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Following the critical and commercial success of Nosferatu, Robert Eggers is writing and directing A Christmas Carol movie adaptation. From Nosferatu to The Lighthouse, Robert Eggers' movies have received considerable acclaim, and he has become known for his films' unique visual style. He already has several other projects in development as well, including the werewolf horror movie Werwulf, set in 13th century England,and a sequel to Jim Henson's 1986 film Labyrinth.

Per Deadline, development at Warner Bros. is underway for Eggers to write and direct a new movie adaptation of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol. The part of Ebenezer Scrooge is being written for Willem Dafoe, who played Professor Albin Eberhart von Franzin Nosferatu, Thomas Wake in The Lighthouse, and Heimir the Fool in Eggers' 2022 movie The Northman. Chris Columbus and Eleanor Columbus are attached as producers to the new A Christmas Carol movie.

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Everyone knows about Netflix’s live-action adaptation of the popular manga series Death Note, but no one wants to watch it (for obvious reasons). Fans frown upon the adaptation for ruining an iconic story by twisting the plot and changing the characters without proper justification.

The only good thing to come out of it is perhaps Willem Dafoe’s role as Ryuk, the Shinigami who gives the Death Note to Light. Fans were impressed, deeming his voice perfect for the death god. But did you know that despite doing such a good job at voicing Ryuk, Dafoe had never watched the anime before taking up the job?

Ryuk was the only good thing to come out of Netflix’s Death Note Willem Dafoe voiced Ryuk in Netflix’s Death Note | Credits: Netflix

The shinigami, Ryuk, carefully orchestrates the entire story of Death Note by giving humans such as Light a...

Ever since audiences—at least according to myth—ran screaming from the premiere screening of Auguste and Louis Lumière’s 1895 short black-and-white silent documentary Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat, the histories of filmgoing and horror have been inextricably intertwined. Through the decades—and subsequent crazes for color and sound, stereoscopy and anamorphosis—since that train threatened to barrel into the front row, there’s never been a time when audiences didn’t clamor for the palpating fingers of fear. Horror films remain perennially popular, despite periodic (and always exaggerated) rumors of their demise, even in the face of steadily declining ticket sales and desperately shifting models of distribution.

Into the new millennium, horror films have retained their power to shock and outrage by continuing to plumb our deepest primordial terrors, to incarnate our sickest, most socially unpalatable fantasies. They are, in what amounts to a particularly delicious irony,...

Robert Eggers' "The Lighthouse" and Céline Sciamma's "Portrait of a Lady on Fire" were both released in the United States in 2019, providing audiences with two of the best films of the year. The two films might serve as two sides of the same coin, and would make an excellent double feature. They both have a similar setup, each with two individuals, sealed off from out outside world, lost on a remote island with only one another's company to keep them sane. 

"The Lighthouse" sees its isolated world as infected with brutish masculine pride, leavened only by violent outbursts of idiocy. In "Portrait," two women stare at each other, make art, and fall madly in love, finding beauty, affection, and an exhilarating, potentially new world where their love with prevail over patriarchal norms. Women create, we see. Men destroy. 

Women fall in love in their dreams, singing with their fellow women around a campfire.

Willem Dafoe becomes one of Robert Eggers' most frequent collaborators after starring in three of his movies: The Lighthouse, The Northman, and Nosferatu. Ralph Ineson also appears in three Eggers films, The Witch, The Northman, and Nosferatu, making him another pivotal collaborator. Anya Taylor-Joy could have joined Dafoe and Ineson as a top collaborator but dropped out due to scheduling conflicts.

Upon starring in an upcoming 2024 horror movie, Willem Dafoe will officially join an exclusive group of actors that might have also included Anya Taylor-Joy if it wasn't for unfortunate scheduling conflicts. In the last few years, Willem Dafoe's best performances have included Thomas Wake in The Lighthouse and Green Goblin in Spider-Man: No Way Home. Most recently, Dafoe has graced the big screen as the quirky scientist, Dr. Godwin Baxter, in Poor Things. Yet, Dafoe has had a long career, so it's no surprise that he recently earned a very elite label.

