Eccentric director Robet Eggers has no plans to make contemporary movies, featuring modern-day technology.

The Nosferatu director recently said that the idea of making such projects makes him feel “ill.”

“The idea of having to photograph a car makes me ill,” Eggers said. “And the idea of photographing a cellphone is just death. And to make a contemporary story you have to photograph a cellphone — it’s just how life is — so no I won’t be making any modern-set films.”

The filmmaker has helmed projects that have spanned periods from 1630s and 1890s New England to the Viking Era, including 2015’s The Witch, 2019’s The Lighthouse and 2022’s The Northman, respectively.

Most recently, the highly acclaimed Nosferatu, starring Lily-Rose Depp, Nicholas Hoult and Bill Skarsgard, was set in 1830s Transylvania.

Looking ahead, it appears Eggers is sticking to his time-period comfort zone with his next feature, Werwulf, a werewolf horror project. The filmmaker also co-wrote the film with Sjón. While details are scarce, sources say the story is set in 13th century England. He is also reportedly set to write and direct a sequel to the 1986’s Labyrinth.

Eggers’ Nosferatu, a remake of 1922’s Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror, is gothic tale of obsession between a haunted young woman and the terrifying vampire infatuated with her, causing horror in its wake. The fim earned four Oscar nominations.