Robert Eggers Tackling 'Romeo and Juliet' Adaptation
The Hollywood Reporter • • entertainment
Key Points:
- Robert Eggers is set to direct and produce a new adaptation of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, with Focus Features winning a bidding war against A24, Sony, and Warner Bros. for the project.
- The adaptation will feature actors speaking in Olde English, reflecting Eggers’ trademark meticulous attention to period detail.
- The deal for the film is reported to be in the high seventy millions, covering filmmaker and talent fees as well as production costs, and Romeo and Juliet will be Eggers’ next project.
- Focus Features has a longstanding relationship with Eggers, having released his previous films including The Witch, The Lighthouse, and The Northman, and will collaborate with him again following his 2024 hit Nosferatu and upcoming Werwulf.
- Eggers’ latest film, Werwulf, starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Lily Rose Depp, is scheduled for a Christmas Day release, continuing his focus on atmospheric horror.
