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Another Robert Eggers film. From what I've read, it'll be set in 13th century England, and they're trying to use period language. Aaron Taylor-Johnson has been reportedly set to star. Willem Dafoe is said to also have joined the cast. Lily-Rose Depp is apparently in talks as well.
I've enjoyed several of his other films, including Nosferatu. I'm looking forward to this. We'll have to wait until Christmas of 2026, though.
The film certainly looks interesting and fun. Thanks to your post, I did a quick search and read some articles. Bloody Disgusting says it is set in the 13th century and "The script also features dialogue that was true to the time period and has translations and annotations for those uninitiated in Old English."
Curious to see if the film actually is using Old English (which would require a fairly remote setting that hadn't had much contact with the Normans), or if the author of the article just isn't well informed and it is actually dialogue in Middle English. Most students I've ever taught could learn to read/hear and comprehend Middle English with just a small amount of training, so I can imagine that after 30 minutes or so of listening to the language you could make sense of the dialogue.
On the other hand, if it is actually in Old English, that is going to be intelligible only through subtitles unless you have have studied the language or are from Iceland or maybe Norway.
Nosferatu was a good remake of the two Nosferatu movies. I found some of it cheesy and off-putting, but I could appreciate that it was just maximizing what its inspiration had done but for a modern audience.