When you try to think of recent instant classics, few films are as deserving of that title as Robert Eggers' weird fiction masterpiece, The Lighthouse. While you probably already know it, it's best to give anyone who is unfamiliar a reason to fire this one up. This 2019 horror flick stars Robert Pattinson and Willem Dafoe as two lighthouse keepers who are driven mad after a seemingly never-ending storm leaves them stranded. To put it simply, Eggers' sophomore picture is a trip. It toggles between operating as a classic '30s chiller, a low-key Lovecraftian nightmare, a domestic drama, and just about the most messed up screwball comedy that you could ever imagine. Pattinson delivers what just might be his best performance as Ephraim Winslow, a young and inexperienced lighthouse keeper with a shady past. Dafoe, on the other hand, is firing off on all cylinders as Thomas Wake. He goes...

The Lighthouse is a complex and ambiguous film that explores themes of isolation, mental health, and mythology. Director Robert Eggers draws inspiration from various sources, including Edgar Allan Poe and H.P. Lovecraft, to create a surreal and atmospheric narrative. The Lighthouse's ambiguous ending suggests that the characters' descent into madness is a consequence of their pursuit of forbidden knowledge.

Released in 2019, Robert Eggers' The Lighthouse astounded and confused viewers everywhere. The experimental film starring Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson charts the deteriorating mental states of two lighthouse keepers while on duty. However, the narrative atmosphere can only be described as supernaturally charged.

From the creator of The Witch, The Lighthouse followed suit as an indie horror film but made a name for itself with its ambitious creative direction. Along with its unique style, The Lighthouse is notable for its dark plot and rich themes. These elements combine to make a thrilling,...

Willem Dafoe receives long-overdue Hollywood Walk of Fame star, with support from colleagues and family. Despite numerous nominations, Dafoe is yet to win an Oscar or Golden Globe, but values camaraderie among fellow actors. Colleagues praise Dafoe's talent, calling him the greatest American actor of our time, who always elevates material.

Willem Dafoe has been one of the most instantly recognizable faces on cinema screens for almost 50 years, and today the Poor Things star became the first recipient of a Hollywood Walk of Fame star in 2024.

With support from some of his many collaborators, including filmmaker Guillermo Del Toro, Mark Ruffalo, Pedro Pascal, Patricia Arquette, and Camila Morrone, along with his friends and family, Dafoe’s recognition on Hollywood’s most famous walkway is long overdue for an actor with one of the largest screen presences in the business. Among his many iconic roles, Dafoe has played Green Goblin in...

Horror movies have been around since the beginning of early cinema. Taking terror and strife as inspiration from the world around them, early filmmakers laid out the blueprint for attaining a good thrill. Around the 1920s, horror movies found their golden age; pulling from the stress of societal anxiety and fear to harness their audience's discomfort. Following their successes, contemporary movie-makers have continued pulling from their modern challenges to expand on the genre.

Particularly in the 2010s, horror movie creative teams were able to strike a certain level of fear in their audiences that kept viewers coming back for more. The decade hosted some of the most popular scary films to this very day; totaling some of the highest IMDb ratings of the genre. By fostering a relatable worry among all viewers, and combining it with a sinister tale, horror movies of the 2010s have thrived.

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In Greek mythology, after the Titan Prometheus enraged the god Zeus by stealing fire and gifting it to mankind, Zeus chained him to a rock, while an eagle devoured Prometheus' liver for eternity. Such was the price the Titan had to pay for his so-called transgression, and with the discovery of fire, mankind undoubtedly shifted to its next phase of civilization. Robert Eggers' haunting, intense "The Lighthouse" ends by embodying Prometheus' fate within a layered allegory: The lifeless body of Ephraim Winslow (Robert Pattinson) lies on the beach, his entrails being consumed by pecking seagulls ad infinitum. It's a haunting image that feels disturbingly final, charged with interlinked symbolism that bleeds into one another as the film crawls to its horrifying end.

"The Lighthouse" encapsulates the endless vistas of the human experience that flit between defensive and tender, vulnerable and murderous, finally descending into a destructive brand of madness. The setting,...

Can complete and utter isolation shatter one's concept of the self and their sense of reality? The answers might vary, but in Robert Eggers' "The Lighthouse," an isolation-induced psychological breakdown is a shared experience that festers and mutates between two men forced to share a cramped lighthouse quarter off the coast of New England. Lighthouse keepers Thomas Wake (Willem Dafoe) and Ephraim (Robert Pattinson) might appear to share conflicting sensibilities, but their tense, volatile relationship accommodates multitudes. There's incessant bickering and incandescent rage, unflinchingly honest heart to hearts, and tender, drunken camaraderie that often edges towards repressed homoeroticism.

