstances,

Eggers’ Nosferatu, a remake of 1922’s Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror, was a gothic tale of obsession between a haunted young woman and the terrifying vampire infatuated with her, causing untold horror in its wake. The film earned four Oscar nominations.

Frank Grillo’s Werewolves dropped late last year, and Leigh Whannel’s Wolf Man recently landed on the 2025 movie schedule; it’s clear the subgenre is on the rise. Now, master of historical horror Robert Eggers is taking a stab at lycanthropy.

Nosferatu director Robert Eggers has no intention of making a movie set in modern times.

The director has only made movies set in the past, but he has chosen wildly different settings for each project.