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Focus Features Closing In On ‘Romeo And Juliet’ Adaptation From Robert Eggers

Deadline · September 22, 2026 at 5:07 PM

Focus Features Closing In On ‘Romeo And Juliet’ Adaptation From Robert Eggers

Robert Eggers, the filmmaker behind Nosferatu and the upcoming Werwulf, is eyeing a return to Focus Features with a new take on William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet that has been competitively sought after, Deadline has confirmed.

Details as to Eggers’ take are under wraps.

His deal is not yet fin

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Focus Features Closing In On ‘Romeo And Juliet’ Adaptation From Robert Eggers

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