Lily Rose-Depp, Bill Skarsgard and Nicholas Hoult already are on board, with Eggers writing and directing.
Jeff Robinov, John Graham, Eggers, Chris Columbus and Eleanor Columbus are producing.
Focus had no comment on the project.
Willem DafoeCourtesy of Brad Trent
It is unknown who Dafoe will be playing.
He also has Vasilis KatsoupisInsideand Walter HillsDead for a Dollar.
His recent projects include Guillermo del TorosNightmare Alleyand the $1.92 billion-grossingSpider-Man: No Way Home.
Willem Dafoe in ‘Shadow of the Vampire’
He is repped by Circle of Confusion and WME.