As a result, isolation is the most benign threat in "The Lighthouse" — if anything, the presence of the other intensifies the feeling of being trapped in a horrifying fever dream, where intense, infectious chaos ricochets between two souls until it devours the very fabric of their realities. The irony of two lighthouse keepers,...

For his long-awaited Nosferatu remake, filmmaker Robert Eggers said that he’s “trying to go beyond what I’m capable of.” Eggers’ first film was The VVitch: A New-England Folktale, which he then followed up with The Lighthouse and The Northman. Nosferatu will be Eggers first film that doesn’t start with “The”, and one that he’s been hoping to make for a long time. Eggers said in an interview with Empire:

“As always, it was a difficult shoot. Last night we were doing a scene on a ship with a lot of rain and waves, and the rain deflector, which tries to blow rain out of the lens, was breaking down and fogging. I spent the past several days working only with Russian sailors on a boat.”

As a writer and director, Eggers is known for making period pieces that have a keen eye towards historical detail, including period accurate dialogue.

The introduction of a new live-action Batman in the DC Universe's The Brave and The Bold means that a long-lived Joker fancast can finally become a reality. Several actors have put their own unique spin on the roles of Batman and Joker throughout the years. However, the constant reboots and reimaginings that keep bringing the Dark Knight's stories to the big and the small screen continue to inspire hypothetical casting choices that become popular among fans.

Robert Pattinson's non-dcu Batman has gained recognition, but that isn't an obstacle for the introduction of another Batman in James Gunn and Peter Safran's DC Universe. Similarly, Joaquin Phoenix's Oscar-winning performance as Arthur Fleck in Todd Phillips' Joker and Barry Keoghan's surprise appearance as the Joker in The Batman's ending can't keep the DC Universe from introducing yet another version of the Joker that fulfills many fans' wishes...

Willem Dafoe's role in the upcoming horror movie Inside is eerily similar to one of his most famous roles as the Green Goblin. While Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy is remembered fondly for many reasons, one of the best parts is Willem Dafoe's Green Goblin. However, many were upset with the short amount of time they got with Dafoe's Green Goblin, which was naturally limited due to the time constraints of the movie. Since Norman Osborn wasn't as focal as Spider-Man, he was afforded far less character development. His reprisal of Norman Osborn was eagerly awaited by fans in the blockbuster hit Spider-Man: No Way Home. Unfortunately, Dafoe's Green Goblin had to fight other returning Spider-Man villains for the spotlight.

Willem Dafoe's new psychological horror film Inside is Vasilis Katsoupis' directorial debut, written by Ben Hopkins. It follows Nemo, an art thief trapped in a New York penthouse after his heist goes horribly wrong.

This Tuesday, December 6, brings History of the Occult to Screambox, a trippy new horror movie shot in black and white. The release comes on the heels of Netflix’s Silver Screen Horror Edition of “Cabinet of Curiosities” episode “Graveyard Rats,” further proof that monochrome horror still packs a potent punch. Black and white movies evoke vintage classics, but they can instantly set a striking tone when employed in modern genre films.

This week’s streaming picks feature modern monochromatic horror movies that instantly transport you to another time and place, instilling an ominous mood in the process.

As always, here’s where you can stream them this week.

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A Field in England – AMC+, Fandor, Freevee, Hulu, Roku Channel, Shudder, Tubi

Set in 17th-century England during the Civil War, Ben Wheatley’s trippy horror movie follows a trio of deserters. They flee...

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A24 is teaming up with the Eggers brothers — The Lighthouse co-writer Max Eggers and Sam Eggers (Olympia) — for the psychological horror The Front Room.

The screenwriting brothers, for their joint directorial debut, will adapt Susan Hill’s short story of the same name. The Front Room follows a young, newly pregnant couple forced to take in an ailing stepmother who has long been estranged from the family.

The ensemble cast will be led by Grammy Award-winning musician and actress Brandy Norwood, Kathryn Hunter, Andrew Burnap and Spotlight actor Neal Huff. The producer credits are shared by Lucan Toh, Babak Anvari, Bryan Sonderman, Julia Oh and David Hinojosa.

