Eggers’ “Werwulf” and Fincher’s “Cliff Booth” Both Get R Ratings from MPA
The MPA has rated Robert Eggers' gothic horror Werwulf, starring Aaron Taylor Johnson, R for gore, sexual assault and graphic nudity. David Fincher's Cliff Booth film also got an R. Focus Features releases Werwulf on Christmas Day.
Robert Eggers' gothic horror film "Werwulf," starring Aaron Taylor Johnson, has received an R rating from the film ratings body MPA, with Focus Features set to release it on Christmas Day.
The rating is for "strong bloody/disturbing violent content, gore, sexual assault, graphic nudity and strong sexual content."
The decision came alongside another R rating for a high-profile film. David Fincher's "The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth," a Netflix release, was rated R for "some strong/disturbing violence, bloody images, pervasive language, sexual content, nudity and drug use."
Both films are due before the end of the year.
A film must be finished before it can be rated. That suggests Eggers and Fincher have both completed their movies, and that Fincher has locked the final edit of "Cliff Booth."
"Cliff Booth" is expected to hold its first screening this weekend. It opens on November 25.
A rating Eggers' film was expected to get
"Werwulf" is not a surprise on the ratings front. Eggers has long described it as his darkest and most extreme film yet.
The story is set in 13th century England. A mysterious creature stalks the land, and local folklore turns into a terrifying reality.
Aaron Taylor Johnson leads the cast. The listed content descriptors point to a graphic film, with gore, sexual assault and nudity all cited by the MPA.
Focus Features has placed the release on Christmas Day, putting a bloody period horror film in a holiday slot usually crowded with family releases.
Fincher's film arrives a month earlier. Its rating cites violence, drug use and pervasive language alongside sexual content and nudity.
