Nosferatu' director Robert Eggers is directing an adaptation of 'A Christmas Carol,' with Willem Dafoe eyed to play Scrooge.

Over the decades, few stories have been as malleable as Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Story. It’s been a Bill Murray comedy, it’s been a Robert Zemeckis CGI fest, and it’s even been a Muppet movie, just to name a few. Next up for the iconic tale, though, is what we can only assume is a much darker, scarier twist from none other than Robert Eggers.

Robert Eggers loves himself a chilly period piece. The director of The Lighthouse and Nosferatu has made his entire career out of tackling spooky tales set in the past in exceptionally overcast times of year.