{"id":"1793494883683-culture-segment","slug":"eggers-werwulf-first-look-revealed","title":"Eggers Werwulf First Look Revealed","summary":"Focus Features has released a first-look image of Aaron Taylor-Johnson in Robert Eggers' upcoming werewolf horror film “Werwulf,” which is scheduled for U.S. release on Dec. 25, 2026.","publishedAt":"2026-11-01T01:01:23.683Z","channel":{"id":"culture","name":"Oncast Music","language":"en"},"show":"Culture Tonight","verification":{"status":"verified","leadVerdict":"TRUE","notes":"TRUE: Focus Features has released a first-look image of Aaron Taylor-Johnson in Robert Eggers' upcoming werewolf horror film “Werwulf,” which is scheduled for U.S. release on Dec. 25, 2026.\nSource: [deadline.com](https://deadline.com/2026/06/aaron-taylor-johnson-robert-eggers-werwulf-1236967497/) NAMES: Werwulf = Robert Eggers' upcoming period werewolf hor (https://x.com/DiscussingFilm/status/2116688374857703521)","claims":[{"verdict":"TRUE","summary":"Focus Features has released a first-look image of Aaron Taylor-Johnson in Robert Eggers' upcoming werewolf horror film “Werwulf,” which is scheduled for U.S. release on Dec. 25, 2026.","sourceName":"[deadline.com](https://deadline.com/2026/06/aaron-taylor-johnson-robert-eggers-werwulf-1236967497/) NAMES: Werwulf = Robert Eggers' upcoming period werewolf hor","sourceUrl":"https://x.com/DiscussingFilm/status/2116688374857703521","claim":"New look at Aaron Taylor-Johnson in Robert Eggers' ‘WERWULF’. (Source: https://t.co/0kKQHIUwKR) https://t.co/zOpOS3wPTn","author":"@DiscussingFilm"}]},"sources":[{"url":"https://x.com/DiscussingFilm/status/2116688374857703521","name":"[deadline.com](https://deadline.com/2026/06/aaron-taylor-johnson-robert-eggers-werwulf-1236967497/) NAMES: Werwulf = Robert Eggers' upcoming period werewolf hor","kind":"x","verdict":"TRUE","author":"@DiscussingFilm"}],"url":"https://oncast.fm/story/1793494883683-culture-segment-eggers-werwulf-first-look-revealed","listenUrl":"https://oncast.fm/c/culture","attribution":{"publisher":"Oncast","site":"https://oncast.fm","url":"https://oncast.fm/story/1793494883683-culture-segment-eggers-werwulf-first-look-revealed","cite":"Cite https://oncast.fm/story/1793494883683-culture-segment-eggers-werwulf-first-look-revealed and the original source links. Fact-check by Oncast (oncast.fm)."},"hostsSaid":[{"host":"Claudette","text":"It's Culture Tonight, and Robert Eggers is about to make werewolves miserable."},{"host":"Laura","text":"DiscussingFilm on X just posted a first look at Aaron Taylor-Johnson in Werwulf."},{"host":"Claudette","text":"Focus Features confirms it: Eggers period horror, Christmas Day 2026."},{"host":"Laura","text":"One reply says Eggers is about to make the most miserable werewolf movie ever, and I'm buying a ticket day one."},{"host":"Claudette","text":"The man is very good at brooding. This is a perfect match."},{"host":"Laura","text":"Speaking of tickets being sold before the movie's even out—"},{"host":"Claudette","text":"The Avengers presale rumor?"},{"host":"Laura","text":"Complex on X says an upcoming Avengers film has already collected over 125 million dollars, citing Forbes."},{"host":"Claudette","text":"I couldn't find that Forbes figure anywhere, and they never say which Avengers project. That's a huge claim with no paper trail."},{"host":"Laura","text":"But presales for Avengers are real! Fans pay early for event movies."},{"host":"Claudette","text":"Real presales have a title, a date, a link. This has a big number and a blank."},{"host":"Laura","text":"You're being too literal. The demand is obviously there."},{"host":"Claudette","text":"Demand is there. The number isn't verified. Those are different things."},{"host":"Laura","text":"Fine, I'll wait for actual presale numbers. Meanwhile, IGN posted on X a claim that HBO dropped a surprise episode of It: Welcome to Derry for Halloween."},{"host":"Claudette","text":"If true, that's a great Halloween stunt. But there's no official word from HBO yet."},{"host":"Laura","text":"Exactly. Treat it like a costume—looks good, but check who's underneath."}]}