Robert Eggers’ ‘Werwulf’ unveils first official trailer starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Willem Dafoe and Lily-Rose Depp

A first official trailer has been released for Werwulf, the next feature film from writer-director Robert Eggers, offering audiences their first look at the project ahead of any full official plot disclosure. The trailer and accompanying materials position the film as a horror story centered on extreme psychological and moral stakes, framing it with the tagline, “Werwulf is a harrowing tale of devotion, damnation, and the devil within.”

Deadline reported on June 29, 2026 that Werwulf’s official synopsis has not yet been made available. That means key details about the film’s storyline, character roles, and setting remain unconfirmed in the public-facing materials accompanying the trailer.

The production’s featured cast, as identified in Deadline’s report, includes Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Willem Dafoe, and Lily-Rose Depp. The announcement also frames the project as part of Eggers’ broader run of historically rooted genre work, linking the new film’s approach to the aesthetic and narrative ambitions of his prior releases.

Eggers’ involvement as both writer and director anchors the project’s creative direction, and the early marketing emphasis on “devotion, damnation, and the devil within” suggests a moral or religious thematic focus rather than a purely monster-driven premise. However, with no official synopsis published at the time of the trailer release, viewers will have to rely on the trailer’s imagery and dialogue cues for any deeper interpretation of plot mechanics.

The release of the trailer marks a key step in the film’s rollout process, moving Werwulf into the public awareness cycle typically associated with major studio and specialty distribution campaigns. Trailer drops also help set expectations for critics and industry partners ahead of premieres, festival screenings, or retail-on-demand plans once distribution terms are finalized.

While the cast is already publicly identified, additional casting announcements, character breakdowns, and production credits were not included in the Deadline report. Further information is likely to follow as the studio and distributors release additional materials such as an official synopsis, press notes, and technical specifications.

For now, the project’s next public milestone will be the publication of a full official synopsis or other formal plot documentation. That step is expected to clarify how the story connects the “devotion” and “damnation” language to the characters portrayed by Taylor-Johnson, Dafoe, and Depp, as well as what the titular “Werwulf” refers to within the film’s narrative.