A24 will finance and handle worldwide releasing for The Front Room.

Max Eggers co-wrote The Lighthouse with Robert Eggers, who directed the drama about two lighthouse keepers, Thomas Wake (Willem Dafoe) and Ephraim Winslow (Robert Pattinson...

A lone rider on horseback; a child’s oath of vengeance upon the sight of a beheaded parent; a burly, statuesque, and shirtless he-man swinging a sword into battle while lit only by the glow of wildfire. All of these things could be used to describe the joy of ‘80s beefcake action movies, a la Conan: The Barbarian (1982) or The Beastmaster (1982). But such images are given new and startling life in the first trailer for Robert Eggers’ The Northman.

This highly anticipated 2021 release is writer-director Eggers’ first step outside the horror genre (and A24) after the one-two punch of The Witch (2016) and The Lighthouse (2019). And The Northman looks like a blood-soaked throwback to the kind of swords and bicep movies they don’t make anymore, with Alexander Skarsgård’s Amleth swearing vengeance on Fjölnir (Claes Bang), the man who killed his father. However, given the pedigree of everyone involved, including Nicole Kidman,...

You couldn’t find a more unlikely Oscar contender than “The Lighthouse,” Robert Eggers‘ bizarre period horror film. Yet the A24 release about two lighthouse keepers (Robert Pattinson and Willem Dafoe) slowly going mad from isolation has had a strong showing at the Independent Spirits and Critics Choice Awards, so the black-and-white fever dream could soon infect the minds of Academy voters.

Gold Derby recently conducted video interviews with Dafoe, cinematographer Jarin Blaschke and production designer Craig Lathrop. Scroll down and click on any name below to be taken to their full chat.

See ‘The Lighthouse’ and ‘Uncut Gems’ lead Independent Spirit nominations, ‘Marriage Story’ gets Robert Altman Award

While it’s hard to really categorize the film, Dafoe does his noble best. “Sometimes it’s very funny. Sometimes it’s very dark. Sometimes it’s very heavy,” he explains. “It’s not really horror in the usual jump-scare horror way,...

After reading Robert Eggers‘s “crazy, brilliant script” for “The Lighthouse,” production designer Craig Lathrop realized he would have to build that title set as opposed to finding one on location. This, of course, would be a “challenge,” since it required “a very small base” for “a very tall structure that could tip over.” Watch our exclusive video interview with Lathrop above.

This A24 release centers on two lighthouse keepers — the young Ephraim Winslow (Robert Pattinson) and the grizzled Thomas Wake (Willem Dafoe) — who slowly drive each other mad as they spend more time together in isolation. Set in the early 1890s, the film required “a period lighthouse, really on a spit of land” as opposed to “an island,” with a light keeper’s house on the side. It also needed to be “a bit dilapidated,” and most lighthouses from that period “are in museums” where they are “beautifully maintained,...

Cinematographer Jarin Blaschke wanted to “embrace” the theatricality of “The Lighthouse” rather than shy away from it. Although it takes place in one location with just two actors, the Dp found that there was “so much imagery in there” to play around with that he was excited by the opportunity to “elevate the dialogue scenes.” Watch our exclusive video interview with Blaschke above.

Directed by Robert Eggers, this A24 release follows two lighthouse keepers (Robert Pattinson as young seaman Ephraim Winslow and Willem Dafoe as the haggard Thomas Wake) who plunge into madness while in isolation on an island in New England. Set in the 1890s, the film gave Blaschke the opportunity to shoot in black-and-white in 1.19:1, a boxy aspect ratio “that I probably will not be able to [use] again.” Although it’s “unusual in this day and age to have something in this aspect ratio,” it perfectly fit...

[This story contains spoilers for The Witch and The Lighthouse.]

There’s a light in the darkness. This is a literal and physical aspect found in the settings of both of Robert Eggers' features, The Witch (2015), and The Lighthouse (2019), but it’s also a thematic and tonal truth that makes the filmmaker’s horror films distinct within the genre.

The Lighthouse centers on two lighthouse keepers, Thomas Wake (Willem Dafoe) and Ephraim Winslow (Robert Pattinson), whose isolation on an unnamed island off the coast of New England builds to a strange, humorous and rocky relationship, one beset by the tumultuous waves of folk ...

