Robert Eggers Wants To Do ‘Romeo & Juliet’ Because Things Got “So Dark” After ‘Werwulf’, Joking: “So, I’ll Do Something About Two Teenagers Killing Themselves”

Source: deadline.com · Section: entertainment-sports · Bias: Center · Published: Sat, 26 Sep 2026 23:34:30 GMT

SPOILER ALERT for anyone who skipped freshman English! Robert Eggers is teasing his take on William Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet. During a post-screening Q&A for his latest macabre title Werwulf, premiering Christmas Day, the auteur joked that the famously tragic conclusion of Shakespeare’s 16th century romance would be a welcome “break” from his usual horror […]

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