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:

Robert Eggers is known for a few things. Funky, old-timey titles, period movies with extreme violence, and comedies about what No Nut November would be like in a big phallus. What he won’t be doing, under any circumstances,

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

Here's what I want Robert Eggers to sink his teeth into with his upcoming Werwulf. For Werwulf, the medieval setting offers endless possibilities to explore a time when superstition reigned supreme. The 13th century was a period of intense religious fervor,

Eggers’ Nosferatu, a remake of 1922’s Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror, was a gothic tale of obsession between a haunted young woman and the terrifying vampire infatuated with her, causing untold horror in its wake. The film earned four Oscar nominations.

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