[This story contains spoilers for The Witch and The Lighthouse.]

There’s a light in the darkness. This is a literal and physical aspect found in the settings of both of Robert Eggers' features, The Witch (2015), and The Lighthouse (2019), but it’s also a thematic and tonal truth that makes the filmmaker’s horror films distinct within the genre.

The Lighthouse centers on two lighthouse keepers, Thomas Wake (Willem Dafoe) and Ephraim Winslow (Robert Pattinson), whose isolation on an unnamed island off the coast of New England builds to a strange, humorous and rocky relationship, one beset by the tumultuous waves of folk ...

“Even though it was a sort of vaguely traumatizing experience, it was actually really fun,” explained Robert Pattinson about shooting “The Lighthouse,” and that seems like an especially fitting description for an especially unsettling film. He discussed it alongside co-star Willem Dafoe, writer-director Robert Eggers and cinematographer Jarin Blaschke after a screening for Oscar voters at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater. Watch their “Academy Conversations” Q&a above.

“The Lighthouse” is almost entirely a two-hander, featuring Pattinson as Ephraim Winslow and Dafoe as Thomas Wake, two lighthouse keepers bonding, clashing, and gradually going mad while isolated on a remote New England island during the late 19th century. Pattinson remembers that his veteran co-star approached rehearsals “with an enormous amount of enthusiasm. He’s kind of like a human dynamo.” Pattinson got the impression that Dafoe had “total comfort with the script” and knew “exactly where he would want to go with the part.

This week brings another interesting pairing of actors. It was just a week ago that Angelina Jolie and Michele Pfieffer squared off in Maleficent: Mistress Of Evil. Now the new film is not nearly as family-friendly though it too has moments of fantasy and fantastical beings. Oh, and there’s nobody else around (for 95 or so percent of the running time). Really, only the two men, bringing to mind both movie versions of the play Sleuth, though the setting this time is not nearly as cozy and comfy as an English country estate. Its proximity to the ocean might be appealing for many (several of these structures have been converted to homes and vacation rental spots), who have made it a staple of nautical art (you might see one in a painting hanging at a library or hospital). Ah, but back in the late 19th century, there was nothing quaint about them,...

The Lighthouse is a darkly atmospheric descent into utter madness. Director/co-writer Robert Eggers skillfully crafts a unique theater experience. A period psychological thriller shot in grainy black and white, The Lighthouse immerses you in its disturbing environment and enthralling performances of its two-man cast. Robert Pattinson and Willem Dafoe push the acting craft to the brink. They feed off each other like vultures snapping at carrion. Their intensity building to a bizarre, somewhat predictable climax. The end result is thought provoking, but unrewarding. The outcome feels assured once the characters become unstable.

The Lighthouse never defines a specific date, but the setting depicts a late 19th century time frame. Ephraim Winslow (Robert Pattinson) arrives at a remote lighthouse with the older Thomas Wake (Willem Dafoe). The men are "wickies", lighthouse keepers on a four week assignment. The tiny island is cold and desolate with roaring waves crashing against jagged rocks.

How exactly does one describe “The Lighthouse,” Robert Eggers‘s unsettling followup to his breakthrough horror film “The Witch”? “Sometimes it’s very funny. Sometimes it’s very dark. Sometimes it’s very heavy,” explains Willem Dafoe, who co-stars in the film with Robert Pattinson. “It’s not really horror in the usual jump-scare horror way, but it does get under your skin, and it does explore some dark parts of the human psyche. Because whenever you strip away identity interesting things happen.” Above, watch our exclusive video interview with Dafoe, who also discusses his role this fall in “Motherless Brooklyn.”

“The Lighthouse” is mostly a two-hander in which Dafoe plays Thomas Wake, a veteran lighthouse keeper in 19th century New England who trains the less experienced Ephraim Winslow (Pattinson) during their time isolated together on an island. “How they come together is they don’t really come together,” says Dafoe.

David Crow Oct 26, 2019

The Lighthouse has a cold Lovecraftian streak that leaves it open to interpretation. Here is how we see that ending on the beach.

This article contains major The Lighthouse spoilers. Here is the spoiler-free review.

