Quote of the Day

Ever since Robert Eggers got endless press for the Naked Volcano Fight between Alexander Skarsgård and Claes Bang in The Northman (even if it did eventually end up going to Austin Powers extremes to keep the dicks hidden) it seems he's gotten the memo to bring up how he's getting his actors naked with every new movie, and here we are. Our favorite goth-freak writer-director talked to Esquire today about his upcoming film Werwulf starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson, sharing the above first official look at him, and tossing in this comment just for shits 'n giggles:

"It was kind of unlike anything that any of us on set have ever seen. He spent I-don't-know-how-much time naked in the rain and snow, covered in blood, and doing this intense physical bodywork. It was months of training in prep and throughout production to get it all perfect."

He's talking there about Aaron working with the same movement coach who got Lily-Rose Depp to go to such extremes physically in Nosferatu -- if you know anything about me you probably know that the naked transformation scene of David Naughton in An American Werewolf in London was, uhh, a pivotal moment. So per usual Eggers is speaking my language. Not that I'd expect different. I don't know anything about his personal life but... him and Ari Aster... they both leave me with some questions, I'll just say that. Anyway Werwulf is out on Christmas Day -- I love that Eggers has claimed the counterprogramming slot for the holidays, I really do. The only Christmas Carol movie I will ever watch in the future is if he makes one. Oh and PS Werwulf has an Instagram account now, follow it here. Or just keep checking MNPP since I will post anything and everything the literal second it drops anyway. In related news I posted the following yesterday so obviously I made this interview happen, you're welcome:

184 DAYS TIL WERWULF

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— Jason Adams (@jamnpp.bsky.social) June 24, 2026 at 4:58 PM