“There's a lot of cool stuff going on in independent film. But obviously, yeah - all the comic-book-franchise stuff is deeply boring. But these comic-book characters are the pagan pantheon of gods in today's contemporary culture. It's so important to so many people.”

American filmmaker

Robert Eggers is an American filmmaker known for writing and directing period films that draw on gothic horror, folklore, and mythology. His work includes The Witch, The Lighthouse, The Northman, and Nosferatu. Eggers’ films are set before the 20th century and are widely noted for their historical detail and atmosphere. He builds stories from older worlds and traditions, using them to explore fear, myth, and the uncanny.