It’s a haunting final image, and one that gnaws at anyone who studied Greek myth. Robert Pattinson’s Ephraim Winslow/Thomas Howard/whatever he calls himself lies on his back, delighted by the unimaginable secrets he gleaned by staring into the lighthouse’s beacon. But that rapture was moments ago—perhaps even a lifetime. Now he is sprawled out along a barren seashore as seagulls and other birds of prey peck at his stomach, feasting on the entrails within. Presumably one fowl creature is even taking bites of liver as Pattinson’s protagonist chuckles at his final damnation. Just as Willem Dafoe’s Thomas Wake promised him in their earlier graveside chat,...

Robert Eggers psychological drama “The Lighthouse” is a showcase for its two stars: Robert Pattinson and Willem Dafoe. In this hypnotic and hallucinatory tale, they play two lighthouse keepers on a remote and mysterious New England island in the 1890s. They clearly loved this material and give absolutely everything to it. They take risks and sport spotless accents in this edgy thriller that will be release by A24 on October 18

Both of their CVs are populated with well-reviewed independent films like “The Lighthouse,” which they made after mainstream career boosts. You can see Pattinson’s career evolving into one like Dafoe’s.

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While Pattinson has yet to reap an Oscar bid, Dafoe is coming off consecutive nominations for his supporting turn in The Florida Project” and his leading role in “At Eternity’s Gate.” He contended twice before supporting...

Robert Egger‘s “The Lighthouse,” which screened as part of the BFI London Film Festival, was hailed by the critics. This black-and-white picture is an intense psychological study of two men — Robert Pattinson and Willem Dafoe — working as lighthouse keepers in the 1890s. Eggers, who wrote and directed the 2015 thriller “The Witch,” pulled double duty on this film as well, with his brother, Max Eggers, as co-writer. The film, which debuted in Cannes, will be released stateside by A24 on Oct. 18.

Owen Gleiberman (Variety) observes that the film “is made with extraordinary skill and says that “both actors are sensational (and they work together like one).” However, he notes “in terms of sheer showboating power it’s Dafoe’s movie.” As he explains, “Dafoe plays Thomas Wake, the aging ‘wickie,’ as a knowing piece of kitsch — a crusty, bearded, limping old seaman with his pipe held upside-down and a brogue marinated in gin.

When you think October, you think Halloween — which means you think horror and, hopefully, a black-and-white thriller involving drunk sea captains, mermaid genitals and Robert Pattinson. But not all of the good stuff this month doesn’t involve blood spatter or jump scares: Spanish and Korean award-winners from high-prestige European festivals; Oscar hopefuls gearing up for a long, rocky awards-circuit season; an iconic comic-book villain gets the moody ’70s antihero treatment; and we get not one but two Will Smiths running and jumping and killing. Plus Hitler! But, like, a funny Hitler!

Working on Robert Eggers’ slow-boiling horror film “The Lighthouse” left Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson in two very different states of mind. The actors told TheWrap at the Toronto Film Festival that while Dafoe was able to easily slip in and out of the role, Pattinson soon found himself as pent-up as his character.

“I was charged up at the end of every day, to be honest,” Pattinson told TheWrap’s Beatrice Verhoeven. “By the end of the day you’re keeping yourself…so wound up the whole time that by the end I wanted to go out clubbing. But there’s nowhere to go!”

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“The Lighthouse” has been acclaimed since its Cannes premiere four months ago. It is the follow-up to Eggers’ satanic period piece “The Witch,” following a pair of lighthouse...

Robert Eggers, the acclaimed director of The Witch, is back with another unsettling story to keep you up at night: The Lighthouse. In the new trailer for the black and white drama, we're introduced to Thomas Wake (Willem DaFoe) and Ephraim Winslow (Robert Pattinson), two lighthouse keepers who are posted on a remote New England island in the late 1800s.

Although the exact plot is still a bit mysterious, the trailer hints that the men will begin to go stir crazy in their surroundings, hallucinating mermaids, keeping grave secrets, spying on each other, and potentially ending their stay with an act of violence. Watch the latest trailer above to see if you can figure it out before the film arrives in theaters on Oct. 18.

