Exclusive: Jarin Blaschke confirms he and Robert Eggers have begun researching the look of their medieval werewolf movie, and that the “primary candidate” has never been used in a film.

With all of that said, some fans may still wonder one thing: What’s the time cut-off point for a setting in a Robert Eggers movie? The Hansel and Gretel director addressed that as well during his chat with RT. And, quite frankly, it’s a bit closer than I’d imagined, based on his car and cellphone comments:

Nosferatu' filmmaker Robert Eggers is pretty much dead-set on not making a contemporary movie, saying the thought of it makes him 'ill.'

That said, as someone who has followed Eggers from the very beginning of his brief yet incredible career up to this point, I have some thoughts about his upcoming horror movie as

The director has only made movies set in the past, but he has chosen wildly different settings for each project.