Filmmaker Robert Eggers is in negotiations to direct a new adaptation of William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet for Focus Features, according to Deadline and IndieWire. Both outlets report that the project is actively being pursued and that Eggers’ deal is not finalized.
Deadline says details of Eggers’ version are still under wraps, but describes it as a competitively sought-after effort. IndieWire frames the move as Eggers shifting from his genre projects toward Shakespeare, noting that Focus Features is looking at the film as his next project after Werwulf, with the latter arriving this Christmas. The reports do not specify a release date, cast, or production start.
Overall, the outlets agree on the central development—Eggers’ prospective next directorial project at Focus Features is Romeo and Juliet—while offering limited confirmed specifics about creative approach or timing beyond the relationship to Werwulf’s scheduled timeframe.