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Robert Eggers’ The Lighthouse builds off the contradictory nature of its vocational beacon. Designed to steer sea voyagers away from the cusps of danger, it’s a heralded symbol of security, marking the end of a journey. But sailors who use the light as a guide do so with the knowledge that the threat only grows the nearer the light gets. With his highly anticipated follow-up to 2015’s The Witch, Eggers confirms that this tenet applies beyond the rocky barriers of sea travel all the way to the source, where insanity boils into practice.

Much like his 2015 debut, the thrill comes in observing unseen menaces take their toll on an intimate cast of characters. The acute descent into madness is propelled once again by isolation, unforgiving elements, and twirling suspicions. But set against the backdrop of late 19th century New England, the addition of booze barrels leaves plenty of room...

David Crow Sep 9, 2019

Robert Eggers’ follow-up to The Witch, The Lighthouse reveals its final creepy trailer with Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson.

I tend to resist the term “elevated horror”—as it suggests horror is by default unsophisticated—but there is no denying we are living in a renaissance of smart, atmospheric, and bewitching horror cinema. And few have risen to immediate attention in this era as quickly as Robert Eggers, director of The Witch, one of the wickedest chillers ever made. Thus production on his next movie was always a curiosity, but everything we’ve heard, and now seen, about The Lighthouse promises something just as startlingly original.

Shot in black and white 35mm, and in the same aspect ratio of 1.19 : 1 that Fritz Lang filmed M (1931) in, there is something nefariously old-fashioned afoot. Here's what you need to know.

The Lighthouse Trailer

In the below trailer, we get...

A24, the studio behind films such as Ladybird, Eighth Grade and Moonlight, released the trailer for the hypnotic film The Lighthouse on Tuesday. Robert Eggers and his brother Max Eggers wrote the film about the two men (Robert Pattinson and Willem Dafoe) on a remote and mysterious New England island in the 1890s.

The trailer begins with the dark scene of an ocean with a lighthouse shining and foghorn blaring to the distance. Thomas Wake (Dafoe) and Ephraim Winslow (Pattinson) appear looking straight at the camera holding boxes and carrying bags with the lighthouse behind. The trailer shows Pattinson’s character sneaking around the ...

A24, the studio behind films such as Ladybird, Eighth Grade and Moonlight, released the trailer for the hypnotic film The Lighthouse on Tuesday. Robert Eggers and his brother Max Eggers wrote the film about the two men (Robert Pattinson and Willem Dafoe) on a remote and mysterious New England island in the 1890s.

The trailer begins with the dark scene of an ocean with a lighthouse shining and foghorn blaring to the distance. Thomas Wake (Dafoe) and Ephraim Winslow (Pattinson) appear looking straight at the camera holding boxes and carrying bags with the lighthouse behind. The trailer shows Pattinson’s character sneaking around the ...

For all its finely considered dread, the reason Robert Eggers’ ungulate-deifying debut The Witch made such a cultural mark had far more to do with its sense of mischief. Sure, puritan religious life is fine, Eggers seemed to say, but have you ever tried living deliciously? His second feature, The Lighthouse, brilliantly confirms that taste for devilry and narrative subterfuge. It’s a ghost story drenched in gritty, saltwater-flecked period accuracy and anchored in cautionary maritime fables, but one with a boozy, amorous, and darkly comic edge that made me think of everything from The Birds to Ben Wheatley’s similarly trippy A Field in England. Needless to say, it rules.

Shot in black-and-white on a piece of Atlantic rock off the coast of Nova Scotia, Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson give two outstanding performances in what can hardly have been the most pleasant shoot. A story goes that when...

“The Lighthouse,” the second feature directed by Robert Eggers (“The Witch”), is a gripping and turbulent drama that draws on a number of influences, though it merges them into its own fluky gothic historical ominoso art-thriller thing. Set in the 1890s, and suffused with foghorns and epic gusts of wind, as well as a powerfully antiquated sense of myth and legend, the movie is shot in shimmeringly austere black-and-white, with a radically old-fashioned 1.19:1 aspect ratio. That lends everything that happens a weird immersive clarity. The entire film is set on a desolate island of jagged black rock, where a gnarly old sea dog, played by Willem Dafoe, declaiming his lines like Captain Ahab on a bender, is tending the lighthouse there for four weeks along with his new assistant, played with surly reticence — and then an aggression that bursts out of him like a demon — by Robert Pattinson.

They...